Nice stuff at Blue Collar. If I was going that route I would start with a 600 or greater bike like Other suggested. You could dump a lot of money in a Rebel and still have a 250cc bike. The advantage of the DF or Heist is it is about done for a relative low price. My DF was $2199.99 delivered. These bikes are so simple that I don't see a lot of reliability issues assuming the owner doesn't butcher the bike.