Best beater for street use?

Wallace, 5,000 is just too high for me at the moment. Also, I had previously owned a Speed Triple and realized I'd rather make the super sport more comfortable then make the sport touring bike faster. I even made the mistake of buying a Versys in an attempt at owning a reasonable street bike. I guess I'm just a knuckle dragger at heart.

I have a 2000 zx9 the best street bike I have had in a long time. blew the motor go another one but haven't had time to put in.
great bike for street...

I'm going to go look at a $1,200 zx9r beater tomorrow. Hopefully it's not a complete P.O.S.