For starters, a kilometer is .621 of a mile, its our metric version of measuring distance. And just so everyone else knows, i had a chance to have a good look at the bike yesterday, and the right side panel is scratched up pretty bad (you would have thought it slid on the ground too)! The exhaust can has a couple small nicks, nothing major. The tank is scratched with a small dent in it too and the bar end is scratched too. So thats the extent of the damage. I guess it could have been worse. Thanks for all the concern guys, i really appreciate it.