I'm a little slow, so this is the first time that I've seen this thread. Glad that you came out of the accident fairly well. Sounds like you're healing up nicely.
The CBR600RRs are great bikes. Even reviewed one a while back. However, Cali Rider pointed out a great bike: BMW F800R. It looks an awful lot like a Speed/Street Triple, but it is a great looking bike. Wouldn't mind having one of those myself. You also mentioned the Ninja 1000. Those are also good bikes. They are effectively Z1000s, but fully faired, but comfortable bikes. Very powerful though. Each of the three mentioned here are.