Is it just me?

I dont know what it is, maybe its my new found interest for a street bike but i could swear i have been seeing more and more street bike on the roads these days. I think street bikes are being to pick up more and more amoung people my age group (college students). Just think about it a full tank of gas on a street bike wont put a big hole in your wallet and gets you near 500miles. . . you cant beat that. I also notice theres more mention of street bike in the media. Just today when i was drive on the radio there was a ad for the new Kawasaki ZX-6 sports bike. The week before that I was watching the speed channel and all they had on was super bike racing. Most of the races where in europe. Maybe Im new to this but i dont seem to think there is much of that here in America