Hey NinjaPigg, like the username! I had a similiar (ish) scenario when i bought my CBR250 a few years back. Within a matter of months the CBR300 was released. I did keep the 250 for a year tho then upgraded.
The pricing in the States is the same as the old 300 was so IMO you may as well go for the 400 with its newer technology and lighter weight.
When? is the 64,000 dollar question at the moment. I would be surprised if there are any bikes in show rooms outside of S.E Asia (where the bikes are manufactured) before Xmas but I would be pleased to be wrong. One of the other members was told by his dealer it would be early in the new year, my dealer told me mine will/should be here late January but we are at the bottom of the world so no surprise there.
If your not he11 bent on having a bike before Xmas then I would hold off. It's cold up your way now anyways.
