Have you checked out the scratch and dent offerings at bikeisland? They always have a few of these cafe express 8 bikes for $350 or less. One time I had a hard time turning down buying one when it was less than $300.
http://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=2219
here is the link to the bike at Bikes direct
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...e_express8.htm