..wow.. if this is true that means that... ur saying.. gixxers are... comfortable? I never heard these two words together before. THe kawi's have problems with keeping their shit running from what I've heard. I've never had one personally but.. I loved my 00 gixxer and 03 busa.. The R1 I got seems to be finicky about cornering compared to the busa (sounds odd huh?) the busa and 600 I had at the same speed cornering you could easily manuever the bike.. seems that this r1 doesn't want to drag knee untill you throttle it through the corner. anyways.. Personally I would go with the suzuki... great bike.