Originally Posted by
Cecil
No doubt they are close.... but haven riden all 4 (incluing the 1000rr) with similar mods, the GSXR & ZXs feel more powerful than thier R1 counterpart... especially down low. THe Honda however seems to come on like a freight train up top.
I agree with you on the low end.. The R1 dosen't have the low end the other bikes do, but I guess the thinking behind that is you're going to be higher up in the RPM range on the track. The power comes on very smooth on the R1 , no surprises at any RPM.