Welcome man. Im in the same boat as you. I have an 04 banshee and an 08 R1. I had an 02 R6, took it to the track (grattan) and thought it was waaaay underpowered. I went out and bout an 08 R1 for 10,600 OTD and never looked back. This bike is absolutely unbelieveable. 35mpg 180hp 0-60 in less than 3 seconds. Amazing, those japanese know there shit. Hard to believe all these harley guys think they are the shit....
Do you take your R1 to the track?