Sorry, I can’t take photos and ride.
For a big machine they handle extremely well, they don’t feel like loosing traction even when dragging the pegs. The bike’s capabilities exceed mine, I reckon.
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@md1987 you can never have too much power. Just because it’s there doesn’t mean you have to use it all the time.
I think most bikes exceed the riders capability. For general road use anyway.
Can’t disagree with that.
I had a spectacular crash on a 750 Armstrong learning to ride in the Royal Military Police, I stuck to 4 wheeled patrol cars after that. 
As said, you can’t have too much power. When I was trackday instructing I’d always tell the students “the throttle works both ways don’t forget “
As long as they have enough power to do this I’m happy 
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At 200 mph.
Or as Mark Donohue said still losing traction and spinning the wheels at max speed along the fastest straight.
Get rid of that monstrosity of an exhaust Ady and get it on a dyno to map out the engineered in flat spot between 3 and 5000 rpm and that’ll be a lot of fun 
Nice bike Dozy.
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They quoted nigh on £1,000 to change the can to a acko , even I balked at the moaster , going to look at something though when run in .
You know way more that me about bikes moaster so it probably needs a tune , I’ll run it in and see what I think , it’s got a 4 yr warranty so not sure if a tune would invalidate that ?
Thanks Stuar , I love bikes so at my age ( 63 ) it was either now or probably never , I just couldn’t get passed a sports bike ( wanted a thou ) but mates / nephews said you kill yourself , so got this .
I’m finding it harder to ride than the r1 / fireblade I had 20 yrs ago , probably age but all these modes ( rain/ sport ) , blipper / quick shifter are hard to pick up at my age , should of probably got a older model gsxr600/ 750 , but got it now so will hopefully grow to really enjoy it .
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This is another case of old man doesn’t know best , everyone said get a bike with all the bits added , it will save you a bomb , did I listen No , if I had I’d not be looking at prices like this .
I had a Honda MT 50 trail bike, a Yamaha DT 175, a Honda CBR 1000 and a Yamaha RZ 350 Yamaha power valve system, 2 stroke , and liquid cooled that I imported from Miami as the UK had the RD 350, mine was yellow and black in the Kenny Robert’s logo on it.
I always wanted the Yamaha FZR Genesis 750 or the 1000 cc, I also had a Kawasaki 500.
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A dyno run with assorted tweaks isn’t actually a tune Ady as there is no physical spanner work being done, it’s purely electronic based so your warranty will remain intact.
Do not under any circumstances simply stick and end can on and run it that way or it’ll run desperately lean and end up holing a piston.
If you fancy a dyno run and it fettling properly and don’t mind a trip to Brigg my mate who is Peter Hickmans electronics engineer will sort you on his dyno. Let me know if you are interested any time and I’ll put you in touch with him
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After a high speed tumble whilst learning to ride on a 750cc Armstrong motorbike in the Royal Military Police, I vowed to stick to 4 wheeled patrol vehicles after that! 
Does that statement not tell you to fill a bucket list
You spend your early years paying a mortgage and bringing up kids
Then you start worrying about retirement and who’s going to pay for the funeral
And if the truth be told you have the security and the money but are afraid to indulge yourself
Not a personal opinion just life for most people
Nice that mate. The old ZXR400 was my first ‘proper’ bike. Enjoy
I always wanted the Suzuki 500, nicknamed the rocket ship.
Or the Yamaha Tenere trail bike but was put off by the high petrol cap on the fuel tank as I heard a rider got his private parts cut off in an accident.
The BMW 1000 was another one on the wanted list, to tour all of Europe on it and North Africa.
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