Loved my gen 1 vmax... Wish I still had it, just couldn't afford 2 bikes at the time. Sold it to buy a z1000 but deal fell through so went bikeless until picking up vfr... The gen 1 vmax is quick, but it's not sport bike quick... Maybe keep up with a 600 in a straight line... With myself being an average rider, it was good for low-flat 11s...I don't think it would break 10s without a small skilled rider, at least not by a whole lot... I was pulling 11.3-11.6 on mine buy I'm 270lbs and it was my first time at the track on a bike so there was room to improve... -gen 2 is where the power is at, but pricey