I was told the GSXR is ugly in person, too. I want to see it. I was not a fan of the 08 10r. The CBR is the only '08 i'd get. In '09, it could be the gsxr if I had to buy. The R1 IS NOT a big bang, so the thought of it killing all the others may not happen. The styling is does nothing for me. I can't see one thing I like about it.
Making its way to garages...I thought i'd like it better in actual pics. The sumbitch is ugly. The previous raven model looks waaay better, imo. Worst looking R1 yet to me.
Yes, it will void it. As the Ghost said, if you need to take it in, simply restore it in iTunes and then take it in. Eitherway you need to back it up cause the genius crew doesn't. They replace with a new, no personal stuff, phone.