1199 that I have is great.... 600mile oil change check bolts and whatnot... then nothing needs checked/ touched besides regular maint.( brake fluid/ oil/ gas ect) till 10k... just saying...
see im on the opposite train of bias... I actually love both Yamaha and ducati... I agree the r1 is porky... I think that exhaust and collector are going to shed some serious pounds going to a full ti.. and strip the lights and un needed street stuff off I bet you could get it close to the 400 mark.. and putting out some really good wheel power.. plus as you said yamaha's are known for handling like scalpels I expect the same here..
Todd, mine are in the man cave.. they have a flatscreen tv, a ps3. a oldschool Nintendo for nostalgia. the pinball machine plus a full wet bar with many, many flavors of alcohol
really excited to see how the changes effect your riding for the better.. I already cant keep up this shit isn't gonna help me at all!!! fer cereal though congrats this is exactly the way I figured you would go as we talked before hah!