All this talk about horse power means absolutely nothing without the ability to ride the bike to it's potential, which I would say 95% of the riders on the street do not posess. Sure you feel like a bad ass smokin some fool off the line or from a roll on, but you feel and look like a moron when some dude whips past you in the corner on a 600. I aint flamin anyone here, just seems to me that EVERYONE who rides gets caught up in the numbers....then some go out and buy a bike they can't handle, which causes a lot of problems for those who can handle their own bikes. I aint sayin I'm an awesome rider either, 'cause I can't ride the twisties worth shit, I'm more of the 3rd gear highway wheelie type, which also creates a lot of problems for riders.....so fuck it, buy whatever is fastest!!