Originally Posted by
Robs750
Not evenclose the only thing comparable between those 2 bikes are that they are 1k's. The both have 2 completly different personalities. The R1 has alot more of its power up top where as the gsxr has a much smoother rpm band. You have to work harder to ride a R1 fast but must be done with finese where as a 1k the power is always there and the harder you ride it the better it responds. Hope this makes sense!
I was under the assumption that this would be a bike ridden on the street. Unless you're on the track riding the bike like it's meant to be, those differences will be hard to identify.