I got one just like it.... an I love it. Very powerful, but yet very controllable and very forgiving (for supersport standards). It has very nimble handling for a 1000cc, it almost steers like a 600cc.... It's really an amazing machine.
Agreed, I had the 98 R&W for over 20 years. Now on an 05. The prettiest R1, happens to be the one you ride. But I've never seen any, that I didn't like.