I have the same bike, and colour, mine has 15,500 miles and akrapovic pipes but more or less standard. Absolutely love it and it’s night and day to the zx6r it replaced!!
Mine is almost exactly the same configuration, Red, with the Devil pipes. Slight variation in body work, my lowers are also red. I have a gas cap, instead of a aircraft style. I migrated from the 98 R1 (bought new R&W). In 2022. Am very happy and thrilled with the bike. Yamaha somehow made the seating posture, and position exactly, and precisely the same.
Aye, that's my girl I bought for my 50'th birthday. I'm 69 now and it's showroom with 10k miles. Gorgeous and brutal as you stated. Explosive after 11k rpm. Keeper. 10.004 at 140mph at the 1/4 mile with my son who's 1/2 my weight, lol. I just like starting it and looking at it now. Cheers from the left coast.
For looks, it's right up there for me! Long trips are comfy enough, but at the same time I've only ever ridden supersports bikes so only have those as a reference point.
I never have issues with mine, or the 98, you become conditioned to the seating posture, and It's actually an aspect that I love about it. I'm good for 2 hours at a stretch, then you need feul, and can get back on, I can go all day like that.
