All those years spent wondering what it would be like to ride a top level superbike. Those bikes that weighed so little and made so much horsepower. Those bikes with the phenominal brakes, and the lithe handling of smaller machines.
Now we know. The new 1000cc superbikes from Japan offer performance very close to superbikes . . . even current superbikes. Witness the lap times in the AMA Superstock class at Daytona from slightly modified R1s, ZX-10Rs and GSX-R1000s. Right in the hunt with the best lap times from the superbikes (that feature far greater modification).
