Hi - well I owned an 05 R1 and traded it for an 07 FZ1. I loved the R1 but after a long day in the saddle just could not face sitting on my wrists any longer! I test road the naked FZ1 but could not hang on! so opted for the faired version. I can tell you that you will not be disappointed in...
i run the pr2's on my 07 fazer and never feel the need to demand more than they can provide. as a general comment - we live and ride at a time whereby most of the modern tyres offered by the majors are pretty darn good. i dont have enough time in the wet (sorry in australia we dont often need to...
have the earlier 07 model - resolved most of the problem by installing pc111 and having bike dyno'd. it still has typical in line 4 low end lag however once it passes thru 3k appears to be well sorted. added the k&n and a micron slip on and am very happy with performance.