And Noggy - not sure how you've found your riding style changing from the 600 to your 1000, but from what I've found from getting on the bigger bikes is that instead of leaving the bike leant over for ages round the corners as you can on a 600, its more a case of hammer up to the bend, brake, turn in, minimise the time spent leant over, get the bastards up on the fat part of the tyre and hammer it out. I'm definitely quicker on my 1000s than I have been on the 600s, with the possible exception of any very long, sweeping corner where I find I'm generally a bit quicker on a 600, but that's just because I know I can open the throttle a long way whilst leant over and it won't do anything, whereas on the 1000 I'm always more cautious about sliding it if I try the same.