The primary issue is a good clean late FZS1000 with all the mods is about £3-3.5k and and early model Z1000SX can be found for around £4-4.5k, the 1250R and M10 all start a few grand more than that which for a lot of people is just a bit too much to afford let alone insure.
And yes the exhaust is just dog fugly, first think I would is swap them out for something far smaller and louder.
And yes the exhaust is just dog fugly, first think I would is swap them out for something far smaller and louder.