I hope that you are referring to straightline speed only. On a road track, I would be extremely impressed if you could keep up with a modified 1-liter, especially one with upgraded suspension, such as mine. I'm not saying that it can't be done, as I have a friend who can muscle his Busa around RA faster than I can, but you would really have to be pushing it.
Now, on top end and pure straightline acceleration, I would have to agree that it is faster stock than a lot of normally modified 1-liters. It's wheelbase works for it in that instance, rather than against it, like on road course.
On the street, it's all about what you enjoy, as no sportbike can truely be ridden to its limits on the street without endangering people. I used to have a ZX-11, and on the interstate, it was much more comfortable than most of the modern sportbikes, I can only guess that the ZX14 takes it to another level with increased throttle smoothness and better suspension.
A friend of mine just got a FZ-1 in the red/white old school colors. The FZ-1 is an awesome, underrated streetbike. That was a great bike that you had there.






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