The RC8R. For anyone who's interested...
Positives:
Sounds great being thrashed, way better than the Panigale, IEO.
Really comfy, super adjustable everywhere.
Flickable like a 600. Really light and thin.
Always got admirers from bikers and non-bikers alike, has real X-factor.
No rider aids, heated grips or cruise control.
Now taking off those rose-tinted specs off for a second...
Negatives:
Sounds like a 10ft sewing machine when not being thrashed.
Engine needed a lot of fettling if riding it hard, no good for non-mechanic-types like me.
You get duffed up by ALL the litre sportsbikes on track straights.
Unusably snatchy in slow traffic, eats clutches.
No rider aids, heated grips or cruise control.
Still miss her...