I though this was going to be a surprise announcement that you have rebuilt your Gixxer, complete with pics!
Not really a surprise that a brand new race bike with a racer on board is faster than a normal bloke on old tech, smaller CC road bike who goes nowhere near the red line. Swap bikes and the racers would be quicker than the Jorno on a v2
Surprised by that. I found the 899/959/v2 to be pretty pedestrian in a straight line in bike terms. not to say it isn’t a good bike though. I’ve ridden 600’s that have outdragged baby panigales
This is like someone comparing a 1098 against a V4 Panigale. Think it would be fair to compare a K8-K9 750 GSXR to an 848 Ducati. Nevertheless, the V2 seems to have a very usable grunt.