Yeah good move. Much cheaper and tones of fun. I started on a gsxr400 slingshot import when I passed about 6 years ago. I now have workied my way up to a Yamaha Fzs 1000 Fazer. It has the same 144bhp engine as the R1 but tuned for more mid range. Brilliant all rounder bike with loads of poke. Just treat every car as a retard thats trying to kill you and you will be fine

Enjoy.

Adam.