Actually they do. Their fear just happens to coincide with the bike being close to 100 percent.
It's almost impossible to explain to someone that's never raced just how 'boring' roadracing is. That's no 'adrenaline fueled', or 'extreme', or 'big brass balls' involved.
It's mainly memorizing shift points, turn in points, apex points, exit points, then a short drag race just to do it all again. On one of my last races I spend the first half running points standings in my head based on my potential finish spot. Once I realized that second was just as good as a win and I could finish as far back as third with no problem I was ready to hang up my leathers. I was basically balancing my checkbook out there. And I finished second and should have won.
And you're right, Scoob, the R1 is one of the worst streetbikes I've ever ridden on the street. The R6 is a million times better on the road. I remember the first year of the R1 I thought to myself ''Self, this damn thing only has a smidge more room that my TZ250 GP bike".
