I finally took delivery of the bike yesterday. There is definitely going to be a new learning curve with this one. This bike weighs only 403 lb. and it is not comparable "clearly" in weight to the ST. It's fast and I haven't gotten past the 1st 300 miles of breakin utilizing no more than 4500 RPM's. As I mentioned earlier I plan on riding it locally and taking it to bike nights and short jaunts. Is "Torqee" a word, that describes part of the power curve on this bike. I don't ever plan to redline this bike, it is scary fast at a half throttle in 3rd gear. For that matter I have never redlined the ST in over 106K. It handles incredibly well, reacts quickly to minimal movement, it makes you feel like your an instrument on the bike.
Again, I want to Thank all of you who chimed in to help me along here. A special "Thanks" to Bob (SupraSabre) for taking a look at the bike and giving me a update live at Moto Forza in Escondido, CA. A great group of people.