Blazin, you already ride?
I don't like the 1000s at ALL.
They are way too heavy and because of that, for the average rider they handle like shit.
Of my guy friends who ride them, only one can rock it the way it was meant to be ridden, and he's a HUGE strong dude with an exceptional sense of balance.
I can hang with the guys on 1000s on my 250 because of its much much better handling, and where I live the roads are steep and twisty, total SHIT for a big heavy machine that is pretty much good for one thing, going very fast in a straight line.
The R6 overall is a far better product IMHO as it is lighter and still blazingly fast.