I got the SDR last week and still hasn't ridden it, the SD needed wheels changing as its sold so I had a day off to tinker with them both, first up the R and having looked over her I noticed the fork seal weeping a bit, not enough that I couldn't go for a ride so I did. Compared to the normal bike the engine is very quick revving, it feels quite a bit quicker and the whole bike more aggressive. I ride my favourite bends and get home having had a great 40 miles. The seal is leaking lots now and I've a trackday next Tuesday...a call around and I can't get this done till after the trackday, I consider using the sd that's sold but decide to bring my cbr600 out again, well I would but the master cylinder is leaking fluid so that's another that needs a repair, the only bike left is the normal sd, I contact weeksy and explain, he understands and I send him his money back, I'm a bit disappointed to have to do this but I need a bike for Tuesday.
So I decide to fir the R shock I have to the SD, I raise the forks a bit too to bring them up as the rear is now higher. I bleed the brakes and fit new pads ready for Tuesday, I then take for the same run as the R to see how the new suspension feels. The engines are always gonna be different but the chassis now are very similar, the rear is def stiffer and probably better for me, the handling was already good but this is a step on from that, on the road I can't fault it, I preferred riding it to the R, not sure if its the racetecs or the fact it's comfier or that the suspension had been setup well for me.

I had some fun on both today and one has to go, anyone want an R ? 3k miles, just serviced, just had brakes, needs a fork seal and I'd say a rear tyre, some bolts looking tatty, on the plus side it only has 3 k miles, it has akras, power commander and rearsets, £5400

Lucky the buyer of the Superduke was so understanding

What a ball ache, well if was in the market I would be tempted with the R......

Are you doing Cadwell Tuesday or somewhere more exotic?