L2 the new k5/k6 ? ? ?

I reviewed my k4 and k7 here on this thread (as davygravy but a new email address has locked me out) Now onto my L2 (2012)
I've had loads of gsxr's since the late 1980's (yes I am now old and fat... but I don't let that stop me bouncing off the rev limiter during 2nd gear wheelies)
No.1 The BMW s1000r (design based on the gsxr1000 k5) is the best sports bike at the moment it took the title from the gsxr when it arrived however !!!!
The GSXR has evolved it is changing into a more practical road bike rather than track tool... it took a while for me to adjust to my k7 because I loved the "POWER EVERYWHERE" philosophy of previous gsxr's and the k5/k6 had the handling as well (which is probably why the BMW is so good). Suzuki do not give out all the electrical gizmos like abs, anti wheelie and traction control... and if you want them then you probably don't want the kind of fun in the raw form that suzuki offers. The L2 is like a k5 in handling terms but with the k7 engine BUT with a boost in the midrange. top gear at 50 and open the throttle and it pulls fast it has 2 surges with the 2nd starting around 120mph this thing flies ! it still feels absolutely planted on long very fast sweepers but it also flicks through fast corners and it's nimbleness is only held back by my fat struggling to get from one side of the seat to the other ;-) It has a solid exhaust from the headers to the end can which UNFORTUNATELY means the WHOLE exhaust needs to be changed to dump the cat... but ! the midrange is almost as good as my de-catted k7 now, so probably not necessary and it would cost £1200. The bike's looks are great I haven't even bothered with an end can ( it offers no improvement just a different sound) or a tail tidy because of how good it already looks. Suzuki quote nearly 55 to the gallon !! it is probably achievable if you ride it like a scooter but who's going to do that ? That said EVEN I am getting 42 to 46 mpg and I like to spank the beast. the 4000 mile service only cost £106 and although retail is quoted over £11,000 you can haggle down to under £10,000 by pointing out adverts from heavily discounted dealers and by asking if your local shop will still service it when you buy elsewhere :-) Reliabilty is brilliant this is aided by not having an alarm (which seems to cause FI problems to every GSXR I've owned) My k7 survived being hit from behind on the autobahn at 90 mph. And this one seems just as tough. The layout is great and the biggest selling point for me (apart from the GSXR logo) is the fact that the footpegs have lowering settings and that makes the difference between a 200 mile painful fide and a 300 plus mile slightly troubled ride. It's not a track oriented BMW beater BUT it is £3000 less to buy, more practical, less painful to ride, wheelies to 130mph, hits over 180mph and still has good fuel economy when being abused. BUY ONE