Good on you Lil!
I have to say here, all you Ducati devotees (like me) who can't get on with the front end feel or lack of it from the gixxers and R1's need to try the ZX10. The front end on that is very nearly as planted as a Duke (when it's on the floor!) and the feel is on a par as well. And it would also make an R1 feel tame!
Go on, give it a go, you know you want to!
(Before the ugly one gets here!)