Andy,
Just resign yerself to the fact that you're gonna be riding an old model very shortly
No amount of fiddling with that 998r mota is gonna change that.
You can join the old farts sitting round the camp fire at cadwell reminising about the old days..............I'll be there poring over me 998 brochure, hell I might even be able to find an old 999 brochure for ya!
Ray.