ok i had a 03 f4i then i t got stolen....I loved that bike it was so much fun and handeled so nice...i then got a 929 nice bike big differenc in handleing...but now i have a 06 1000rr....The new 1krr handles just as good if not better than my f4i did! So about the liter bikes not handleing i have had both and the new liter bikes are pretty damn close.