Hey I resemble that remarkWattie wrote:
Cbr is a great bike. It just lacks excitement, that's it.

That's the impression I get from reading the reviews.The 4 secs just makes you do a double take as far as if it was that much quicker round why is it basically called efficient rather than hoon .As Phil mentioned varying tyres must make it a bit harder to make comparisons too.
Sounds like it was a great day out there for you guys.