Matt, I think you need to have your bike checked out... Mine has around 35,000 miles on it and when I bought it, it had a bad flat spot at around 2500-3000 rpm. Rather than spending the time and money to have someone rebuild the carbs, I added 1/3 of a can of Sea Foam to each tank of premium fuel for the first 5-6 tanks of gas and that cured it.
After that, I bought a K&N air filter and installed the oil mod. Once my gummed up carbs were cleaned out, I have NO problem at all doing 140 MPH (in overdrive) with my full fairing on... I am certain that the speed was accurate because I was with a '07 Busa and a 2005? CBR900RR (I think) and they both agreed that the speed was accurate. With the windshield off, I can only guess at the top speed.
Before I messed up my clutch I could be rolling along at around 4500-5000 rpm in first gear and crack the throttle and the front wheel does indeed lift off the ground about 4 inches, I have a nice pic of that somewhere. Jamming second gear sometimes does... sometimes doesn't... wheel spin is more common than a wheelie. I have Metzler ME-880's on it, they grip really well, but still break loose frequently under hard acceleration.
I (thankfully) have a KG Slider backrest installed which looks kinda stupid, but it is SO comfortable I can't imagine riding without it. Also, I added a really stupid looking Corbin saddle seat... also too comfortable to live without ( but I'm 43 and my skinny rear end can't take long rides on the factory seat)
I hope you can get that sweet bike running as well as it should be, because you are only getting a taste of what it is truly capable of... One thing to consider is the fact that your bike is in SUCH fantastic condition that it is indeed worth pumping some money into... so don't be discouraged, be excited about what lies ahead...
Peace,
John
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