98-99 the zx9r actualy had 1/4 mile and hp times equal to if not better in SOME cases than the R1, Allthough the general consensus(HYPE) was that the R1 was the superior bike, kind of like the present day Liter bikes, even though the zx10R has a decided edge in HP and all out performance, it is still a crap shoot as to which trash bike rag picks as the best liter bike. Magazines have been notoriously anti-kawi in the past not giving them the cred tha tthey deserve, can you say advertising money? If I remember correctly sport rider got the 98 zx9r in the 9's and still gave the crown to the R1. Anyway, like I have said a thousand times, don't waste your time comparing bike s based on numbers alone, none of us can come close to using the fulll potential of these bikes, we'd probably have a hard time getting 100% out of a 500R. So just enjoy your bike for what it is, you can have just as much if not more fun on a 9 as a 10R or Gixxer.