There's a 749 too - to go with the 999. Now those are rare, purely because no-one bought them so there are very few around so by default are very collectible. I've been lucky enough to have both a 748 and a 916 in my garage at different times - not owned, but facilitated for my brothers who bought them. So I a have ridden them both. The 748 I felt was a bit like my old 350 YPVS - not a lot of low down but when you revved it it really took off - and then it was quick - enough to get you into serious trouble if you were not concentrating. So it was a real pain in town - rev it like crazy to avoid stalling at the robot and then climb on the brakes quickly before you hit the car in front of you. The 916 was a lot easier to ride slowly but it was also really scary if you gave it a handful. The build quality on both of them wasn't great either hey - the panels fitted like those fiberglass race fairings we used to fit on our R1 and R6 race bikes, except these were the OEM ones! Most of the time I had them was spent letting them idle in the garage - because both had full Termignoni pipes and combined with the clutch rattle just sounded brilliant. They were lovely to look at and super exotic but I didn't really feel too much sadness when my brothers collected them. I guess different strokes, but I'm also of the opinion that owning a 90's classic should also not be a PITA so I would probably go with a Jap - SP1/2 '98 R1, ZXR750 - all fairly extreme, but a bit more accommodating.
