You know, if you pitted the c14 against the finest liter plus bikes of the late 80's, the C14 trounces. Got a GSX1100R? It'll lose.
My '91 Kat is no match, what with it's "slow" 10.7 1/4 mile. I think stock c14 will do it in 10.4, I'm "Guhled" so it'll be better.
At sea level, the bike will easily lift the front end up entering freeways, feels fast enough to me.
I wonder what times these bikes are putting with 4-1 exhaust, larger throttle bodies and a tune. While i don't think they are in the 8's, they could be in the 9's, pretty insane for a tourer.