40 horsepower out of a 750 is pretty bad.
I spent some time on a 1000sp. It is a whole different feeling ride. There is no such thing as "winding it out". It is not a twin cam Kawasaki. When you twist the grip, the tach looks like not much is happening, but the speedometer adds speed anyway. The Horse power numbers are pretty low, but the bike does not feel as bad as the numbers sound. The Torque curve starts to get fat at just above idle.