Just a thought but be wary of any 200 Hp, register-able and insurable motorcycles; they are like unicorn tears. 200 Hp street bikes are usually measured in 'salesman horsepower' which is very different from actual horsepower.
As far as I know the current champ is the RR1000S BMW at 197, and that only because it turns 14,200 RPM. A very snappy little bike indeed but it has good manners due to its very well implemented traction control; given the auto shifter option, an idiot able to see to the end of the drag track can turn in impressive numbers. Otherwise, the 200 Hp arena is pretty open for new vehicles.
Brian
That Beemer RR1000S is an impressive machine, and nice looking too.
And yes, be wary of that miracle 200HP mark..."salesman horsepower" will almost always be crank horsepower...not RWHP.
I believe the newest version of the Kawasaki ZX14R dyno's around 205 RWHP no? I seem to recall reading that on Ivan's web page. However, that's fully piped, flashed ECU, with piggyback PC5, etc.
http://www.ivansperformanceproducts.com/12zx14.htmThe newest liter-bikes I have had the opportunity to ride are a couple different 2008 ZX10R Kawasaki's...one fully modified, and one stock. A couple friends have them. I've also ridden a 2008 Hon-duh CBR1000RR, but that was back in 2009 or so. Any of the more "modern" liter-bikes...lets say...from the 2004 Kawasaki ZX10R and up, are very impressive machines. I bought a new ZX10R back in 2005, and there's really nothing like them. Once you get used to the acceleration of those bikes...everything else feels like their brakes are stuck on...lol.
PS: I rented a 2006 Suzuki GSXR-600 in Huntington Beach, CA back in 2006...while at the time, my personal ride was the new ZX10R 1000. I only got a couple blocks away, and I went back to the rental shop because I thought there was something wrong with the bike...it was so gutless I seriously thought the brake pads were dragging...lol. You can park two modern sportbikes side by side...a 600, and a 1000, and they will look almost identical...in fact, they'll even be within a few pounds of each other...but the power difference is shocking;).
Rem