Well put.
I was so dissapointed with my '07 bikes low down grunt which was the main reason I bought it - I figured a 1400 would have loads of grunt. (I bought it to replace a ZX-9R because I was doing a fair bit of two-up and wanted to tour Europe with my partner on the back)
I did not want to fiddle with a brand new bike, had concerns about voiding warranty etc. but the alternative was to sell it as it was so bad I hated it, these things cost twice what they do in the states and selling one that is a week old would have cost me about $2500 dollars!
Within a week I had a Gi-Pro fitted, this is a TRE plus gear indicator, this made the bike rideable and made it feel on par with my old ZX9-R, but stil a way of what a 1400 should feel like, certainly far less grunt than the old 1100's (I used to haveone of them too) and WAY off my mates early type Busa.
I would recommend a TRE to anyone who is nervous of pulling flies or wants a mod that is easy to take off (like when t goes to the shop for servicing), also there is a new one coming out from Healtech called a X-TRE, this intercepts the signals so the ECU can run an unrestricted map, but still allows the dash Gear Indicator to work.
Anyway I still wanted more, so bought a PC3 and pulled the flies - WOW, proper grunt now, just like a 1400 should be and just a few hundred dollars.
How many people spend thousands on exhausts, filters, ignition modules etc. to get a 5-15% power gain in the 8-11k region, when for a fraction of that cost you can get a 50% increase in the part of the rev range you use most, for BHP per dollar the flies out mod is the best by a mile for early bikes.
The other thing is most '06 - '07 models wil be out of warranty already, and by the end of the year they all will be, so no worries about warranty anymore.
If you like the low down restriction that is fair enough, but you may as well downgrade to a 600 and save a bucket load of cash!
Flies Out \ PC3 \ Autocom \ Kwak Tall Screen \ Helibars \ Kawasaki Rack \ Givi Panniers and Top box (Ugh!) - Quick Detach :-) \ Tank Bag with Power - Magic! \ Novus Rider GPS (Camera Warning System)