I recently inherited my grandfather's 1992 Crown Victoria with under 50K miles on it. It runs fine when warm, but it is sometimes sluggish to crank (the starter seems to spin at normal speed, but it churns a few times before turning over). Then it idles roughly and on light (not full, but not...
Jasonzilla's answer is spot on. The R1 is the reigning Motorcycle of the Year (MOTY) mostly because of the new crossplane crankshaft.
However, quite frankly, if you have to ask the question - you probably shouldn't be riding any of the above. They make Ninja 250's, Rebels, EX500's, GS500's...