Out of the three fastest bikes I ever rode, my turbo Busa, a 14 with a pipe and lots of dyno time, and a stock Beemer 1000, the the Beemer was hands down the absolute smoothest shifting bike I have ever seen, the quik shift deal worked like butter, now the bike could never run with my Busa or even the 14, but if you got into any twistys at all the Busa or 14 would have a real tough time staying even close to that BMW