I was wondering what your opinons are of 2004 and 2005 zx10r's in terms of comfort -- I commute a lot. I've owned several sportbikes and had a 03 ZX6R with stock suspension that was just god awful. Would make my fingers go numb within 15 minutes. That experience has left me wary of the 04/05, but I love the looks and am on the fence on getting one. How does the 04/05 compare to other bikes that you've ridden?
Also, I know 2004 and 2005 shocks are slightly different... is one more comfortable than the other?
I thought you wanted comfort feedback but it sounds like you have hand problems like I do. The 1st Gen 10R is a vibration bike and don't think that is going to help your problem. :headshake
I have Sleepy hand problems and rode my old ZX9R from Sacramento to LA(400+ miles) with a sore butt and a vibrating hand the whole weekend once I arrived in LA(even though I wasn't on the bike :badteeth

. I swore to myself I would never ride a Sport Bike again on that trip.
Then just about a month ago I took a chance on the 10R. I did the same trip much older in age with a more aggressive stance bike but took precautions this time.
I bought a cruise control not made for the bike but made it work so I can relax my hand at times. Took more rests in between on the starting trip but less on the return trip.
Results:
My Butt was just fine along with my Hand problem.....the ZX10R out did the ZX9R by adding the cruise control and hence my but and back was never sore because I could move around at will.:thumbsup:
On short 1-2hr stints the ZX10R is just as comfy for me as my ZX9R was so a non issue.......bottom line I gave the 1st Gen a :thumbsup: for comfort for beating out a Kawi bike that should have never gave me trouble in the first place for a lousy 400mi. :badteeth:...did a total of 1000miles in 1 weekend on the 1st Gen and rode that Monday to work as well.:thumbsup: