Aprilia, Ducati, or Triumph
If money were no object, the bike I would get would be an Aprilia RSV, I test drove an RSV, and a Duc 996, I loved them both, till I realized I could buy 2 R1's for the same price as 1 of them!! Another nice bike is the Triumph Daytona, Test rode one of those, and came VERY close to getting one. It was a toss up between the R1 and the Triumph. If I were looking for sheer performance though, R1 ALL THE WAY!!! The Triumph has a little of that Exotic feel, you don't see them at every corner, but they are still "British", You know what I mean!!
Dave