An immaculately clean fairing with solo headlamp and integrated mirrors. Slammed suspension and a new lowered antenna. Added comfort in the seat, for longer viewings over the low smoked wind deflector. There's a diamond-cut nameplate on the new chrome console and 3-D smoked chrome emblems on the tank. A ground effects rear fender with LED lightshow. Cruise control available as a factory-installed option. And should you want to stop and check it all out, new Brembo® brakes with optional ABS.

Race-inspired detailing meets shades of black metal that would make night herself jealous. Orange pinstripes around the slotted disc wheels; 240-millimeters worth of rubber in the rear. Mesh screen covers foreshadow the kind of performance that keeps the faint of heart behind locked doors. The liquid-cooled Revolution® engine gets an upgrade to 1,250-cubic-centimeters for 2008. That's 125 horses beneath your seat, harnessed via a new slipper clutch. Also new this year on all VRSC™ models: optional ABS brakes to supplement the standard Brembo® brake setup. You've got a five-gallon fuel tank and a perimeter frame like nothing else on two wheels. The only thing outpacing the RPM’s is your heartbeat.