Is it totally nuts to ride to work every day on a bike that can hit 150 in a quarter mile from a standing start? I want something more responsive and faster than the Suzuki SV and Honda VFR I’ve ridden recently.
Other than this, they appear to be reliable, durable bikes, but not too easy on gas.
You crotch-rocket squids are the height of irresponsibility and selfishness.
Try and keep up.
CBR954RR? That’s for Sunday cruising. Get a Hayabusa.
An FZ1 might be a little more refined commuter platform. If you really are set on the the CBR954, the 'Blade ergos can be improved a lot for commuting duty. Lots of them have been turned into streetfighters, so there are lots of how too’s for adding moto style bars and such. Search the web for Fireblade as that is what it is sold as in parts of the European market. Lots of streetfighter mods over there and also lots of mods just to make them more of a touring bike.
If you don’t find a SV-650 responsive enough for daily commuting, the problem is likely your riding, not the bike.
I’ve road-raced barely-modified SV650s and placed quite well. The bike is more than capable of daily commutes.
They just do not look like a comfortable commuter bike to me. No good place to store stuff without making the bike look stupid.
If you are commuting, why do you need race level response? You’re going to be riding from light to light in traffic. Get a commuter bike and a race bike, there is no good way to do both on the same bike. It’s like asking for a 7 passenger car with heated reclining seats that will do an 11 sec. 1/4 mile and corner like an M3.
I prefer the leaned-way-over riding position to a more upright one. The full-Standard riding position of an SV650 just means I have to actively shift weight forward rather than having it there already.
I was looking at the Suzuki SV650S as well as the big-4 600s, and it looks like the ergos on any of them are fairly similar and all fit me. It’s just that the CBR929/954 appear to be disproportionately cheap.
Hey speedy, if that’s what you want to commute on and you like the crouched over position, then go for it. You may want to “rent” or borrow or otherwise try it out for a few days, and you haven’t told us if your commute is 15 or 55 miles each way, but there’s nothing wrong with doing it as long as your body can take it.
Personally I don’t think it’s a good long-term commute solution, but hey different strokes, right? That’s what makes the world go around. You may beat me to the next corner, or to the next light or the next exit, but I will beat you from San Francisco to New York City, I guarantee you that! 
OK, I just had to throw the smack down as a middle aged guy here. Just talking smack, no affront intended. Do like I do: don’t get mad, get even!
But seriously, go for it and commute on the CBR. It is a sweet looking bike. Just stay safe and keep it rubber side down, dude.
My MSF instructor was a big burly weathered Harley looking guy. On the last day of class he showed up with his giant Honda sport bike. Our jaws dropped when we saw it. He said he’d ridden it to Florida (from WI) twice and that he’d rather have the weight on his shoulders/arms/wrists for hours at time then his butt and back. I’ve heard that they’re actually pretty comfortable. But they sure don’t look like it.
I’ve been waiting to find a friend with a crotch rocket. I’d love to take one around the block just to see how they feel.
My cousins had a GSXR-750 (I think, definitely a GSXR mid sized bike) and I rode it once. Comfortable, and quick. The faster you go the more the wind hits your chest and takes the weight off your wrists.
I took it on the Interstate and quickly had it up to an indicated 135mph - no traffic, wide open road. I love going fast and just knew a bike like that would spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E for me.
I stick with mild-mannered Clark Kent bikes.