Nice Writeup. I can imagine the feeling of riding a sports bike in India. When pulsar 220 DTS-Fi gets a lot of attention... with R1...you are THE god.
When the first time I changed gear from 1st to 2nd and pinned the throttle of my SV650s....it was no less than magic. I was taking a test ride from a seller....I paid cash on the spot to buy it.
I can also imagine little pain to have a sports bike but no race tracks around...hopefully it will change soon.
Have fun. wear your gear. I have almost spent 40% of my bike's cost into protective gears...and it's money well spent.