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Supermotos are incredibly forgiving of big lean like that, even on public roads. They are absolutely awesome fun but desperately impractical, from both a comfort and reliability perspective.
There's no real difference in weight between 600s and 1000 sportsbikes post 2005 - There's a BIG difference in power. 2nd / 3rd gear WOT on a 1000 to the redline is still 'holy shit' levels of acceleration for me and I've ridden the buggers for years.
Modern sportsbikes don't have to be uncomfortable - I toured all over Europe on a GSXR thou and enjoyed every minute of it. Any Japanese street bike is going to be metronomically reliable. Can't really speak for modern triumphs or Italian / German stuff but they're probably fine too.
Dammit, you like to go fast - have a superbike for a bit, it's entirely worth it for the experience.