The douches are just bike salesmen, and there are more credible opinions then these two dudes.
For me the 1199 is a pussycat on the street, and those that appose probably cant handle the 899's power fully anyway.
I know I am purposely stepping in it, with that statement but I don't care.
Big words you should if you are not already be a AMA Rider, I for one can get nowhere near the 1199 potential on the street and i have zero desire so i leave that for the track.