MCN 2 July 2008

[punyXpress]

SV650/S in today's MCN - Buying guide
Think folks on here know more than they do, but it's interesting to know.

[gettin2dizzy]

What's the verdict?

[Alpinestarhero]

tell us more? what was the article about? what did they say?

[silent11]

scan it and upload it :D

[northwind]

What's the verdict?

Still a waste of good paper.

Oh, you meant the guide?

[vjones777]

Read it online here MCN
(http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikereviews/searchresults/Bike-Reviews/Suzuki/Suzuki-SV650S-1999-current/?&R=EPI-441)

[Drew Carey]

123 mph top speed!!!!!! My A**e. :D

[Frank]

123 mph top speed!!!!!! My A**e. :D
what u doing up?

[Lozzo]

MCN = More Crap than News

[Baph]

Common SV650 owner mods include belly pan and full fairing lowers.
Yea, ok... Obviously haven't talked to any SV owners.

1999: Original ‘jellymould’-styled half-faired Suzuki SV650S launched.
I kind of like that description though.

[Stu]

Quote:
Common SV650 owner mods include belly pan and full fairing lowers.
Yea, ok... Obviously haven't talked to any SV owners.
Er... don't understand your point, you complaining at the English that it should be Bellypan OR lowers - seems quite common to me :smt102 although probably better to state that more recently a lot more have been sold with lowers as standard.

[Stu]

what u doing up?
+1 what's wrong with 123? you can't do that? or you believe your overreading speedo? (for the record I think 135 is achievable but not guaranteed)

[Baph]

Er... don't understand your point, you complaining at the English that it should be Bellypan OR lowers - seems quite common to me :smt102 although probably better to state that more recently a lot more have been sold with lowers as standard.
My point is that far far more common mods to SVs are exhausts & tail tidy's to name just two. Then I'd still place mini-indicators above belly pans & lowers.

There's only a handful of people that have a belly pan on this forum, and only a handful that have actually added lowers after the bike rolled out of the dealership doors.

[Stu]

My point is that far far more common mods to SVs are exhausts & tail tidy's to name just two. Then I'd still place mini-indicators above belly pans & lowers.

There's only a handful of people that have a belly pan on this forum, and only a handful that have actually added lowers after the bike rolled out of the dealership doors.
Ah, totally agreed

The thing is, we seem to be discussing
Read it online here MCN
(http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikereviews/searchresults/Bike-Reviews/Suzuki/Suzuki-SV650S-1999-current/?&R=EPI-441)
but I bet there is something different in MCN 2 July 2008 (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=1556708#post1556708)
;)

[simesb]

My point is that far far more common mods to SVs are exhausts & tail tidy's to name just two. Then I'd still place mini-indicators above belly pans & lowers.

Are they not common mods for all bikes? Belly pan or lowers is more specific to the SV :p

[Dangerous Dave]

+1 what's wrong with 123? you can't do that? or you believe your overreading speedo? (for the record I think 135 is achievable but not guaranteed)
Getting up to 123mph is more likely than 135mph!

[silent11]

Getting up to 123mph is more likely than 135mph!

*cough* 143 *cough*

[Dangerous Dave]

I have speed tested many bikes, from standard to tuned, trust me I know the real top speed of an SV650. This is why I enjoy all the BS on the 'whats the fastest you've gone' type threads!

[Neil63]

I get 120mph on my naked (indicated) often - mainly on empty dual carriageways on the flat, in a straight line; it's enough. I have a belly pan, exhaust but not mini-indicators (two are functional, the other a tweak IMHO).

I thought the MCN review was pretty balanced.