If you want to buy an SV, just do it! It's the end of an era for me.

[-Ralph-]

After 4 1/2 years and 23500 miles of :riding: I've sold my SV.

It's been bought and paid for, and is now sheltering in my garage awaiting collection by it's new owner.

Just been out to the garage, had a seat in the saddle, fired up the V-twin for the last time, then stood and looked at it for 10 mins, all polished up and looking it's best for potential buyers. Really strange to think I was actually sitting on somebody else's bike :(

It's been a great bike, only failed to bring me home once and that was a faulty coil in it's first year which affected a whole batch of K6 SV's. And some bugger switched on the heated grips in London thinking it was a funny joke, and flattened the battery, but that wasn't the bike's fault, jump start from the AA and ride home. It's never been plugged into an Optimate and never needed charging, just hit the button and it starts every time. Other than that we've been up and down the length of the UK and Ireland in all weathers including snow. Commuted and dodged traffic and done 100 mile Sunday morning blasts in under 2 hours. I've crashed it, pushed it out of a muddy field, then got back on rode it home. Done 12 hour journeys loaded with luggage and tents, and paddled the bike backwards into the garage at the end of the day patting the tank and saying "good bike, well done".

Anyone who is on the forum because they are thinking about buying an SV, stop thinking and just go do it. They are a great bike, which will go anywhere and do anything. I'd recommend an SV to anyone.

I've got my XT600 so I'm not bikeless, but back to bike shopping for my next sports tourer, I hope I'll get as much enjoyment out of the next bike as I've had out of this one.

:smt039 SV

[Specialone]

+1, apart from crap suspension they are a good bike, i will no doubt have another in the future at some time, possibly a track or winter hack.
I wish my sprints gearbox was as good as my old sv, it was superb, hot or cold.

[Jabba]

I'm in nearly the same boat with my Hornet.

Currently sorned but guy from local independent mechanics coming to take her away to be serviced and MOTed prior to sale. Started her up last weekend after over 18 months. New battery and she popped into life really easily. Beautiful engine, lovely bike, completely and utterly reliable and way faster than I could ever be.

I'm gonna miss her.

2003 03-reg, blue, updated model with 17litre tank and more flexible engine. Will have been serviced and MOTed. 13746 miles. Ex demo bike, I'm the second owner.

If anyone would like to make me a sensible offer.... PM works good ;-)

[-Ralph-]

I wish my sprints gearbox was as good as my old sv, it was superb, hot or cold.

Something I often think when reading bike magazine reviews, and they talk about notchy gearboxes, or jumping out of gear, false neutrals between gears, difficult to find neutral, etc.

How come Suzuki can make the gearbox on my £4000 bike perfect, and all these £7000 plus bikes have problems?

My XT600 needs a good deliberate upward prod from first into second or you change into neutral. you wouldn't think it would be a difficult thing for manufacturers to get right.

[munkygunn182]

I promise i'll look after her!

[steveg]

Ralph
I know how you feel , sold my 06 reg sv today , only bike I've owned from new , did 56000 trouble free miles
Will miss her

Cheers Steveg

[-Ralph-]

It's gone :(

[Owenski]

There there ralph, its all good - go abuse the XT for an hour or 2.

[Paul the 6th]

......but back to bike shopping for my next sports tourer......

:smt039 SV


*CHING*

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[yorkie_chris]

Sweet!

Giz a go mister! I fell in love with the 990S one but the 950 is far more likely to be affordable any time soon :)

[husky03]

never managed to get sentimental about a machine but quite a few seem too.

[Specialone]

*CHING*

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Is that the new bike that you couldnt ride home cos you would scratch your nail polish or something ???:rolleyes:

Wuss :)

Just to let you know, i rode my DRZ from LP's in february from north wales about 110 miles on a seat thats extremely uncomfortable.

Anyway, nice bike mate, looks the nuts :)

[BernardBikerchick]

awwwwwwwwwwww a sad time fella but enjoy the new one !!!!!

[Haluk]

I miss my naked SV too. The VFR is king of the road when I go to the continent and use Autobahns. But Suzi was something else on B roads and in the city. Suzuki UK is still selling the S version for £4874; tempting but not as good looking as the naked. Unusually cheap by the way. Must be old stock.

[pmapp]

At the end of the day patting the tank and saying "good bike, well done".


Glad it's not just me that does something along those lines after a long nasty ride (the last time being the Hardy Bikes in the snow).

[Kilted Ginger]

At least its coming back home to bonny Scotland. Decent deal for both of you imho.

[Paul the 6th]

Is that the new bike that you couldnt ride home cos you would scratch your nail polish or something ???:rolleyes:

Wuss :)

Just to let you know, i rode my DRZ from LP's in february from north wales about 110 miles on a seat thats extremely uncomfortable.

Anyway, nice bike mate, looks the nuts :)

What it is, weather warnings down south indicate there's going to be a bit of a chilly breeze or some damp drizzle, but our weather warnings for up north generally tell us to be aware of upwards/sideways rain and hurricane force winds with particles of arctic ice and polar bear hair.. The weather was genuinely horrific - I wouldn't even have ridden any of my own past bikes in that weather if you'd paid me.

Plus no one was free to take me up in their car to ride back so the van it was :razz:

Still, managed to get it to the petrol station for a quick ride last night (and petrol all over my right leg when it bounced off the inside of the tank)

n.b. the petrol pump is a regular sized one - it's just the bike which is messing up the proportions :razz:
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[-Ralph-]

What it is, weather warnings down south indicate there's going to be a bit of a chilly breeze or some damp drizzle, but our weather warnings for up north... blah, blah, blah....excuses, excuses, excuses....


You think Leeds is North? From someone whose just moved down from the wettest bit of Central Scotland, and has ridden over the Tomintoul pass in the Cairngorm Mountains in gale force winds and driving rain, with the bike at a 45 degree angle (with about 10 other orgers I might add!), and then ridden a 6 hour route home in minus temperatures, using gloves and gear that hadn't dried out from the previous day (with three other orger's I might add!), the last hour of which was riding on freshly falling snow. And once rode the Bealach Na Ba over to Applecross, when the entire road was in the middle of a dark grey rain cloud....

WWWWWW....USS! ;)

You need some more winter riding holidays in Scotland matey!

You remember last winter Phil, when we woke up to two inches of snow on a day we had a rideout planned? We gave it until 1pm for the traffic to clear the snow off the roads, then four of us went out for a 150 mile blast!

[-Ralph-]

You think Leeds is North? From someone whose just moved down from the wettest bit of Central Scotland, and has ridden over the Tomintoul pass in the Cairngorm Mountains in gale force winds and driving rain, with the bike at a 45 degree angle (with about 10 other orgers I might add!), and then ridden a 6 hour route home in minus temperatures, using gloves and gear that hadn't dried out from the previous day (with three other orger's I might add!), the last hour of which was riding on freshly falling snow. And once rode the Bealach Na Ba over to Applecross, when the entire road was in the middle of a dark grey rain cloud....

And then whines about selling his bike, yeah, yeah, before anyone else says it, I know! What can I say? I'm in touch with my feminine side.