Mako
03-08-12, 03:41 PM
Hi there,
Bit of background for those of you who are bothered. I've got my DAS Mod 2 booked for the 22nd August at Enfield and I'm not quite sure if I'm looking forward to it or dreading it. I'm riding a 125cc twist and go at the moment to commute the 12 miles from home to work. If I'm honest, I love it - it's something stupid like 5p a mile according to my fuelly and I absolutely rag it (as much as you can rag a 60mph scoot anyway...) - but I'm ready to graduate to something bigger and, dare I say it, a bit more manlier.
I've got around £1300~ saved and I'm really sold on a pointy SV 650. I've been told it's a great first bike and it's very forgiving. Is this a realistic budget for something that still has life left in it? I've done some cursory research on autotrader and fleabay, but asking prices are pretty varied and I can't seem to pin down an average.
It'd be used pretty much everyday in pretty much every weather short of falling white stuff and biblical storms, so I understand some sort of extended fairing is required to stop the drain hole from filling up with rain water. Given that the weather is typically British all year 'round, is this something that is usually found as standard when buying a second hand SV and, if not, what the hell does it look like so I can check anything I go to buy? And is there anything else in particular I should look out for or any other quirks I should be warned about?
The only other thing I wondered was why insurance quotations go up for having crash bungs installed? I understand it's a post-factory mod, but surely it prevents expensive cosmetic damage?!
Other than that, hello!
Bit of background for those of you who are bothered. I've got my DAS Mod 2 booked for the 22nd August at Enfield and I'm not quite sure if I'm looking forward to it or dreading it. I'm riding a 125cc twist and go at the moment to commute the 12 miles from home to work. If I'm honest, I love it - it's something stupid like 5p a mile according to my fuelly and I absolutely rag it (as much as you can rag a 60mph scoot anyway...) - but I'm ready to graduate to something bigger and, dare I say it, a bit more manlier.
I've got around £1300~ saved and I'm really sold on a pointy SV 650. I've been told it's a great first bike and it's very forgiving. Is this a realistic budget for something that still has life left in it? I've done some cursory research on autotrader and fleabay, but asking prices are pretty varied and I can't seem to pin down an average.
It'd be used pretty much everyday in pretty much every weather short of falling white stuff and biblical storms, so I understand some sort of extended fairing is required to stop the drain hole from filling up with rain water. Given that the weather is typically British all year 'round, is this something that is usually found as standard when buying a second hand SV and, if not, what the hell does it look like so I can check anything I go to buy? And is there anything else in particular I should look out for or any other quirks I should be warned about?
The only other thing I wondered was why insurance quotations go up for having crash bungs installed? I understand it's a post-factory mod, but surely it prevents expensive cosmetic damage?!
Other than that, hello!