View Full Version : Is the SV your first PTW?
Muttley
27-03-04, 09:51 PM
Just curious to find out how many people jumped on the SV(S) as thier first PTW.
For me its my second, I bought an RS125 after my CBT, used for commuting and general tarting about for about 8 months but found the lack of power and the constant whine on motorways and longer rides to be frustrating.
I had been eyeing up the SVS for a while and had intended to get one straight after DAS, but due to finances I had to wait, glad I did because of the reduced price deal. :)
So Was your SV(S) your first PTW? What did you have as your first bike?
northwind
27-03-04, 09:58 PM
PTW? Proper two wheeler? if so, then yeah. Would've stuck with my 125 for longer if it hadn't turned out to be a bag of sh**e, so i sped things up and got the SV. Seems to be a popular choice for it as well. (which is why there's so many nice used ones!)
Muttley
27-03-04, 10:00 PM
PTW = Powered Two Wheeler
MikeyBEU
27-03-04, 10:08 PM
TY50 1st bike
CB125 CBT and Test
VT250 - Fast for a 250 4 stroke
TS250S - Mad Bad 2 stoke
XT350 - Dependable mini Thumper
Long time off!!!
SV650S K3 - Way too easy to ride way too fast :lol:
Great fun though!!!! :twisted:
polishmart
27-03-04, 10:09 PM
I started on an NSR 125, then an RGV 250 (still have it, it's a beast :twisted: shall keep it till I die!) and am currently fixing up my old gs500e to be sold.
Now also a copper K3 owner.
Mart
Anonymous
27-03-04, 10:39 PM
I dont know how to put this reply
[1] lambretta 175
[2] honda 250 dream
[3] honda 250 dream sport
[4]B.S.A. 500
[5] Velocette 500 single which tore the sole off your boots if you didn,t use the decompressor
[6] Goldstar best ever bike
[7] 20 years bringing up a wife and two kids keeping them in the manner to which they have become accustomed
[8] Pass the bike shop --see a Sachs 125 like that --bu
[9] Definate wrong un
[10] Chop for ER5 [Seemed a good idea at the time]
12,000 miles later
[11] Chop ER5 for an SV650S [heaven]
n.b. the only bike I would have would be a 1000sv or maybe just
maybe back to the GOLDIE
Muttley
27-03-04, 10:42 PM
[7] 20 years bringing up a wife
Are you a hillbilly?
Anonymous
27-03-04, 11:09 PM
NO an eejit
Hey an ER5 ain't so bad, can chew off most cars, nice predictable handling, feels solid, very stable. I learned on one, thought about buying one, but then I saw a SV650S and well the rest is history (blue K3)
Ed
the_runt69
27-03-04, 11:40 PM
Ist "real" bike FSIE only 16 it was the old purple one unrestricted with pedals,
followed by BSA 175 Bantam slower than the FSIE
Ariel Arrow supersports found in a friends garage and rebuilt, then to my sadness written off.
Yamaha YDS7 great speed lousy brakes.
Yamaha RD250LC Original pocket rocket failed test by nearly running over the tester during the emergecy stop.
Honda CB100 for the mile and a half to work
Honda 125 superdream for the 8 miles to waterloo
15 years off due to wife not liking motorbikes but as any life sentence was commuted and DAS passed in 2002.
Suzuki Bandit 400 VV(grey imported one) great little bike for town riding
SV650S in red unfortnatly nicked after being chained to the telegraph pole outside the house.
SV650S in blue still in my possession and undergoing various changes.
H
GT185 Age 15
GS550 age 20
GSX1100 age 21 Engine blew up!
GSX750 age 22 Written off
GSX750 age23 Crashed sold bought first cage :(
GS425 hard tail chop age 25, the biz may build another :)
Honda CB 750-4 age 27 those 4 pipes!
Yamaha XJ650 lowrider age 28, written off
GSXR750F 30th b'day pressie to meself :)
GSXR750G 1st UK bike, 'fightered.
SV650S because I wanted one since '99 :)
I like Suzuki, can you tell :)
GZ125
ZL 600 eliminator
bandit 600
SV650K3
Puch Maxi 50
Honda SS50
Kawasaki S1 250 triple
<== Lost years ==>
SV650
.
Barty_b0y
28-03-04, 03:35 AM
er
dt175
ts125
ty50
rd125
yz100
rd200
ts125
rd80lc
ar80
ke125
sp400
kdx175
yz465
tdr250m
rd350lc
hmm maybe a few i forgot about last one was last year the lc but previous to that the last was when i was married :shock:
tried it hmm got rid :D
the woman of course :D:D
until my das last year not had one since 1990 ish
KMX 125
got rid
sv650s k3
Bandit 600 S - Got written off (me and wife survived)
Couple of years persuading wife to let me get another
SV650S (Blue of course as they are the fastest!)
brolong22
28-03-04, 08:43 AM
I had been eyeing up the SVS for a while and had intended to get one straight after DAS, but due to finances I had to wait, glad I did because of the reduced price deal. :)
So Was your SV(S) your first PTW? What did you have as your first bike?
Same here, always wanted one but didnt have the fundes so i got a honda vf500 first, had enough 'go' and power for me but it didnt 'go' very often. i spent more of last summer in the garage with it than on it wich was most frustrating :x . then in september my dad tells me he could afford to lend me the money to get a secondhand sv and pay him back :D by wich time the vf was totaly dead, in many many parts in the garage. now all i need is a good summer. bring it on!
Anonymous
28-03-04, 08:55 AM
pillion years ago, gsxr750, but as I got older could not comfortably sit like a frog and gave up on bikes. hubby passed his test, bought a fazer and was out all the time, so I booked DAS and bought SV. He had wanted to buy one but felt it was too small for him (obviously a lot of you big guys dont think so)
its the only bike I have ever owned and have no interest in changing it at the moment, but if I was to maybe z750 in black.
Candy Blue is my first PTW, defo no plans to get rid but I saw a new Z1000 yesterday and thought that we might meet again sometime.
Hey,
Free Agent Eluder (BMX Bike) :oops:
Suzuki SV650s
:D
Mitch
Anonymous
29-03-04, 07:30 AM
Yes :D
Amanda M
29-03-04, 07:40 AM
GSX250 was first bike,
Yam 350 YPVS the second but I didn't have it very long
GPZ500S (sold it with over 100,000 miles on it!)
600 bandit (wonderful)
FZX750 (my commuter bike and money pit)
SV650S (gorgeous)
Oh, and I borrowed an ancient CB750 for a while when the GPZ was off the road :shock:
Amanda
fizzwheel
29-03-04, 08:39 AM
Raleigh Burner
BSA Bantam that me and my brother used to ride around the back garden
Aprillia ETX 125
had my SVS 650 for a few weeks now and I love it
Cloggsy
29-03-04, 08:41 AM
Yam 350 YPVS the second but I didn't have it very long
Why? I had one (when I shouldn't) & loved it... :wink:
Puch Maxi 50 (glad to see I was not the only one!)
Garelli 80 (steady!!)
(8 year gap)
Moto Guzzi Imola 350 (interesting electrics)
Moto Guzzi California ('active' maintenance required)
Honda Deauville (excellent bike for distance)
Sv650S K1 - and 3 years later just love it.
Amanda M
29-03-04, 09:10 AM
Yam 350 YPVS the second but I didn't have it very long
Why? I had one (when I shouldn't) & loved it... :wink:
It had something wrong with it that meant it would pootle around absolutely fine, but if I took it on a motorway or for a thrash it would die. I saw a few moments of brilliance with it, but just couldn't work out what was wrong and sold it. Shame really because I know they're brilliant bikes when they work :(
Amanda
TY80
YZ125
KMX125
Cagiva Roadster ??? 125
GS500E (V Poor)
SV650S '99 Black Lovely :cry:
SV650S New Blue Looks nice but so uncumfy :?
Skeeter
29-03-04, 10:15 AM
Not quite, ermm....
GP100 (stolen)
GP100 (passed 2 part test)
X7 (Mad 250 2-stroke;blew up)
GPz 305
GPZ500S (stolen)
RD350F2
VFR750F Grey import
VFR750F Later model-first one with 17inch wheels
SV650S--Best bike of all!
It's interesting to see the wide range of different bikes/level of experience on this board. Goes to show the all-round appeal of our beloved SV :)
Skeeter
1998 CG125, slllllooooow, to say the least. Also **** build quality, especially for a Honda. Great for riding in sleet and snow.
1995 GS500. Rusted, very poor reliability, despite what others say. Everything broke after 25K's. Cost a fortune to keep on the road. Horrible to clean. A nasty, nasty bike, but new ones might be better.
2000 SV650. Have not faulted it yet. Swing arm is steel and rusts first, rear number-plate bracket rusted but making new from acrylic. Sooo reliable. Prefer over newer sharp-edged models. Won't sell .. ever!
Started on a Yamaha FS1E-DX
then..........
Kawasaki KH100EL
Yamaha RD250 ( borrowed for 3 months)
Suzuki GS550E
Yamaha XJ550
Yamaha XJ600
Suzuki TS100ER
Suzuki GP100
8 year gap
Suzuki SV650S and Sym Jet 50 for commuting in bad weather
Yeah, my first bike. Seriously thought about an ER5 after using it for my DAS but then I sobered up :). Having to put up with a distance relationship at the moment though, not even as if I can cheat on her as none of my mates here have got bikes :(.
spudnuts
29-03-04, 01:13 PM
Honda XL125 Varadero, another vtwin of sorts. Passed my test on it and intended to keep it but spotted an SV, got it restricted (Akula fraser01 and other :plod: restrictor kit still fitted) and got shut of the dero.
spudnuts.
Right...
KMX125 (fun)
GS500E (boring)
ZZR600E1 (Guided missile, in a straight line, hard work in twisties. Broken gearbox)
CBR600FT (Fantastic, nuff said)
KLR650 (Big comfy thumper, cheap commuter/winter hack)
SV650sK3 (in the fastest colour :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:)
Clown
C'mon Rictus, list all the bikes you've had. Yes I realise it might be the longest post ever but as you've still got a day or two off work it'll give you something to do! :lol:
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trickdup
29-03-04, 07:36 PM
Hey Clunk I had a naked Divvy!
Passed test Apr 01
XJ600N Diversion 3 weeks (got bored)
YZF600R Thundercat 9 Months (Brilliant but heavy)
SV650S 2000 model Blue (The fastest and brilliant)(Temporary insanity cause sale)
R1100S Massive fast but f&*^ing heavy
SV650SK2 in Yellow. More my size and fast enough
Kev
1, Honda MBX125FE crashed it about 20 mins after i picked it up
2, honda CB200 crap bike older than me lasted about 2 days before i realised i hated it.
3, 6 months of no riding while my 33hp limit ran out and bought a Honda CB1-400 NC27.
4, Honda Varadero 125 acquired from the gf when she was pregnant.
5, chopped in the gf's varadero for the sv :D
Passedd test got a Honda CB250RSA then SV650S K2.
MonkeyMagic
30-03-04, 08:11 PM
MT5 (Thats a tank with a 50cc engine)
Cagiva Replica 125cc (Looks good but crap and expensive)
SV650K2 Silver
Baggies JIm
30-03-04, 08:40 PM
started with a GSXR thou, but that bored me & was too slow then moved onto a Hyabusa which was better but still didn't really grab then I went into rehab for compulsive Lying disease .............
Lambretta Li150 (125reg) S2, sold it a month ago for £100 squids profit. Got me into biking, did DAS got bitten on the ass by the acceleration of a 'big bike' ER-5 :roll: , well it seemed fast - honest. Had a look around & knew an SV was the bike for me. Purchased Jan04, love the bugger to bits.
At some point I'll do a Jelster & get a GSXR 600, but I guess I'll always be heavily twin based. Sad I know but at some point ............ No I'm not gonna admit it. GOLDWING, oops it's like tourettes, it just comes out. It just fascinates me, what's it like to ride one of those things, it's baffling. I'm sorry I've let you all down, I'll go and say twenty Hale Mary's :roll:
harrisman
30-03-04, 09:47 PM
Honda ns50 1st bike
yamaha sr 125
yamaha xv535 virago 1st after passing test
yamaha xj600 2nd after test
suzuki SV650S K3 present
not bad for a 19yr old i think??????? :D
rictus01
30-03-04, 10:22 PM
C'mon Rictus, list all the bikes you've had. Yes I realise it might be the longest post ever but as you've still got a day or two off work it'll give you something to do! :lol:
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This is the best I can do.
In no particular order, and I may forget some, but here goes.
Mobylette 50cc
FS1-E Yam-Brand new "special"( well different paint)
GT185 Suzi- great little twin with "Ram Air" (or so it said on the heads)
X7 Suzi - Brand new ( find an RD, and eat it!)
RD 400 Yam - old coffin tank
H1 Kawa (500 triple) - awsome straight liner, with built in smoke screen
3TA Triumph (old school)
A65 BSA- built from box of bits
CB250 Honda- dream
CD175 Honda- plodder
XS 650 Yam - another polodder
MBX 125 Honda- commuting tool
Ducati 907- less reliable than you think, even for an italian bike
CB 250 Super dream Honda (fitted 400 barrels)
XL 250 Honda- trials bike
CX 500 Honda- always started, always ran
GSXR 750 Suzi- superbike 87 vintage, the one the best.
GSXR 1100 Suzi- awsome engine, handling ere, yes, well, maybe
Commando (fastback) Norton- classic in light blue, kept dropping bolts off
GPZ900 Kawa - strange anti-dive on front forks, never worked right though.
GSX600F Suzi- it worked and was cheap
MT500 Armstrong- built like a brick sh*thouse, great fun watching others try to kick start it, you had to know how.
PC800 Honda- like the Pan,but with huge boot too
Pegaso Aprilia- before they added all that body work, in black and gold
Tl1000s Suzi- brand new, only had it a few months, scared the crap out of
me.
ZX9R Kawa- handled, power, reliable, great bike
2 x T509’s Triumph (new school)- love the looks the first and best streetfighter
1 x Speed triple Triumph (new school)- same as above but with the 955 engine
T595 Triumph (new school)
Daytona 955i Triumph (new school) converted to speed triple front.
Drag raced it to death after it had done 120,000 miles
Bros Product one (650) Honda- more torque lower down than the SV
CB 750 Honda- it sits there in the front garden all year and starts first time, backup bike.
SV 650S Suzi- current daily fix, great machine, pushes all the right buttons for me.
And that’s about it, I haven’t included the bikes I raced or the off road enduro and motocross stuff I had because I can’t be ar**d as it's taken me 30 minutes to do this lot..
Cheers Mark.
rictus01
30-03-04, 10:32 PM
Its the only bike I have ever owned and have no interest in changing it at the moment, but if I was to maybe z750 in black.
I had a serious look a one of these, but crap brakes, budget suspension and at the end of the day a two or three year old ZX9/6 would leave it for dead.
Having owned a 9, I just wouldn't be happy.
Cheers Mark
(Get yourself a 9 and street fighter it, go on you know you want to.)
Flying Nurse
30-03-04, 11:20 PM
I had a Varedero 125 did DA and got the SV a few months later. Bit of a shock really we were in the bike shop only looking as I had dragged her in, she got a good look at the SV (as I had mentioned I wanted one) and she decided there and then she wanted to be on the back of that instead. :shock: It was really wierd that I'd just gone in to be nosy and Angie ends up talking me into getting the bike. :lol: 8) Mind you I paid the deposit before we left just in case she changed her mind later. :wink:
Ride Safe........Jay
rictus01
30-03-04, 11:33 PM
you need to keep hold of a good women like that.
I got one as well, kept her for 24 year at last count.
Cheers Mark.
Cloggsy
31-03-04, 07:53 AM
Its the only bike I have ever owned and have no interest in changing it at the moment, but if I was to maybe z750 in black.
I'd rather have a Z1000 in Orange :D
http://www.kawa.ch/gif-jpg/fo-z1000-orange-1a.jpg
honda h100 (blew up twice!)
bsa bantam d1 (got to 45mph down hill with a tail wind!!)
kawasaki zxr750 j2 (went to my lessons and test on this bike much to the delight of the instructor!! took it to 163mph!)
yamaha vmax 1200 (0-60 in 2.5secs, amazingly quick bike fully kitted out)
suzuki sv650sk3 (in blue so its very fast!!!!)
all very good bikes, and as much as i love the sv, my fave had to be the zxr. the howl that came from the airbox and micron pipe was something else!!! it handled so well and went flippin fast too, but that was its demise in the end!!! couldnt afford to lose my licence!!!!
dan
You did 163mph on your test :shock: ? :?
Just for the record, any guests don't listen to these colour-blind morons. Everyone knows red is the fastest colour. :wink:
honda h100 (blew up twice!)
bsa bantam d1 (got to 45mph down hill with a tail wind!!)
kawasaki zxr750 j2 (went to my lessons and test on this bike much to the delight of the instructor!! took it to 163mph!)
yamaha vmax 1200 (0-60 in 2.5secs, amazingly quick bike fully kitted out)
suzuki sv650sk3 (in blue so its very fast!!!!)
all very good bikes, and as much as i love the sv, my fave had to be the zxr. the howl that came from the airbox and micron pipe was something else!!! it handled so well and went flippin fast too, but that was its demise in the end!!! couldnt afford to lose my licence!!!!
dan
Barty_b0y
31-03-04, 10:55 AM
Just for the record, any guests don't listen to these colour-blind morons. Everyone knows Black is the fastest colour. :wink:
well said Andrew i can see were going to get along :D
Baggies JIm
31-03-04, 12:04 PM
Wow Rictus, that's so impressive :notworthy: . It makes me feel so much better about my bike knowing you've had all of them & still rate the Sv so highly
Jim
Me? My experience pales in comparison.
Suzuki GSX50 (I think that was it - may mates first bike. Distance covered by me = 50yds :lol: )
Honda CG125 (3 days riding in total. Too small - like sitting on the arm of a sofa)
Suzuki GS500E (2 days, plus test. Further comments likely to be "moderated" :wink: )
Honda CB600F Hornet (owned for 11 days so far. Best bike yet :lol: )
Sorry the above was posted after I went to get my eyes looked at and was told, to my dismay, that I was totally blind. I never knew. Subsequent investigation revealed Red is the fastest colour, so I was wrong. So wrong.
I understand, we all make mistakes. :wink:
Royal Enfield 250 Crusader. 60 quid, piston rod snapped due to dodgy repair job (not mine!)
Honda 250 K1. Gold, 30bhp, I believe.
Suzuki T500, fairly mad orangy red stroker with wobbly bars.
Suzuki GS550E (2 - don't ask why). One in red, one in black. The red one was faster. :wink:
Rollo
ray smith
31-03-04, 06:36 PM
CB250G5, CB400F1 (FANTASTIC), CB750F2 (CRACKING BIKE MADE TO SELF DESTRUCT) CB750KZ, RM250 CROSSER,RD350LC, 3 KIDS SO GP305Z (HA HA) CB500, CB1-400( FANTASTIC, SHOULD OF KEPT IT). WORRIED MANY A SPORTS BIKE. SV. FRONT END SORTED, RACETECH EMULATORS, SPRINGS AND OIL. JUST NEED TO OHLIN UP THE REAR, COS I,M KEEPING IT
rictus01
31-03-04, 10:05 PM
CB750F2 (CRACKING BIKE MADE TO SELF DESTRUCT)
How ?, I stuck mine a 130MPH FOR 352 miles (not counting fuel stops) with out a problem.
Cheers Mark.
You did 163mph on your test :shock: ? :?
at separate times!!! i turned up to my lessons and test on the bike, but did all the test work on a gs500.
a few weeks after passing the test and feeling a bit more confident i started to open it up more and hit the top speed of 163mph. scared me silly!!!!
dan
JonnySVS
01-04-04, 12:40 PM
1. Bandit 600S (had that for 1 year/15,000miles)
2. GSX1400 (had that for 1 year/15.000 miles as well)
3. SV650S (had this for 2.5 months so far)
Jon
RenamedMonkey
01-04-04, 01:56 PM
Had KG125 Kawak - burnt out, outside my house. Was the season to be playing, tra-la-la-laa-la, with fiiirreee.... ooh dear, no more singing
then an NS125R-K - sold, although stolen once annd retrieved.
Then the SV :D
Cloggsy
01-04-04, 01:57 PM
1. Bandit 600S (had that for 1 year/15,000miles)
2. GSX1400 (had that for 1 year/15.000 miles as well)
3. SV650S (had this for 2.5 months so far)
Why the bike step-down, from 1400 to 650 :?:
1. Honda MTX125 - fantastic little machine for on and off-roading. Had lots of fun, but alas it must go now to make way for my new stead....
2. The fabulous SV650S :D
JonnySVS
02-04-04, 07:44 AM
1. Bandit 600S (had that for 1 year/15,000miles)
2. GSX1400 (had that for 1 year/15.000 miles as well)
3. SV650S (had this for 2.5 months so far)
Why the bike step-down, from 1400 to 650 :?:
The 1400 was fantasticly smooth and very quick but was a bit heavy in town. As I ride into London everyday I thought I would get something a bit more nimble. Hard work going round corners as well.
Ideally wanted an SV1000S but dealer wouldn't give me enough for the 1400 so I got the 650 instead
Jon
rossi46
02-04-04, 02:44 PM
Well considering im just 20.Ive had: Kawasaki KMX125. Derbi Senda 50(1st road bike) Aprilia RS125, Yamaha fz 400! :oops: Honda VFR(NC30)400 Then finally my new sv650s(blue) :lol:
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