New SV650s owner!

[kermit]

Hey everyone!

Having recently passed my test I'm picking up my dream SV650s (in black) this Saturday!

Any helpful hints or tips to a new SV rider?

[jonboy]

Yes. Get down to Soho on a Friday nght. ;)


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[Mr Toad]

Well done, good to see another amphibian on the forum :lol: :lol:

Get yourself some crash bungs :shock:

Pop along to Nero's and say hello

[BigApe]

Hi Kermit and a big http://premium.uploadit.org/bikemadsimon/welcome2.gif
to the site. The only advise I got for you, is don't fall off it can hurt......LOTS.

See ya down Soho

If I ever get myself financial sorted again

[Moriarty]

I passed my test about a month ago and have for the last three weeks been riding around on my nice new (well, second hand but you get the idea), Black sv650. Congratulations on passing your test and getting a cool colour as well.

Tips I found useful were:

* Don't be too quick off the lights. At least not for the first ten minutes...
* When coming to a stop, be careful using the front brake while on full lock. Even if you are only walking the bike without the engine on.
* Don't speed up as you approach humpback bridges (one that I learned about personally)
* Practice U-turns somewhere safe like a car park. If this is your first big bike, you'll find the turning circle to be huge compared to what you may have been used to.
* If you find you're doing a wheelie, DONT let go of the handlebars. Lean forward instead.

And the most useful tip I could give is: DONT leave the parking lights on overnight and then expect to be able to ride somewhere urgently the next morning.

I've not been down to Soho on a Friday yet, but might get along there this week if anyone will be around...

Matt

[Moriarty]

I passed my test about a month ago and have for the last three weeks been riding around on my nice new (well, second hand but you get the idea), Black sv650. Congratulations on passing your test and getting a cool colour as well.

Tips I found useful were:

* Don't be too quick off the lights. At least not for the first ten minutes...
* When coming to a stop, be careful using the front brake while on full lock. Even if you are only walking the bike without the engine on.
* Don't speed up as you approach humpback bridges (one that I learned about personally)
* Practice U-turns somewhere safe like a car park. If this is your first big bike, you'll find the turning circle to be huge compared to what you may have been used to.
* If you find you're doing a wheelie, DONT let go of the handlebars. Lean forward instead.

And the most useful tip I could give is: DONT leave the parking lights on overnight and then expect to be able to ride somewhere urgently the next morning.

I've not been down to Soho on a Friday yet, but might get along there this week if anyone will be around...

Matt

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Welcome. There are always people at Soho 8)

[Mr Toad]

There are always people at Soho 8)

. . . and if you're lucky, some of them clad in leather will have motorbikes :lol:

So be careful who you speak to :shock:

[kermit]

Many thanks for all your replies guys! (and gals).

I still haven't fallen off yet, although still nervoulsy foot tapping everywhere! lol! :oops:

I've spent the last 3 days having fun pottering around all the areas I know in London. Still haven't quite got the confidence to go round bends at any sort of speed yet! So no countryside trips just yet...

I'll do my best to make it to Soho. Seen all you guys on my way past in recent bar crawls. Although didn't realise it was a club at the time... So at least I know where the hang out is.

Just need to wait for the girlfriend to stop thinking I love the bike more than her before I venture out on a Friday without her! :D

[Mr Toad]

Just need to wait for the girlfriend to stop thinking I love the bike more than her before I venture out on a Friday without her! :D


Put her on the back and bring her along :lol:

You'll wobble a bit at first, but you'll soon get used to it

[Rossi_C]

You'll wobble a bit at first, but you'll soon get used to it

I think he may need more help in riding his bike than tips for the bedroom.

Sorry had to say that. :lol:

Yeah bring your missus along, most times my lass comes down and makes the guys smile! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Hope to see all the guys and gals this friday!

Ride On

[Moriarty]

Sorry guys - I won't be able to make it. Our student dogsbody has decided that he wants to leave and spend a third year drinking subsidised beer with 18-22 year old women by the beach in Brighton. So we're all going out to drink some expensive beer with the city suits to commemorate this fact.

However, I hope to make it along soon one of these days...

[Spookinghound]

Welcome! I too am new to the big bike thing, having passed DAS in August. Spent lots of time zooming up and down the Embankment my first few weeks of ownership. The only additional advice I'd give is: don't worry too much about slipping the clutch a lot. I don't know if it's just a big bike thing or related to the SV twin thing (the latter I reckon) but it's mighty twitchy in 1st and 2nd until you develop throttle sensitivity. Oh, and going over speed bumps, clutch in for same reasons. The only other thing is to ride very carefully indeed until the tires and brake pads are scrubbed in a bit. It's almost like riding on ice for the first few miles. Hope to see you at Nero's!

The Hound

[kermit]

I'll do my best....

I'll just have to accidentally go out this Friday in a pub just around the corner and then bump into people :wink:

Is it just me, or as I've got a new toy, any rustle of the wind outside my flat and I've got my nose stuck up against the window!!

[Raf]

I'll do my best....

I'll just have to accidentally go out this Friday in a pub just around the corner and then bump into people :wink:

Is it just me, or as I've got a new toy, any rustle of the wind outside my flat and I've got my nose stuck up against the window!!

Wait until it gets covered in snow. :( Or is out there in the hail :cry: I hope you have a cover for it. I manage to get a top of the line cover for mine, it's called a garage.