DanAbnormal
03-03-06, 08:36 AM
This is my first SV.
Well I got my new shiny K5 SV650S (fully faired in blue). The showroom had a new K5 in stock which was aboiut £400 cheaper than the K6 so it made perfick sense. After a brief ride yesterday through some snow and an early morning commute down the M25 this morning I have noticed a few things.
1. The riding position puts a lot of strain on the wrists. After about 20 mins my wrists were quite sore. I'm hoping I'll get used to it.
2. The seat is rock hard and very uncomfortable. Again I only noticed this today after a 40 minute commute but I cannot imagine at this point doing any lenghty rides. I'm sure I will get used to it though as I've been riding a comfy and soft zephy 550 for the past 6 months so my butt has been spoilt.
3. Throttle snatch. When riding on an uneven surface I find the throttle to be a little snatchy. I've noticed this on many fuel injection bikes though so it's something I'll have to get used to.
Now for the oh so good points:
The noise. Even with the standard can on the engine roars into life at the touch of the starter button. I was sat at some traffic lights last night and I revved the engine a few times which got the attention of many passers by.
That engine. I've owned a V-four before but never a V-twin and I've heard many stories of them being really lumpy low down. Well I can say thus far I'm really impressed at how smooth the engine is, even at low rpm. And then of course there is the amazing acceleration. Even while I am running the engine in I can see some great potential in the engine and look forward to getting my 600 miles out of the way so I can utilise the rest of the rev range, should take me about a week or so. I remember the words of the salesman who said I can use 7'500 rpm in top gear while running it in, which I did this morning. TO my horror I looked at the digital speedo which read over 100mph! It didn't even feel like I was doing 70. This bike makes riding fast very easy so I'll have to watch out for that.
Handling. Approaching my first bend, bearing in mind it was snowing slightly, I leaned into the corner ready to bully the bike around the long sweeping left hander. So when the bike dropped into the corner like a prize stallion I was somewhat worried and exhilerated. This bike just WANTS to corner quickly. I've been so used to the sit up and beg counter steer method for a while that at first it flet like the front end was getting awayf from me. A few miles later and I was leaning off the bike abit and just letting the bike dip into the bend. Absolutely marvellous. I cannot wait until the roads are a bit drier so I can really see what this baby can do.
So while I bought this bike for commuting I can see many hours of fun ahead and some weekends on the track too. Amazing amount of bike for the money.
Dan
Well I got my new shiny K5 SV650S (fully faired in blue). The showroom had a new K5 in stock which was aboiut £400 cheaper than the K6 so it made perfick sense. After a brief ride yesterday through some snow and an early morning commute down the M25 this morning I have noticed a few things.
1. The riding position puts a lot of strain on the wrists. After about 20 mins my wrists were quite sore. I'm hoping I'll get used to it.
2. The seat is rock hard and very uncomfortable. Again I only noticed this today after a 40 minute commute but I cannot imagine at this point doing any lenghty rides. I'm sure I will get used to it though as I've been riding a comfy and soft zephy 550 for the past 6 months so my butt has been spoilt.
3. Throttle snatch. When riding on an uneven surface I find the throttle to be a little snatchy. I've noticed this on many fuel injection bikes though so it's something I'll have to get used to.
Now for the oh so good points:
The noise. Even with the standard can on the engine roars into life at the touch of the starter button. I was sat at some traffic lights last night and I revved the engine a few times which got the attention of many passers by.
That engine. I've owned a V-four before but never a V-twin and I've heard many stories of them being really lumpy low down. Well I can say thus far I'm really impressed at how smooth the engine is, even at low rpm. And then of course there is the amazing acceleration. Even while I am running the engine in I can see some great potential in the engine and look forward to getting my 600 miles out of the way so I can utilise the rest of the rev range, should take me about a week or so. I remember the words of the salesman who said I can use 7'500 rpm in top gear while running it in, which I did this morning. TO my horror I looked at the digital speedo which read over 100mph! It didn't even feel like I was doing 70. This bike makes riding fast very easy so I'll have to watch out for that.
Handling. Approaching my first bend, bearing in mind it was snowing slightly, I leaned into the corner ready to bully the bike around the long sweeping left hander. So when the bike dropped into the corner like a prize stallion I was somewhat worried and exhilerated. This bike just WANTS to corner quickly. I've been so used to the sit up and beg counter steer method for a while that at first it flet like the front end was getting awayf from me. A few miles later and I was leaning off the bike abit and just letting the bike dip into the bend. Absolutely marvellous. I cannot wait until the roads are a bit drier so I can really see what this baby can do.
So while I bought this bike for commuting I can see many hours of fun ahead and some weekends on the track too. Amazing amount of bike for the money.
Dan