SP2.....

[A-jay]

Next year the bike will no longer be my main mode of transport so i'll mainly be using the bike for weekend blasts, trackdays and the odd summer trip to work (which is only 4 miles away). Looking to move up to a thou next year but something thats not going to depriciate too much.

Just wanted to know what everyones opinion of them was? Doesn't seem to be too many about but I can be patient. What do think the chances are of getting a decent one for between £5000 and £5500?

Anyone who has owned both a ss600 and something like this, your views opinions will be welcome.

Look gorgeous though don't they...

http://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2005%5C09%5C16%5Cbikepics-430152-800.jpg

[sdusk]

...and they sound gorgeous too - almost as good as an SV :)

I have heard that getting a Power Commander is an absolute must to iron out a very snatchy throttle...

[Peter Henry]

That is exactly the same as my pal had, but with Arrows cans.The whole bike shook when you revved it! Absolutely BRILLIANT bikes. Buy it dont even think about it! :wink: :)

I was a midges wotsit off buying one of same colour scheme also here in Marbella. So yeah I rate them highly.

Just a hard edged near as damn race bike as your gonna find. All top components and heaps of grunt. Snatchy throttle not as near as bad as SP1 and might not be a problem at all.

Take your time to get used to it as it really is one powerful bike. My pal took to changing up a gear after slowing down for bends in order to be able to hit the gas in a controllable manner on the exits! :shock: He is a quick rider though so dont go by that. :wink:

[rob13]

Great colour scheme awesome sound. Id love one but id probably be scared of it. Proof that white looks good on a bike.

[Scoobs]

I test rode one a month or so back. I was considering it for my next bike as I think they look gorgeous. It was a real dissappointment. I really, really wanted to like it but didn't.

Not as grunty as I thought it was going to be and just felt flat. Ran out of puff at the top of the rev range as well. Couldn't live with the snatchiness of the throttle either. From a closed to on throttle it was awful. A nightmare to ride smoothly.

I got back to the dealer and told them what I thought of it and how gutted I was and they said that they thought it may have been running lean. :shock: You would think a dealer trying to sell a brand new bike would sort it???

They said it could be easily sorted with a Power Commander and re-map! ****! Brand new bike plus 4 - 500 quid for a PC and re-map. Don't think so.

It is also quite top heavy and cumbersome. The trouble with this bike is that all the development stopped on it when the new 'blade came out. Unfortunately it shows.

It is not a patch on my 600RR for outright speed, agility and rider involvement.

I would however, like to ride a sorted one to see what they go like properly.

Original review (http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=44861&highlight=sp2)

[jonboy99]

They said it could be easily sorted with a Power Commander and re-map! sh*t! Brand new bike plus 4 - 500 quid for a PC and re-map. Don't think so.

Original review (http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=44861&highlight=sp2)

Exactly the same problem with my 600f - it really ****es me off when people claim a PC3 and remap will sort it, without having a clue whether it will or not. No idea what new honda bikes FI is like but the older stuff is awful IME.

[gcop]

I had a look at these before I bought my Aprilia rsvr mille back in 2003. They are nice bikes and with honda comes reliability and good finish (generally). In the end I went for the Aprilia because in my opinion it looked better and had all the ohlins on it as well. I like the Honda but just not as much as the Aprilia.

Engine wise, the Aprilia is reliable and can match Japanese reliability. They are not fragile like Ducatis (or what Ducatis may have been in the past). The servicing is a little pricier than the SP2 (nowhere near the Ducati though) and all in all I considered it the best 1000cc sports twin for me.

I know people who have ridden the SP1/SP2 and they find it slow and heavy but these are usually people coming from 1000cc 4 cyclinder bikes. Yeah, its not as quick as these once you get over a ton but I guess its down to what you like (twins or 4's). Put these bikes on a twist mountain road in Spain/France and the twins come into their own

If you get one I don't think you'll be disappointed. I would recommend you have a test ride on an Aprilia as well so you can compare it. Its a shame the SV 1000 isn't a bit more sports orientated but I guess Suzuki sports are more in the GSXR range.

[northwind]

I wanted to love the one I rode, but it was just a bad street bike IMO... Too sharp, too uncomfortable, too thirsty, and in town I'd rather have been on my old 125. The fast bits were utter, utter genius- for a trackday or for a really technical road I'm sure it'd be stunning, but frankly the road I wanted to try it on, was too far away for me to consider riding it to, by the time I got there I'd be in no fit state to wring its neck.

A nearly. But I'd sooner have a 999, and I don't even like them. They just work better without sacrificing too much.

[Scooby Drew]

I rode a properly sorted SP1 (Ohlins all round, PC3) and it must be the best handling bike I have ever ridden - I did the road past Knockhill quicker on that than on anything else I have ever ridden. As the power is so linear and smooth, it is a bit of a let down if you are used to the top end rush of a ss600 BUT you will look at the speedo and go OMG when you realise how quickly you are going. On the same day as I rode that I rode a Mille: the handling is very twitchy and unforgiving in comparison (not as forgiving in idot hands as the SP was) but the Mille engine has got more of a party going on, like an IL4.

If it's what you fancy, test ride and buy it.