KnightRider
17-06-07, 02:48 AM
Just thought I would share my excitement with you guys as I have just purchased my first bike and have bought myself a new black SV650 K7 with lowers and a seat cowl :cool:. I pick her up next Saturday.
Am hopefully going to attend the AR07 ride out so that I can meet everyone and start learning from the experts. Do you think there will be any issues with my attendance considering I am a complete newbie to riding (passed three weeks ago) and will be limited to 5000 rpm?
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For those of you who are interested in getting a similar spec bike in the near future this is the deal that I managed to get (I am now hoping that its a gooden #-o):
- K7 SV650s in black (listed at £4599 on the road)
- Lower fairing (newly listed for 2007 at a little over £400)
- Seat cowl (newly listed for 2007 at a little over £50)
Should cost over: £5059
Total price paid: £4599
Saving of over: £450
The dealer was more than a little annoyed at me because after he gave me his best price - a pathetic £4950 - I rang 12 other dealers in an effort to get the price as low as possible and then told him to match it or lose it!
Why did I choose the K7 and not the K6?
- all but two dealers had sold out of the K6 (each dealer only had one left)
- the two bikes were both in the same colour (and that colour wasn't to my taste i.e. they weren't black)
- the best price they would give me for the K6 was £4399
It is also worth noting that Suzuki are no longer selling the K7 in the sport version so the previous offer of £4699 for a sport is no longer available. Suzuki have increased the prices of their accessories considerably. Finally, the Suzuki website is out of date as the prices on their new accessories brochure are much more expensive than those listed online, it also looks like the Sport is still available on the website but unfortunately that only relates to the K6.
PS - I don't know what you guys think, but I was thoroughly unimpressed by Infinity motorcycles (in Clapham and Farnham). One of their reps lied about several details over the phone in an effort to get me to visit their shop, they seemed to use very agressive sales tactics and their reps came across as both disorganised and uninformed.
Am hopefully going to attend the AR07 ride out so that I can meet everyone and start learning from the experts. Do you think there will be any issues with my attendance considering I am a complete newbie to riding (passed three weeks ago) and will be limited to 5000 rpm?
:offtopic: ------------------------------------------------
For those of you who are interested in getting a similar spec bike in the near future this is the deal that I managed to get (I am now hoping that its a gooden #-o):
- K7 SV650s in black (listed at £4599 on the road)
- Lower fairing (newly listed for 2007 at a little over £400)
- Seat cowl (newly listed for 2007 at a little over £50)
Should cost over: £5059
Total price paid: £4599
Saving of over: £450
The dealer was more than a little annoyed at me because after he gave me his best price - a pathetic £4950 - I rang 12 other dealers in an effort to get the price as low as possible and then told him to match it or lose it!
Why did I choose the K7 and not the K6?
- all but two dealers had sold out of the K6 (each dealer only had one left)
- the two bikes were both in the same colour (and that colour wasn't to my taste i.e. they weren't black)
- the best price they would give me for the K6 was £4399
It is also worth noting that Suzuki are no longer selling the K7 in the sport version so the previous offer of £4699 for a sport is no longer available. Suzuki have increased the prices of their accessories considerably. Finally, the Suzuki website is out of date as the prices on their new accessories brochure are much more expensive than those listed online, it also looks like the Sport is still available on the website but unfortunately that only relates to the K6.
PS - I don't know what you guys think, but I was thoroughly unimpressed by Infinity motorcycles (in Clapham and Farnham). One of their reps lied about several details over the phone in an effort to get me to visit their shop, they seemed to use very agressive sales tactics and their reps came across as both disorganised and uninformed.