MCN SV vs Street triple vs BMW F800s vs Aprilia Shiver

[SVeeedy Gonzales]

Anyone else read this? Poor SV - seriously outclassed by some of the stuff there, though to be fair it's been going for a lot longer with minimal updates, has less capacity than all of them and costs much less than all of them.
I get the feeling that unless they seriously update the SV in the next year or two it'll go the way of the GS500 - a relic that nobody wants anymore.

I can't decide between the triple and the beemer. Shiver sounds like it has a serious FI problem...

[Lozzo]

But the SV costs 4700 quid against bikes costing a fair amount more - what do you expect? If Suzuki spent a little more money on suspension etc then the price and all round performance would be up there with the rest, so the test would be fairier.

[Sideshow#36]

But the SV costs 4700 quid against bikes costing a fair amount more - what do you expect? If Suzuki spent a little more money on suspension etc then the price and all round performance would be up there with the rest, so the test would be fairier.

+1 To be honest the only real equal to the SV is the ER6 or maybe the monster 800.

[injury_ian]

+1 To be honest the only real equal to the SV is the ER6 or maybe the monster 800.

+1 +1

ER6 is its only rival (budget low power bike)

All the others in that test had either a huge capacity and/ or power advantage. not to mention suspention, technology etc

[northwind]

You could spend the price difference on suspension for the SV, and then it'd, eh, probably handle better than the shiver but still be underpowered. But it's a bit of a daft comparison if you ask me.

Alternatively, you could get a brand new SV and have enough change left over for a good condition used one as well :rolleyes:

[pencil shavings]

has anyone heard the shiver? i bet could sound like a beast with some race cans!

[rob13]

Which one won? Saw the superbike test with the Shiver up against the Triple & The Hornet and the Shiver was last.

[Tomis]

Which one won? Saw the superbike test with the Shiver up against the Triple & The Hornet and the Shiver was last.

The Triumph Street Triple came out top.:(

[Razor]

There's a video... (http://forums.sv650.org/showpost.php?p=1304476&postcount=1)

[rob13]

just seems that its the bike im looking to take over from the SV. Will have to see what that bikini fairing is like though - had enough of naked bikes with i had the GS.

[northwind]

I wants a Benelli Due 756. Oh yes. It's weird, even a year or so ago there were no bikes I wanted more than my SV, except maybe the R1200S but I couldn't fit it in the garage... now there's 3 (Shiver, Street Triple, F800) and another on the way. Progress! Expensive progress!

[rob13]

I wants a Benelli Due 756. Oh yes. It's weird, even a year or so ago there were no bikes I wanted more than my SV, except maybe the R1200S but I couldn't fit it in the garage... now there's 3 (Shiver, Street Triple, F800) and another on the way. Progress! Expensive progress!


The Shiver looks nice but seems to fare poorly in the tests - Superbike mag gave it a poor rating against the triple. The F800 is just plain ugly. The SV is a much better looking bike, and besides, its even more angular than a pointy!!

[northwind]

The F800S's ugly, but it's the right ugly :) THe ST's not so good though, it looks like a bit's dropped off.

[Defender]

How reliable are the Triumphs nowadays?

[BigUn]

I don't take any notice of what's in the bike press, most is very slanted, always raving about the lastest mega bike, 1/2 a gram lighter and a gnat's **** more bhp. MCN always seem to be very much on side of Honda as well. As for Triumphs I've had 2 from new a 2k Sprint St; put 33k on it in 3yrs. Never let me down apart from punctures and a broken chain and it wasn't the link that went, it just snapped after 2k miles and had a slow running problem after a 'technician' serviced it. I traded it in for a 03 Daytona 955i. Destroyed it after 22k miles in the middle of a 5 car pile up 'OUCH!!! again no problems. After a year's forced absence I got on my daughter's SV650 and for 95% of the time I don't miss the extra power and think the SV is probably one of the best bikes you can get. If it can haul my rather large frame around and bring a huge grin to my face it must be brilliant for the average bloke, but then I'm probably preaching to the converted!:):):):)