Thanks for the links to reviews and the subsequent comments.

I must admit, I was surprised about the very -ve comments about the SV650 in that review as it goes against the grain so much but I guess you can't please everyone. I'm interested in all comments, good or bad tho.

Thanks chaps

Mate of mine has a sv track bike..its well good, and he has raced every bike going, including an mv augusta F4....

mcn road test archive for SV

you can download a test report vs the fazer and the cbf 600 from the link above. the SV comes 3rd in the test but in the real world it's spot on in most repects. ride one and see how you feel about it.

I am also a new rider, 6 foot tall on an K3S and I don't find it cramped. round town (C London) it's fine. The K3, K4 & K5 are essentially the same apart from a few tweaks, cosmetics and slightly different peg position.

re training, i have booked on a police training course - £30 well spent. they're all over the country, and here's bikesafe.co.uk i think (or google it).

hope that's helpful
Will.