i was riding my sv like a il4! DONT! its a compleatly diff bike to ride,use the torque low down,the sv run's out of puff at 9or10k dont be affraid to open it up in 3rd 4th 5th or top it goes in any gear! i wont buy an il4 again! :D

See September Bike: "440" Test on Bandit 650, K750, Fazer and SV.

SV wins..............

8) :wink:

The SV is cheaper on insurance.

If not an SV my choice would be the Fazer. 8)

I disagree, if you want proper response ride the rev range starting at abotu 5k and ending about 9k. Anything less and the bike is sluggish. Ok, it pulls, but it's just not the same.

i used to thrash it hard after the run in period but many cars wasted me whilst reving round the dial, i get more joy hammering the torque and leaving the gear leaver alone it saves alot of time.<time you are loosing! :twisted:

Peak torque is a bit over 7k. I hammer the torque and I don't ride it above peak power, so out of the two of us, going from what you have said, I am probably accelerating harder or "hammering the torque" as you put it.

your prob right! this being my first twin "i'm still learning to ride the bugger"

Still not convinced that the SV is any quicker than the Bandit but just out of interest do the SV's get any quicker as they run in?

I have heard of people with other models of bike saying that they were rubbish when new but after a few thousand miles loosened up and became a lot quicker. Does this happen with the SV perhaps as I am comparing a tight new model with my old 10k miles bike.