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Originally Posted by dizzyblonde (Post 2472225)

glad you can afford all that money for insurance. This year I might not be able to afford to insure my bikes.....I'd like to know how you fund it....I'm in the wrong job! And thats for insurance of around 400 quid!

Its fine to want to try, and indeed to have something bigger, but with an insurance bill of that magnitude, I think you have rocks in yer head!

i have a few apprenticeships lined up, thats how i will be able to afford it

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2472234)

Get on track, straightlining is for girls and old people who daren't go near the floor.
You spend all that money on SV then don't go and see what it can do?

Good sports tourer but there are much better ones out there, even the old ZX6 does all that better. ZZR6 or 11 even better still.

Sure get one if you want one, but if it was a "heart" purchase then why are you asking us? Grow a pair :-P We are not going to justify your decisions when there are more sensible things to do, like burning large quantities of petrol, rubber and sliders going round in a circle for no reason. :-D

id love to track the sv but i cant afford it to be off the road if i bin it, specially at the moment as im travelling to go and see race teams

ohh and my heart is not set on one, theres a few other bikes like tuono's, zx6r j2, zx9r in the same style zx636 2004 (although i bet that its to small for me) mt-01 so im no just set on the 12r

So buy a £500 GSXR750 to track and when you get bored enter streetfighter racing :)

I give you a month before you crash a litre+ bike ;)

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2472281)

So buy a £500 GSXR750 to track and when you get bored enter streetfighter racing :)

now theres an idea :D

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Originally Posted by reeder (Post 2472287)

I give you a month before you crash a litre+ bike ;)

what's the difference between crashing the sv and a litre bike :confused:

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Originally Posted by barwel1992 (Post 2472290)

what's the difference between crashing the sv and a litre bike :confused:

an even bigger insurance hike, and more expensive and rarer parts to repair it with :confused:

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Originally Posted by barwel1992 (Post 2472290)

what's the difference between crashing the sv and a litre bike :confused:

Exactly ;) but...

Perhaps the fact that you'll either be going a lot faster than you realise or that a handful of throttle on a litre bike coming out of a corner could easily land you in the doo doo in comparison to the SV.

None, just more plastics to explode on contact.
Or fact that you don't have to twitch your wrist much at high rpm to have a big highside.

I just don't see point of these hypersports bikes, except that they make good, effortless tourers on motorways if you have lots to spend on petrol and tyres.

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Originally Posted by dizzyblonde (Post 2472292)

an even bigger insurance hike, and more expensive and rarer parts to repair it with :confused:

He hasn't used any SV parts to repair his with anyway :mrgreen:

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2472297)

He hasn't used any SV parts to repair his with anyway :mrgreen:

exactly :D :smt115

Chris what do you think about a street fightered zx12r :mrgreen:

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2472295)

I just don't see point of these hypersports bikes, except that they make good, effortless tourers on motorways if you have lots to spend on petrol and tyres.

^^he secretly lusts after one, but is too 'Julian' to take Peg up on his offer of a go on the bus:p And no they're only expensive on tyres and fuel, if you don't use the warp speed drive button and ride like Mr Sulu;)
He also refuses to admit, that they also handle exceptionally well off a motorway

of course, Chris will always say this, as hes tighter than a gnats ar$e!

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2472297)

He hasn't used any SV parts to repair his with anyway :mrgreen:

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Lol, indeedy, but they're still 'readily available' parts:)