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Just when I was coming around to the blue and black I've had a call from the dealership, there are no more blue/blacks available now, red/black it is :)

I'm sure it'll still be great.

Even if it is slower.

Very nice bikes I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Blue or Red at least it's not another Triumph :-)

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Originally Posted by maviczap (Post 3090751)

Blue or Red at least it's not another Triumph :-)

Oi! Hugh will be offended if he hears talk like that.

Its alright, I still have a triumph, and it still thinks its the boss...for now....until there's a 790 KTM adventure in production....

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Originally Posted by maviczap (Post 3090677)

Bit too much black on the blue model

There is same amount of black on the blue one as there is on the red one :confused:

If you get red people will think it is a Honda, blue is proper Suzuki colour.

Getting the red, only red and Matt black left....white was my first choice (although I already have a white tiger) but never any to grab

just read it properly... straight swap for the rocket.. :smt023

something i dont like is the bar mounted mirrors when they could have put fairing mounted ones on no problem, makes the bike look like "lets just slap a fairing on the naked and put an F badge on". mind you suzuki are pretty famous for parts bin specials.

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Originally Posted by Bibio (Post 3090781)

just read it properly... straight swap for the rocket.. :smt023

Yeah, was way too easy a trade, the rocket held it's value really well, now they no longer make them I am guessing the value is holding, cost me less than £500/year to own over 5 yrs....not gonna be the case here I don't think but got a good deal, in today's prices anyway :)

The triumph dealership was offering me more than £2K less on trade-in for a S/H Z1000SX....they're not going to see me again for anything unless I have to go there, robbing barstewards

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Originally Posted by Bibio (Post 3090781)

something i dont like is the bar mounted mirrors when they could have put fairing mounted ones on no problem, makes the bike look like "lets just slap a fairing on the naked and put an F badge on". mind you suzuki are pretty famous for parts bin specials.

Yeah, after all the SV650 sport has mirrors mounted on the fairing, but then it also has clip-ons...this thing really is a naked (GSX-S1000 - non F) with a front fairing slapped on.

I can live with the mirrors, but they could have done better with the front and center look, raised it up a bit maybe...would have been a great homage to the SV...pointy faired SV's still looks great IMHO

Still, once sitting on the bike and riding it non of that matters, then you just love the thing, great machine, really is. So smooth and much more relaxed than a RRR super sports thing in everyday riding / if not pushed but get it to 8K onwards and it starts to really liven up.

As a side note to all those riding faired SV's that might want a new bike, I think we'll see the GSX-S750F soon enough, should be a great replacement (albiet an IL4)