SV650 Touring capability??
 

Hi all, im new to the forum! At the moment i ride a Bandit 600 mk1, but want to get a new bike this year. I have always wanted an SV so want to take the plunge and buy one. My question is though, is the SV650 capable of touring relatively long distances or not really?
I have planned a route to tour the coast all around Britain using the closest roads possible over a 14 day period. Mileage is around 3900 miles. Is an SV even realistically capable or not?
The other reason I want to know is because i can only afford to run one bike at the moment so want the best of touring and sporty worlds!!
Any advice would be muchly aprecciated :D

Thanks
Scott

Re: SV650 Touring capability??
 

Don't know about 4000 miles.

I've done 1000 around Scotland. I know someone has done France on a restricted. I'm sure more people have done long distances on it.

Re: SV650 Touring capability??
 

Hi thanks for replying!! Was it relatively comfortable after 1000 miles or not really?? Was fuel consumption any good??

Thanks
Scott

Re: SV650 Touring capability??
 

Fine for me, but then I'm not one of the people who has an issue with the seat. A lot of people tend to, but I've never found it a problem.

The handle-bars are also a little low for some, but there is a comfort kit that you can fit. Again, not really a problem for me.

Didn't really keep and eye on fuel economy.

Re: SV650 Touring capability??
 

Seat can be uncomfortable, as well as bars, but engine is very capable of touring.

You should easily return 45-50 mpg on a pointy.

Re: SV650 Touring capability??
 

If the rider can do 300 miles a day (2 tanks of fuel) every day then the bike will manage it fine.

Hard to say if the bike will suit you though...

Re: SV650 Touring capability??
 

With the SV you will not get the best of anything. It is good at almost everything and IMO more than capable of your planned ride. The question is are you, in that staying as close as possible to the coast is going to take in a lot of urban / tourist type roads, very tiring. I'd give all the urban areas a miss so you have the time to stop and enjoy the view, take a few photo's and smell the flowers.
Do it and enjoy.

Re: SV650 Touring capability??
 

Thanks for the replies! Im sensing that maybe i have bitten off more then i can chew with regards to the miles needing to be covered in 14 days!?! If so what would you say a decent mileage in 14 days would be??
Sorry for all the questions!!

Thanks for replying Dyzio! How do you mean by the bike not suiting me though??

Thanks
Scott

Re: SV650 Touring capability??
 

As Tommy said above, some people complain about the clipons, others don't mind them...
Some love the V-twin, others like something else... you get the idea :)

Re: SV650 Touring capability??
 

went touring in scotland last year with the old man. I was on and sv he was on his motorised sofa (bmw 1150RT).

Did about 900ish miles in a long weekend (4 days). Most mileage was done over 3 days. I found the sv comfortable for about 200 ish miles before feeling fatigue in shoulders/wrists/butt (did do 280miles in one of the longer days, but was starting to get uncomfortable).

Im 6'2'' alot of people say the sv is cramped for taller riders this may be the case. My bike was standard (apart from heli bars) when i went touring.

As for mpg, I got 180 miles from full to the light, so could prob have got 220 miles to fumes.