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29-06-08, 11:03 AM

I got to see this new beauty and in person it really strike you, it looks really nice and the ergo feels really comfy when you seat on it, very much a sport tourer. A very intimate bridge between real sport bike look and good ergonomics, design very well done. Also the sport style mirrors are very wide, and very usable.

At first I though it was an up graded version of the GS500, but the salesman at the dealer actually said it is the replacement for the Katana which desperately needed a facelift.

Like always, the people at the Kawasaki forum criticizing everything that Suzuki does and thinking that every single bike Suzuki makes is to compete with their 650R. Not knowing the father of the 650R is the SV and that there is no need for any other model to compete with the 650R. The mayor critics is how outdated the new design it, the 1 piece seat and the tail light and how Suzuki is trying to make the front of every bike look like the GXR.

Well, I really liked the GSX650 and unless there is a new SV650 out by August, I think I will be jumping on a GSX650, I was very impressed by how comfy it felt, looks like a bike I could go out on a 2hr ride very comfy.

What do you guys think about this new bike ?

29-06-08, 11:03 AM	#10
SVTEAL Guest Posts: n/a	New Gsx 650 I got to see this new beauty and in person it really strike you, it looks really nice and the ergo feels really comfy when you seat on it, very much a sport tourer. A very intimate bridge between real sport bike look and good ergonomics, design very well done. Also the sport style mirrors are very wide, and very usable. At first I though it was an up graded version of the GS500, but the salesman at the dealer actually said it is the replacement for the Katana which desperately needed a facelift. Like always, the people at the Kawasaki forum criticizing everything that Suzuki does and thinking that every single bike Suzuki makes is to compete with their 650R. Not knowing the father of the 650R is the SV and that there is no need for any other model to compete with the 650R. The mayor critics is how outdated the new design it, the 1 piece seat and the tail light and how Suzuki is trying to make the front of every bike look like the GXR. Well, I really liked the GSX650 and unless there is a new SV650 out by August, I think I will be jumping on a GSX650, I was very impressed by how comfy it felt, looks like a bike I could go out on a 2hr ride very comfy. What do you guys think about this new bike ?