Re: Sv650
The only negative I have to say about the SV from a noob perspective is, I find you need to ride the clutch a bit more at junctions than on 4 cyls, which I found disconcerting as a new rider. If you let the clutch out all the way and just throttle it on slow bends, it's more jerky than a bandit for example, as the twin feels twitchy. It's no biggy as you just slip the clutch, and in fact I think the manual says you can expect to be slipping the clutch even up to 5k rpm (so I was told - I don't have a manual), but having learnt on a low powered 125DT and then a bandit during my lessons, that took me a while to get used to.
That's more of a heads up than a complaint. If it feels jumpy at junctions, just get used to slipping the clutch. It's worth a bit more junction based clutch slippage for v-twin giggles.
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