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31-07-16, 12:11 PM

Having owned 5 air cooled Bonnevilles and covering over 50,000 miles on them I was all set to buy a new Street Twin having extensively test ridden one. However due to early availability issues, reluctance to buy a bike in it's first year of production (fears that would seam to be unfounded) and having been offered a cracking deal by a dealer friend on the new SV I decided to go with the SV for a year to see how the Street Twin turned out. I am so glad that I did. I have now done nearly 4,000 miles on the SV since May and I am absolutely delighted with it. Last month I went back and again test rode the Street Twin so that I could evaluate both bikes back to back and you know what, after half an hour on the Street Twin I could not wait to get back on the SV. To further make the point I have also sampled examples from other manufactures lately as diverse as BMW, Harley Davidson and Honda all to the same effect, "Thank you for that" now where's my beloved SV. When you factor in price as well (approximately two thirds that of the Street Twin) the SV becomes even more compelling.

Geoff.

31-07-16, 12:11 PM	#31
macamxthe1st Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Street Twin? Having owned 5 air cooled Bonnevilles and covering over 50,000 miles on them I was all set to buy a new Street Twin having extensively test ridden one. However due to early availability issues, reluctance to buy a bike in it's first year of production (fears that would seam to be unfounded) and having been offered a cracking deal by a dealer friend on the new SV I decided to go with the SV for a year to see how the Street Twin turned out. I am so glad that I did. I have now done nearly 4,000 miles on the SV since May and I am absolutely delighted with it. Last month I went back and again test rode the Street Twin so that I could evaluate both bikes back to back and you know what, after half an hour on the Street Twin I could not wait to get back on the SV. To further make the point I have also sampled examples from other manufactures lately as diverse as BMW, Harley Davidson and Honda all to the same effect, "Thank you for that" now where's my beloved SV. When you factor in price as well (approximately two thirds that of the Street Twin) the SV becomes even more compelling. Geoff.