Lots of your questions can be found hereon in, but here's the answers anyway.
1. K5 black frame. Looks nice IMHO but I dunno if the black paint will start crumbling after a while. I presume its heat treated but then Suzuki come with full of surprises when it comes to cutting corners on quality.
2. Some say horse it, some say take it easy. I'd take it easy. I heard the EMU unit on new bikes stops you horsing it for first 600 miles but I might be wrong. Just don't redline it.
3. Carbs is curvy model < 2002. Fuel injection is more economical, better performance and better response. It's the way forward but the pointy models are "the century fashion statement" while the curvy models are sublime and sexy.
4. I've had mine for 1yr 3mths and I've never tracked it because a. I can't afford the damage to me, bike or clothes and b. I'm still a pretty **** driver. Hell I still can't corner like a pro. The SV is classed as a "sports tourer". The suspension is crap and it's not really a track bike. If I was to buy a bike in order to track it I certainly would not buy an SV. If you want to learn how to ride a bike do an ATC or the proper way; take it along some country roads and hit some hedges/slide along the road once in a while.
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