Hornet vs Sv650s

[ScottishRawker]

I was in an accident back in august, and about 3 weeks ago the sv got taken away by a nice man to fix it.

it was still running and i had been using it for commuting and stuff so it wasnt that serious.

when he took away my loverly baby, he left me a 06plate hornet.

(mind you both are restricted to 33bhp)

Oh MY GOD!!!

i want my sv back!

this thing just feels pathetic,
where did the engine breaking go?
feels like it has no balls below 4k and cause of restrictor none above 7k.

hopefully will be getting my sv back at the weekend (if all goes to plan)

at least a restricted sv will lift the front wheel by chopping the throttle, the hornet wont even come up with clutch.

anyway this was just to say that i miss my sv and they are by far one of the best bikes to take restriction and im glad i made my choice!!

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Booo, get that SV back! To be fair, according to Hooligan Dan I think Hornets are really not that bad unrestricted, as up high is where all the fun is

hornets are good bikes but u either love em or hate em, i find them abit bland for the same reasons i sold my cbr not the cbr is a bad bike there great but i just like twins, mind you i have been looking at the new gixer k8 which does make me wanna ride one.

[tigersaw]

My hornet got gold stars for sheer comfort and riding position, though the SV engine won me over hands down, but with my ageing back I could not ride the damn thing more than 30 minutes.

[northwind]

I always wanted to like the Hornet, but we didn't fit... Fantastic bikes on paper though. I daresay if you rode a restricted SV and a standard Hornet you'd feel the same.

[ScottishRawker]

i like the look of it, i liked the style i just hate the way the engine runs (do all Il4's feel the same?)

The sv has won my heart, i cant wait for restriction to be gone in 11months.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

i have been looking at the new gixer k8 which does make me wanna ride one.

600 or 750?

[SoulKiss]

I have an 06 plate Hornet sitting in my garage that I am STILL awaiting the hire people coming to take out.

I rate it above the 07 VFR800 I had, in fact I took the hornet out for a 30 mile ride, just because it was quite fun.

Then 2 days later I got my Z750

Haven't even looked at the Hornet since, apart to glare at it when I cant get past it to get to stuff at the back of the garage.

I thought it felt gutless.

The engine braking however, I must say, you will never get the likes of SV v-twin engine braking in a 4 pot, whether a v-four or an inline 4.

Faster than the SV. More comfortable than the SV. Better suspension than the SV. Better built than the SV. More power than the SV. Lighter than the SV. Umm, yeah they're rubbish! As you can tell, I think Hornet's beat the SV on pretty much all counts except sound of engine. But then they are more expensive.

You cannot compare two bikes when they are restricted. The SV probably fairs better restricted due to the lower torque range. My '04 Hornet is simply sublime and I have never found it dull or boring. It's an IL4 so you have to get it to 5k and then it takes off like a rocket but it still has loads of grunt below that. In fact used to regularaly race a friends SV and I alway beat his SV off the line, I've also never been overtaken in a flat out race by an SV. there'a clue there........

Anyway, enough SV bashing. The SV is still a great bike. The Hornet is just a better bike in my opinion due to build quality, handling and comfort (compared to the SVS which is a different seating position so a little unfair).

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by HooliganDan

Faster than the SV. More comfortable than the SV. Better suspension than the SV. Better built than the SV. More power than the SV. Lighter than the SV. Umm, yeah they're rubbish! As you can tell, I think Hornet's beat the SV on pretty much all counts except sound of engine. But then they are more expensive.

You cannot compare two bikes when they are restricted. The SV probably fairs better restricted due to the lower torque range. My '04 Hornet is simply sublime and I have never found it dull or boring. It's an IL4 so you have to get it to 5k and then it takes off like a rocket but it still has loads of grunt below that. In fact used to regularaly race a friends SV and I alway beat his SV off the line, I've also never been overtaken in a flat out race by an SV. there'a clue there........

Anyway, enough SV bashing. The SV is still a great bike. The Hornet is just a better bike in my opinion due to build quality, handling and comfort (compared to the SVS which is a different seating position so a little unfair).

The Hornet in my garage is a rusty bag-o-crap.

So wouldnt say the build quality is THAT much better.

I can however see where he is coming from on the SV being better, it IS a much more interesting bike (the Hornet was a bit bland in my opinion - like the VFR)

Sure you can comment on the 5k+ stuff, but if all someone is riding is in town stuff then the Hornet is not the bike for them.

I have now ridden 2 Honda's and must say I am not impressed by them, both seem kind of beige....

but then that could be that I jusr wasnt riding them in a way to get the best out of them.