Should i feel embarressed in the company of supersport 600s?

is there a huge step up from a sv650 to a inline sports four like an r6 or gsxr600... i always feel a tad intimidated when at bike meets like box hill etc..yes i know we are all bikers blah blah, but should i feel wusy for being on an sv650s ?

just a thought....

The SV just isn't an out and out sports bike, like an r6 or whatever. It does ok. It also turns pretty quickly and has a decent amount of torque.
Don't be too embarassed though, I occasionally overtake litre bikes on my SV.

A good rider could crap all over a poor 600 Sports rider

Originally Posted by jj003

is there a huge step up from a sv650 to a inline sports four like an r6 or gsxr600... i always feel a tad intimidated when at bike meets like box hill etc..yes i know we are all bikers blah blah, but should i feel wusy for being on an sv650s ?

just a thought....

I wonder how long you have been riding.

I ask, because generally (and I do mean that this is a general observation) most people riding sport 600's have been riding longer than many SV riders, so it could be a confidence thing. Also many sport 600 riders (unlike myself ) can be a bit cocky and tend to be "committed" in the way they ride.

I am proud of spending 13 months on an SV from when I past my test, I loved it to bits and if it wasn't for SWMBO I'd probably still have it, but I'm not allowed 2 bikes (well not yet anyway...).

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[northwind]

Nothing at all to be ashamed of in an SV... I got some funny comments last time I was up at Knockhill, but funnilly enough they dried uo when I kept up with most of the others- the racers left me for dead, because they were much better riders on better bikes, but the guy on the 636 looked a proper tosser getting overtaken by me on the SV and another guy on an ancient Kwak. (he looked even more of a tosser when he started slagging off the Metzeler Rennsports the bike was wearing, only to find out I was on Roadtecs and the Kwak was on Michelin Macadams )

On an SV you have nothing to prove. On a Gixxer people take warp speed for granted. On the track days I've done there's always been at least 1 guy on a modern race rep who's been left feeling shortchanged because he can't get the performance out of his superbike that he thinks he should.

And at the end of the day, it's not what you've got, it's what you do with it.

Ive gone from an inline 4 (bandit 600) to an sv because I prefer v twins. I think they have more character and sound better. (no offence meant to anyone )

IMO 4 cylinder bikes are more forgiving to ride because wheras a twin has far more torque and you have to work quite hard to keep it all smooth.

I for one dont think of the sv as just a first bike - (my sv is my third) and plan to keep mine for some time to come. If I do change it will probably be to an sv 1000.

Originally Posted by mumstoy

Ive gone from an inline 4 (bandit 600) to an sv because I prefer v twins. I think they have more character and sound better. (no offence meant to anyone )

IMO 4 cylinder bikes are more forgiving to ride because wheras a twin has far more torque and you have to work quite hard to keep it all smooth.

I for one dont think of the sv as just a first bike - (my sv is my third) and plan to keep mine for some time to come. If I do change it will probably be to an sv 1000.

I see that as an odd view.
The only I4s I've ridden weremuch more offort to keep on the boil, which was much more noticable than I find the jerkiness on an SV.
Having ridden a bandit 600 (a k4 I think) I find them pretty gutless compared to the SV, though maybe a tiny bit more top end rush.

The SV isn't my first bike, either, it's my 4th, and I still think of myself as a beginner. I don't commit myself enough most of the time.

Anyway, the point being, an SV is a different kind of bike, but in the right hands, can easily be enough.

Well, I have only been riding since august.. so I was on the road about the same time my mate got his CBR600..
it was he that was chasing me round the corners for the first couple of weeks on the straights Im screwed.. as he can **** off to higher speeds than Im comfartable with doing... but going round corners is a lot easier on an SV.. that lovely torque down low means you can just punch the throttle without having to go down 2 gears.. which means.. Im quicker around corners, and out of them.. and then we hit a straight bit...I struggle a bit.

I too was thinking of the SV1000S.. but then I looked at insurance quotes! Do'h!! bit expensive! (like 1/2 the value of the bike expensive!)

well if it makes you feel any better there were several riders on here who were quicker than me on my CBR6

ask sexy si

[northwind]

If you can keep the SV right in the peak power, and clutchless shift up to stay on it, you'll not be left behind badly at all up to, say, 80. Or at least that's what I found on mine chasing R6s back from Kelso Mine's a wee bit up on power on standard but not massively... After that they'll fly off, but to be honest who cares? You'll get there a couple of minutes late but you'll still have your license.

Your retaliation needs to be in words not speed- take the **** out of him for not being able to go round corners. Anyone can go fast in a straight line, but carving corners is a skill.