RIDE Power survey results. - SV650.org

30-03-12, 05:33 PM

Suzuki Sv650s 03-on came 178th. That's way low considering how popular a bike it is. I was expecting it to be at least in the top 60. Oh well!
btw I did fill out the survey online!

maviczap · 30-03-12, 05:52 PM

Ride magazine has a high proportion of BMW owners

Look what was 1st & 2nd

30-03-12, 06:04 PM

I guess also its a sub 5grand bike competing with 10k+. Still, we all love them!

03-04-12, 08:37 AM

Actually look what's 7th, 5th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st. Bloody BMW's! Says it all really. Where's the nc30, sv650, BMW f650, Ducati 916 etc. Not in the top 100???

muzikill · 03-04-12, 09:19 AM

part of the mcn group.. nuff said.

03-04-12, 03:38 PM

Ride is the worse magazine out there, its proper cardigan n slippers

04-04-12, 09:33 AM

I like Ride

The kit ratings are a god send when you're new to biking. I do own slippers and cardigans though

They are very BMW, but BMWs are quality bikes. I picked up "Bike" magazine last week too, FULL of BMW from cover to cover

04-04-12, 10:07 AM

Can I point out it's not the amount of people that rate a particular bike but how they rate it.

Seems that although the SV is popular it's not (in the eyes of the public) as good as others. Finish for example is pretty bad on SVs.

Sid Squid · 04-04-12, 10:28 AM

There are better bikes out there than the SV - however much they may be loved by their owners, this thread is an exercise in subjectivity.

OP: Just to pick a couple of your suggestions - the NC30 won't make it on to a list like this nowadays - there just aren't enough of them out there to make even a noticeable blip in the numbers. The 916 is no longer current by a long way, (last made in '98 - 14 years ago), and as beautiful as it is - and it unquestionably is - the later Ducati bikes are better.

The SV is great, truly a memorable bike, a device that on paper will not excite, but is undoubtedly and very happily greater than the sum of its parts. Enjoy an SV for what it is - and for the money it costs.

30-03-12, 05:33 PM	#1
Urbanfireblade Guest Posts: n/a	RIDE Power survey results. Suzuki Sv650s 03-on came 178th. That's way low considering how popular a bike it is. I was expecting it to be at least in the top 60. Oh well! btw I did fill out the survey online!

30-03-12, 05:52 PM	#2
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097	Re: RIDE Power survey results Ride magazine has a high proportion of BMW owners Look what was 1st & 2nd __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

30-03-12, 06:04 PM	#3
Urbanfireblade Guest Posts: n/a	Re: RIDE Power survey results I guess also its a sub 5grand bike competing with 10k+. Still, we all love them!

03-04-12, 08:37 AM	#4
Urbanfireblade Guest Posts: n/a	Re: RIDE Power survey results Actually look what's 7th, 5th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st. Bloody BMW's! Says it all really. Where's the nc30, sv650, BMW f650, Ducati 916 etc. Not in the top 100???

03-04-12, 09:19 AM	#5
muzikill Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 1,712	Re: RIDE Power survey results part of the mcn group.. nuff said. __________________ Learn to maintain your bike, take it apart, rebuild the engine & more (using better bolts ), drop it & fix it again! K3 Job c.v: Engine:remove/split/rebuild/refit. Replace:Gearbox,Fuel pump,Gaskets. Piston clean,rings. Overhaul:Throttle body,Injectors,Brakes,Forks. Remove/refit:Exhaust,Radiator,Oil cooler,Throttle,Air filter,Tank. Replace: Oil,Coolant,grease,brake hoses & bleed.

03-04-12, 03:38 PM	#6
hardhat_harry Guest Posts: n/a	Re: RIDE Power survey results Ride is the worse magazine out there, its proper cardigan n slippers

04-04-12, 09:33 AM	#7
sc00by Guest Posts: n/a	Re: RIDE Power survey results. I like Ride The kit ratings are a god send when you're new to biking. I do own slippers and cardigans though They are very BMW, but BMWs are quality bikes. I picked up "Bike" magazine last week too, FULL of BMW from cover to cover

04-04-12, 10:07 AM	#8
monkey Guest Posts: n/a	Re: RIDE Power survey results. Can I point out it's not the amount of people that rate a particular bike but how they rate it. Seems that although the SV is popular it's not (in the eyes of the public) as good as others. Finish for example is pretty bad on SVs.

04-04-12, 10:28 AM	#9
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: RIDE Power survey results. There are better bikes out there than the SV - however much they may be loved by their owners, this thread is an exercise in subjectivity. OP: Just to pick a couple of your suggestions - the NC30 won't make it on to a list like this nowadays - there just aren't enough of them out there to make even a noticeable blip in the numbers. The 916 is no longer current by a long way, (last made in '98 - 14 years ago), and as beautiful as it is - and it unquestionably is - the later Ducati bikes are better. The SV is great, truly a memorable bike, a device that on paper will not excite, but is undoubtedly and very happily greater than the sum of its parts. Enjoy an SV for what it is - and for the money it costs. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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