Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. - SV650.org

29-05-12, 07:49 PM

Well i really done it now

, i spent saturday afternoon getting my pointy Sv back to standard, and today(Tuesday) i sold it back to my local Suzuki dealer i'd originally bought it from. The best they could offer was a paltry £2750 cash(cheque), its was a '61-reg, 3596miles on the clock, black Sv650s. He said i could get £3200-3300 if i were to trade it in for something else(they did have an '08 plate GSR600 but its lacking enough bhp for me and i'd read reviews they were a budget bike too-suspension etc), but tbh new bikes just bore me, i like my older bikes, say pre-2004, so i was just looking for a cash sale.

Anyway, on way home i had zero regret, never had that with a bike before as i generally get very attached so i know it was right to sell.

I owe £1200 so that leaves me with £1550 to get something interesting(i have alot more £££ but not interested in having another bike worth £3-4k again. I did like my old Bandit 1200 i originally traded in(bit gutted now

)

So thats me done for now, my mate has offered use of his Ducati 900SS for a week or two as he's off to watch the TT so it'll just sit there otherwise.

I have a few bikes in mind up to £2k for my next one,

ZX-7R,

Ducati Monster M800 or 1000(bit hopeful...

)

CBR600F,

Hornet or Fazer, 600 or 1000.

So we'll see....the Sv wasn't for me, if nothing else, owning it taught me a few things that i didn't realise were so important to me in a bike.

TheRamJam · 30-05-12, 07:16 AM

I've never heard a GSXR called a budget bike before

Sid Squid · 30-05-12, 07:21 AM

He said GSR not GSXR.

timwilky · 30-05-12, 07:24 AM

I think he said GSR, not GSXR

Damm the Squidman got in there whilst I was typing

30-05-12, 07:26 AM

He did say GSR and they are a budget bike.

TheRamJam · 30-05-12, 07:35 AM

oopss

Apologies, its to early for me to be posting on here.

PS: Wake up before posting on a forum! DOH!

30-05-12, 09:54 AM

Lol, yeah GSR,

30-05-12, 03:52 PM

I love my SV650S (2011) but I must admit that SOMETIMES, I do hanker for the slight increase in power near the top end that my old ZX6r or CBR6RR had...

30-05-12, 04:23 PM

ZX-7R - good and starting to appreciate in value you are unlikely to loose money

Ducati Monster M800 or 1000(bit hopeful...

) never rode one

CBR600F, - boring

Hornet or Fazer, 600 or 1000. - boring

I did like the look of this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1808900098...84.m1423.l2649

Or you could get a stroker
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/yamaha-tzr...item33768f6405

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-K...item35bca46121

Bibio · 30-05-12, 04:53 PM

i think you'll like the 900ss. not to slow nor fast, smooth predictable power, handle very well, superb brakes and a nice riding position. believe it or not they are quite reliable but best of all they are cheep as chips.

just don't expect to do a turn in the road in less than 6

29-05-12, 07:49 PM	#1
Urbanfireblade Guest Posts: n/a	Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. Well i really done it now, i spent saturday afternoon getting my pointy Sv back to standard, and today(Tuesday) i sold it back to my local Suzuki dealer i'd originally bought it from. The best they could offer was a paltry £2750 cash(cheque), its was a '61-reg, 3596miles on the clock, black Sv650s. He said i could get £3200-3300 if i were to trade it in for something else(they did have an '08 plate GSR600 but its lacking enough bhp for me and i'd read reviews they were a budget bike too-suspension etc), but tbh new bikes just bore me, i like my older bikes, say pre-2004, so i was just looking for a cash sale. Anyway, on way home i had zero regret, never had that with a bike before as i generally get very attached so i know it was right to sell. I owe £1200 so that leaves me with £1550 to get something interesting(i have alot more £££ but not interested in having another bike worth £3-4k again. I did like my old Bandit 1200 i originally traded in(bit gutted now ) So thats me done for now, my mate has offered use of his Ducati 900SS for a week or two as he's off to watch the TT so it'll just sit there otherwise. I have a few bikes in mind up to £2k for my next one, ZX-7R, Ducati Monster M800 or 1000(bit hopeful...) CBR600F, Hornet or Fazer, 600 or 1000. So we'll see....the Sv wasn't for me, if nothing else, owning it taught me a few things that i didn't realise were so important to me in a bike. Last edited by Urbanfireblade; 30-05-12 at 03:40 PM. Reason: Shortened the post

30-05-12, 07:16 AM	#2
TheRamJam Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North East Glasgow, UK Posts: 1,138	Re: Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. I've never heard a GSXR called a budget bike before __________________ Previous: Suzuki SV650S K9 - Sold Suzuki GSXR1000 K8 - Wrote Aff Honda Fireblade RR-9 - Sold Yamaha MT 10 - Sold Current Bike: Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory

30-05-12, 07:21 AM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. He said GSR not GSXR. __________________ 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"

30-05-12, 07:24 AM	#4
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. I think he said GSR, not GSXR Damm the Squidman got in there whilst I was typing __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

30-05-12, 07:26 AM	#5
danf1234 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. He did say GSR and they are a budget bike.

30-05-12, 07:35 AM	#6
TheRamJam Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North East Glasgow, UK Posts: 1,138	Re: Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. oopss Apologies, its to early for me to be posting on here. PS: Wake up before posting on a forum! DOH! __________________ Previous: Suzuki SV650S K9 - Sold Suzuki GSXR1000 K8 - Wrote Aff Honda Fireblade RR-9 - Sold Yamaha MT 10 - Sold Current Bike: Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory

30-05-12, 09:54 AM	#7
Urbanfireblade Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. Lol, yeah GSR,

30-05-12, 03:52 PM	#8
T33OWL Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. I love my SV650S (2011) but I must admit that SOMETIMES, I do hanker for the slight increase in power near the top end that my old ZX6r or CBR6RR had...

30-05-12, 04:23 PM	#9
hardhat_harry Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. ZX-7R - good and starting to appreciate in value you are unlikely to loose money Ducati Monster M800 or 1000(bit hopeful...) never rode one CBR600F, - boring Hornet or Fazer, 600 or 1000. - boring I did like the look of this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1808900098...84.m1423.l2649 Or you could get a stroker http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/yamaha-tzr...item33768f6405 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-K...item35bca46121

30-05-12, 04:53 PM	#10
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: Sold my '61-reg SV650s today. i think you'll like the 900ss. not to slow nor fast, smooth predictable power, handle very well, superb brakes and a nice riding position. believe it or not they are quite reliable but best of all they are cheep as chips. just don't expect to do a turn in the road in less than 6

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