In your opinion are SVs slow?

As the title says really was reading another thread and the reply's started me wondering are they a slow bike..

I know its slower than an r1 or the like, but how does the 650 compare to other 600s???

Mines restricted at the moment so its slow but legal

[jambo]

Yes.

Thankfully that's all the performance anxiety dealt with

Jambo
Sent from my thingie

Unrestricted it's not on a par with a 600sports IMHO.

Sometimes I think certain of them are restricted when they aren't.

But it's all about the corners anyway.

[johnnyrod]

To be honest on the road it's much of a muchness, if you bang the throttle open it tears off. If you're talking about the track where you can really go fast, then yes, once you're over 100 or so, the SV is starting to struggle. That's why you need to use its other advantages of traction and torque to gain some yards out of bends before the screaming top end of the 600/4 boys pulls you back in half way down the straights. It's opening a can of worms with that sort of conversation though...

Great so not only did I buy a girls bike but its a slow girls bike

[Fallout]

The BHP figures tell the story. Most 600 sport bikes like the gixxer are around 100bhp. The SV is around 70. They both weigh pretty much the same, so many 600s have almost an extra 50% power to play with.

As Spanky said though, doesn't make a whole lot of difference on decent twisties. I remember chasing Hong through the Welsh mountains and he only held me up on a handful of straight sections. His torque meant he always had comparable acceleration out of most corners unless I was exiting at 9k+ RPM, and that's an SV vs a 750 gixxer.

Originally Posted by disco2

Great so not only did I buy a girls bike but its a slow girls bike

Then the only thing to do is make sure you don't ride it like a girl.

If you go out and Embarrass a few super sports you won't get much stick.

Most people's rides are limited more by their ability than the bikes (myself included).

Slow but still good fun and twins sounds better IMO

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Spank86

Most people's rides are limited more by their ability than the bikes (myself included).

+1

[Fallout]

Originally Posted by Spank86

Most people's rides are limited more by their ability than the bikes (myself included).

Although Spank on the S4 takes some catching. I can often be seen reading a magazine when following you on the Ace.