SV1000 owners

[Ratty]

Originally Posted by merlin427

Nice looking bike that Ratty, looks like a GSXR but isn't! In my view it better for having fewer cylinders, is that a standard paint job or have you had it done?
How does the thou compare for insurance, I'm not a spotty youth anymore and have a clean licence (fingers crossed)?
Thanks for your write-up.

It was an official Suzuki scheme for 2005 to celebrate 20 years of the GSXR range. Plenty of them about too if you fancy one. The insurance is still a lot cheaper than supersport bikes. The chap I bought from in Stockton was also quite young and it was his first big bike after a scooter. I think he paid about £600 for his cover but may have been only TPFT.
Ratty

Originally Posted by jambo

Loud, yes, but the static noise test at brands had my curvy SV650S with slip-on can @ 106dB, and Toad's K5 SV1000 with twin scorpion cans @ 105dB. So don't expect a massive step up in the shouty department.

Jambo

Quite. My GS500 with a Scorpion can came out louder than Raf's SV1000 when tested up at the Ace some time ago.

[Mark_h]

I went from a 650 to the thou a couple of years ago. Hated it for the first week but love it now.

• More power
• Better suspension
• Better brakes
• Overall more planted
• More power
• More cans
• Loads more power

Soon get used to chucking it around country lanes gets even better when you get the hang of real counter-steering.
Oh and it's pretty lively.

Keeps up with pretty much everything in day to day riding and even the litre sports bike crowd unless they are one of the rare ones who actually know what they are doing.

Insurance now under £100 fully comp but I am an old git with IAM discount too. Fuel light on average 120 miles (works out at 10 miles per litre. about the same as my 650) my record is full to light in 65 miles but I was a very fun 65 miles

Tyres (Mitch pilot 2cts.) and chain have done about 8k with plenty left.

Mine's one of the original K3s. It had the "knock" which is either the main bearing or clutch basket. Allegedly no one has ever actually had one go pop, they just get a little louder. I have a spare clutch in the shed so it's pretty much guaranteed to never go wrong now. In the mean-time it sounds like a ducati until you pull the clutch in.

I think they are brilliant value for money, but will not suit everyone so make sure you get a decent test-ride.

the sv1000 is a great bike, very under rated id say and cheap as chips too.
the knock issue was a recall on the k3 when suzuki actualy admitted it was due to a crank bearing machined to the wrong tolerences but the knock itself was only just a "knock" hardly noticable unless you actully walk round the bike and listen hard, no engine fatalitys was caused by this according to the letter i read on sv1000zyns. the sv1000 was the first bike i got my knee down on so they cant be bad handling either

just got mine how i like it with lower pegs (who puts gilles on a naked??) and i have just fallen in love with it.

proper grunt and good handling. realtively cheap to insure as well.

still find the power utterly mental to the point i havent given it full beans in 2nd...

absolute plug - gilles for sale.

full beans in 2nd is about 100mph lol

not quite... have topped it out... 85mph. i just wont give it a massive handful (cos i is a big gurl)

i deffo seen mid 90's on my k3 s model.

serious?! hmmmmmm. intriguing

mines and N - are they geared differently or was i being a pansy again?

prob gearing, race cans may help too mind you a recent thread i was replying too intrigued me to see what the gixer6 could do in its gears and lets just say 2nd saw a comfortable 3digits