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Old 24-12-09, 06:08 PM   #11
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Well that video was exciting. Oh wait... no.
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Old 25-12-09, 02:23 PM   #12
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Nice to see the SV getting the recognition it deserves. I just wish Suzuki would make some announcement about where they see the future going for this bike.
The idea of an SV-R with top quality suspension etc would be rather tempting!
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Old 25-12-09, 08:37 PM   #13
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Nice to see the SV getting the recognition it deserves. I just wish Suzuki would make some announcement about where they see the future going for this bike.
I don't think Suzuki marked 10 yrs of the GSXR, but look at it now!
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Old 25-12-09, 08:53 PM   #14
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I don't think Suzuki marked 10 yrs of the GSXR, but look at it now!
I think they did 15 years of the GSXR...i remember a GSXR day at brands hatch, kevin shwantz and the great Colin Mcrae thrashed around on GSXR1000's
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Old 25-12-09, 09:47 PM   #15
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Is Viney the only one on here to be actually 10 years on his SV?
Probably! However,t the SV came out late 98
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Old 26-12-09, 11:23 PM   #16
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Well that video was exciting. Oh wait... no.
well u find a better one ....HUMBUG
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Old 27-12-09, 01:15 PM   #17
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Bought mine in June 2001 so I've got a year and a half to go...
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Old 27-12-09, 01:36 PM   #18
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The idea of an SV-R with top quality suspension etc would be rather tempting!
Build your own!

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I don't think Suzuki marked 10 yrs of the GSXR, but look at it now!
They brought out K5 anniversary model to celebrate the slabside 750s first appearance on the road 20 years before
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Old 27-12-09, 02:01 PM   #19
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They also give the correct damping characteristics without re-valving.
That's a load of b*ll*cks. Springs don't affect damping and the damping will be even more wrong with progressive springs.
Whoever wrote the article needs a kick in the nuts for that sentence. About average for MCN...

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that part is legally 'for race use only' ...
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