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Hey all just a quick not to say hi to everyone thinking of getting back to biking after 3yrs away from it VFR400 was my last bike thinking of the new sv650s 2009 full faring versoin as want something for getting to work on and weekend riding but dont want some thing that will scare the living daylights out of me tried sitting on it in loacal showroom love the riding position and could get both feet just about flat with trainers on dont say it i never ride with out full protection on at all times even more so after living on the isle of man for 17 yrs and riding there for about 6 yrs im sure some of u are thinking lucky u so just wondering what your thoughts are on the new version always fancied a CBR600F but decided against it for what i intend the bike to be especial as some of it will be around my local city center.

Thanks all

[rictus01]

Greetings, welcome to the site, might be an idea to add your location to your profile (still live on the IOM?), perhaps meet up with someone local to you.

Cheers Mark.

Do it, do it, do it

Welcome to the org.

Hi guys back in the north east of england Sunderland due to parents health decide to move back just in case.
Was really surprise i must say at the insurance quote i got for the new sv650 £134 for fully comp and with suzuki offering 0% finance over 3 yrs dam im tempted even more so since b**ldy car insurance is over £600 jumped £300 just because i moved back to the uk and what a blody carry on tring to get it register in the uk considering it was imported to the IOM from the uk

nooooo get the CBR600F they are the best (im so gonna get lynched for saying that)

[Paul the 6th]

ignore her, she's the local wench welcome to the site mate, there's one or two in newcastle and a fair few dotted along the north east (several in middlesbrough) so have a look in the "Pennine Massive" regional section as it more or less coves anywhere from chesterfield upto newcastle.

We've got a rideout planned for sunday july 26th starting in York and heading north up towards northallerton, then across to leyburn and down to ripon. There were 25 of us last time and it's more the merrier, any bike and any level of experience welcome. Finger's crossed you can get a bike sorted in time

Well, of course we are biased but SV650's are great bikes, very reliable engine and everything else works well. They do require a bit of looking after though...its noted across many manufactures that build quality has got worse in the past few years.

A CBR600f i think is a great bike, i'd love to have one...if I wanted to get rid of my SV (which in all honesty I dont but i will have to one day).

Welcome to the forum what VFR400 did you have? My dad recently rebuilt one, an NC24. great little bikes, really lovely engines

Matt

As far as i remeber it was a nc 24 imported version beutiful to ride great hadling and excelent runner quite happy at potttering around town and great on the IOM course used to ride out with my friend on his 1000cc kwacker keeping up on the twists was easy enough although he could leave me standing on the straights if wanted to but with a top speed in the region of 120-130mph it was no sluch where the accelration was concerned

wow, awesome! My dad is having problems with getting insurance (carol nash have changed their policies ALOT in recent years) so he hasnt had the chance to ride his, save a shake-down ride prior to its MoT

we're both looking forward to having a go on it around some of the twisty roads around where we live

[Nick_69]

Get the SV, that what ive done got the new one on 0% finance and i also managed to get a new exhaust and crash bungs put in for free. you wont forget it