Goodbye to my SV in 1 week

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

I shoulda done this yesterday, i did oil and new brake pads!!

Havnt fitted my lines yet though....

...theres still hope!!!

But you can't deliver pizza on a gixxer..........

Nice one bud, have fun on it. Regardless of the restriction you'll love the handling, chassis and brakes are much better.

Originally Posted by rictus01

so because you SV needs a service you spend ?5k on another bike, yeah right, well one way of getting fresh oil I suppose

Can't beat constructive criticism

Nice... Hope you like it.

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by Beenz

Nice one bud, have fun on it. Regardless of the restriction you'll love the handling, chassis and brakes are much better.



Can't beat constructive criticism

Originally Posted by Beenz

You are of course entitled to your view. As am I.

What bike next after 5000 mile I guess should be the Question

Originally Posted by rictus01

so because you SV needs a service you spend ?5k on another bike

must say that's what i was thinking too! No probs tho, it's 'motorcycle logic' which is absolutely fine and happens to all of us at times!

good choice with the bike, i absolutely love mine! hope you enjoy

My logic:

My SV needs a new tyre and it needs a service very soon (still under warranty). This will equate to a min of ?250

In less than 12mths my SV will then need a major service and 2 tyres. Another ?300+ as it will be under warranty still.

I want a bike I know I will keep for over 2+ (poss 3+) years and so I've chosen a Gixer 600, which is a bike I love the looks of and, having ridden a few, I like the position and ride.

Instead of putting money into a bike that I now know I want to change, I'm putting it into the Gixer.

I know the Gixer is gonna be more expensive to look after but costs will be cut by having it serviced by my brother.

Getting the Gixer now is better than spending money on my SV and watching its p/x value reduce. I'm having my cake and eating it!



Anyone know of a good site for former SV riders who now own Gixers?

[steveg]

Enjoy your bike it looks a cracker , have ridden older gixers SRAD and a k5 track bike both great to ride
missed apex by 5 ft but thats not the bikes fault it was only my 2nd track day


I tend to buy my oil etc on-line as trips to bike shops can be very expensive , i was looking at a fazer 1000 last time I was buying a sump crush washer ...

Cheers Steveg

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Defender

Anyone know of a good site for former SV riders who now own Gixers?

www.gixerjunkies.net is the best one I've found.

i'm one of those people that says i LOVE my v twin and the noise oh the noise is something else on my 1000 with ccc cans, but i am also after a change and am seriously considering a triumph 675 or a gsxr 750, i'm just trying to soften the blow the the wife because i want to keep the sv1000 too