Do you still have an SV? - Page 5 - SV650.org

MrMessy · 11-11-08, 10:59 PM

1st:- K1 Yellow curvy s. Sold to Jimmy Gulp and still in daily use?
Now K2 yellow curvy, full fairing and Micron system. Also
K1 black naked with an aftermarket fairing, significantly lowered. (Thinking of selling, fancy a 400 or a 650 Raptor.)

Stu · 11-11-08, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshmac

Why's that Stu?

My ZX6R G1 gets 53 mpg. That's better than 45 from my SV so why use the SV?

11-11-08, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu

My ZX6R G1 gets 53 mpg. That's better than 45 from my SV so why use the SV?

Fair point, and one which I cannot answer

11-11-08, 11:59 PM

ive gone il4 for a while, i do miss my v twin tho.

yorkie_chris · 12-11-08, 12:51 AM

The fun > The insurance premium

rictus01 · 12-11-08, 01:51 AM

still have two actually, one served me very well for just over a couple of years and 153,000 miles, the other has served as spares for a load of people over the years and will never be a whole bike again.

Foot note:- my original is being build up by Michelle, so should be back on the road next spring sometime after laying about for 4 years, shes got the engine in and running already (sweet 4k lump).

Cheers Mark.

BanannaMan · 12-11-08, 03:17 AM

Got mine new in 2002 and still loving it!

No it's not the biggest or the badest or the newest....

But ..
It's more fun to ride a slow bike fast than it is to ride a fast bike slow.
And I generally frail the little SV for all she's worth....and she likes it.

I could afford something newer, bigger, etc. but I tend to like all my bikes better after I've had them for 10,000 miles or so.
After that the riding gets easier...less thinking and more reacting as both the bike and I seem to know what to expect of each other.

12-11-08, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by muffles

Let's be fair, 1 out of 15 ain't bad

Anyway, that might have been the case 1-2 years ago, the ZX-6R seems to have been ditched as flavour of the month recently. Although the 09 model might revive that.

True but I was not comparing it to other SS600's I am saying it IS 100% better than the SV at EVERYTHING.

12-11-08, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by neio79

True but I was not comparing it to other SS600's I am saying it IS 100% better than the SV at EVERYTHING.

Now that is BS mate, everything????

12-11-08, 08:30 AM

I've still got it, and I think I'll always have it. Sometimes I get annoyed with it and want to trade it in for something else. Then it uses its V-twin charms against me and I fall back in love with it.

I'm still going to get an SV1000 though, but as a second bike when me and maria get a place of our own

Viney, i think you are right about the SV being the best london bike. Its not such an extreme sporty riding position that your body aches after 2 minutes of filtering, and with the added fairing it makes going down the north circ at 60mph comfortable.

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11-11-08, 10:59 PM	#41
MrMessy Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 557	Re: Do you still have an SV? 1st:- K1 Yellow curvy s. Sold to Jimmy Gulp and still in daily use? Now K2 yellow curvy, full fairing and Micron system. Also K1 black naked with an aftermarket fairing, significantly lowered. (Thinking of selling, fancy a 400 or a 650 Raptor.)

11-11-08, 11:59 PM	#44
kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Do you still have an SV? ive gone il4 for a while, i do miss my v twin tho.

12-11-08, 12:51 AM	#45
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Do you still have an SV? The fun > The insurance premium __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

12-11-08, 01:51 AM	#46
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	Re: Do you still have an SV? still have two actually, one served me very well for just over a couple of years and 153,000 miles, the other has served as spares for a load of people over the years and will never be a whole bike again. Foot note:- my original is being build up by Michelle, so should be back on the road next spring sometime after laying about for 4 years, shes got the engine in and running already (sweet 4k lump). Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!

12-11-08, 03:17 AM	#47
BanannaMan Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Appalachia Posts: 419	Re: Do you still have an SV? Got mine new in 2002 and still loving it! No it's not the biggest or the badest or the newest.... But .. It's more fun to ride a slow bike fast than it is to ride a fast bike slow. And I generally frail the little SV for all she's worth....and she likes it. I could afford something newer, bigger, etc. but I tend to like all my bikes better after I've had them for 10,000 miles or so. After that the riding gets easier...less thinking and more reacting as both the bike and I seem to know what to expect of each other. __________________ ...Bill *"The Mountains are calling and I must go"*

12-11-08, 08:30 AM	#50
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Do you still have an SV? I've still got it, and I think I'll always have it. Sometimes I get annoyed with it and want to trade it in for something else. Then it uses its V-twin charms against me and I fall back in love with it. I'm still going to get an SV1000 though, but as a second bike when me and maria get a place of our own Viney, i think you are right about the SV being the best london bike. Its not such an extreme sporty riding position that your body aches after 2 minutes of filtering, and with the added fairing it makes going down the north circ at 60mph comfortable.