MCN on the SV - article link.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by ogden

My S came with vaguely boingy bits of twig at each end.

aye they ain't brilliant....bit better than the flumps provided with the naked I'd assume though.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Good read.
Are fairings pretty essential for the track?

Yeah, your bike will blow up on the 3rd corner if you dont have fairings, and if you actually make the 4th corner through some fluke, the wind-resistance will rip your arms out of their sockets.

I guess at top level racing they are essential, but a bimbling trackday its fine

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Yeah, your bike will blow up on the 3rd corner if you dont have fairings, and if you actually make the 4th corner through some fluke, the wind-resistance will rip your arms out of their sockets.

I guess at top level racing they are essential, but a bimbling trackday its fine

Tis what I assumed
100mph feels a bit wobbly naked wonder how 120/130 would feel

[ogden]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

100mph feels a bit wobbly naked wonder how 120/130 would feel

Breezy.

Most I've had a naked bike up to is 150 otc and that was, er, interesting.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Tis what I assumed
100mph feels a bit wobbly naked wonder how 120/130 would feel

On the Zed its fine @ 135 indicated.

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Tis what I assumed
100mph feels a bit wobbly naked wonder how 120/130 would feel

Scarily fun if you manage to hit it with no fairings.

Originally Posted by davepreston

sweet more proof the sv is a wicked bike

Or at least, it was in 2006 when that article was written.

Sorry to burst everyone's bubble but I believe there are better middleweight entries available now, like the ER6, for example.

[yorkie_chris]

There are better bikes out there. But parallel twins are just IL4s that have had their arms chopped off.

Yeah the suspensions naff, but it's fine for the average weight of jap or a really light local here with fresh oil.

Fairings aren't necessary for the track, there's a couple of minitwinners here who race nakeds. I reckon the slightly worse aeros counterbalance the weight loss and make it about the same.

Dunno what you're whinging about Dave. Someone who isn't me has had a naked bike* indicating nearly 3 times NSL. *well it had a flyscreen the size of a fag packet on it. Apparently it pulls all the muscles down your shoulder and arm and things that are "over there" are "here" very quickly.

Originally Posted by ogden

Breezy.

Most I've had a naked bike up to is 150 otc and that was, er, interesting.

I had mine doing 145 on the day I bought it (man that guy had a long drive.... ) and it's fine. Loads of fun trying to hold on!

Fairings are for homos & golfers.

[ogden]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Someone who isn't me has had a naked bike* indicating nearly 3 times NSL. *well it had a flyscreen the size of a fag packet on it. Apparently it pulls all the muscles down your shoulder and arm and things that are "over there" are "here" very quickly.

An indicated 200mph on a naked bike? I'm not convinced. Even an unrestricted busa will only just crack a genuine double ton and that's more slippery than slippy the slippery eel.

The only trouble I had doing 150 on a naked bike was holding my head forward. My arms were fine.