650 or 1000?

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by barwel1992

im not saying they are cartridge but im saying you do get RWU cartridge forks

any how they are cartridge ..... LINK

I know can get RWU cartridge forks (GSXR SRAD's were). Stand corrected on the SV100 forsks

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

I know can get RWU cartridge forks (GSXR SRAD's were). Stand corrected on the SV100 forsks

lol the sv thou forks are srad forks (apparently) but with a bigger Dia tubing

had 650 then gxsr750 for a very short time then my thou
thou is far more comfy, more power especially bottom end and obviously does silly topend
suspension is 100 times better standard, sounds wuverly (duel zaust), its a great tourer , yet you can sill have serious fun on the twisties, good on fuel untill you hammer it, avon storm st2's make it handle really well in all conditions
the 650 is smaller and far more chuckable, tbh its not really fair to compare they are so different,

if you want a cheap bike for the backroads throw £300 at a 650 for suspension mods and your on a winner
if you want a more tourable bike which still can have fun on the twisties go thou,

ive done the isle of man tt course and long tours on both, the thou is soooooo much fun on the tt but there is so much power you can get into trouble, the 650 was almost perfect , a trip to europe id take the thou cos you can make it to where your going without being broken then hammer round a track or great roads just as easy.

a perfect world have both the 650 for hooligan fun the thou as your proper bike
feel free to ask any spiecific questions
hth
dave

Originally Posted by Teejayexc

Tried to do a search, but hit by everything but

So basically, I currently have a 650S and am thinking of changing to 1000. Apart from the obvious what are the thoughts of anyone who has done this, or vice-versa and why, and riding position/comfort differences etc.


Tia, Tj

thou better higher riding position and comfy
650 more cramped but easier to throw about

ps im keeping my thou but buying a cheap 650 to feck about with

Two different animals really, depends what u want it to do? Personaly I loved my 1000 because of it's lazy riding style and loads of torque the 650 I could fool around on and still feel comfy a better scratching bike

Personaly I loved my 1000 because of it's lazy riding style and loads of torque

probably confirms what I was needing to know..

I sat on a 650 yesterday at a local dealers and I did wonder wether the 1000 offered a slightly more upright riding position