after the sv will you stay with a vtwin or go with an i4?

I went from a V twin to a triple. The triple retains the torque of a V twin without the screaming revs of an inline 4,but as the man says "All down to personal choice"
Thats what makes us all different and not like the telly advert

Most probably a twin, but not because I have anything against fours.
I think pretty much the same as Northy said, actually.

after riding my Dad's ZX636R I have to say I will be going IL4

When or if I buy a new bike, I will not care much about engine config...comfy for me.

If you want a "sports bike" I assume you are interested in pure speed as opposed to touring and aren't fussed if that means high revs to get the power?

In which case go for an IL4. In terms of pure straightline speed and quarter miles times etc you will see that even an RSV doesn't really offer much over the latest IL4 600's let alone an IL4 750 or 1000.

So you can spend £8k on an RSV or £5500 on your ZX6R and how hard a choice is that? Sure you don't have the mid range but you only sit at 5000rpm on the IL4 when you are commuting. When you decide to go fast you keep it between 8000 and 15500 where the thing always has psycho power on tap so whats the problem especially as you get a much lighter and nimble bike!? This mid range business is overplayed anyway as the IL4 just has shorter gears to compensate. So what you find is that a lack of mid range never feels like a problem, it is the constant buzzy screaming of the motor that can get on your tits.

I will go onto a 1000 IL4 next (I want less buzzyiness and more horses at all revs) and once I am bored of that then I definitely would look at a 1000 VTwin sports bike for that extra personality but first I need to get some adrenaline out of my system.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Stu

how can you compare these 2 bikes?

You can't... I'd be buying them for very different reasons, just like the Duke II or the VFR. It's not the litre engine that draws me to the R1, it's the fact that it's the best looking bike that Japan's ever produced. IMO, before someone bites my head off! If it were a 600 or a 750 that'd make me more inclined to buy it though. I'm quite partial to smaller engines.

I really like the SV, it did most things I wanted it to do pretty well out of the box, and now it does most things I want it to do very well. Not everything, mind. So most likely, I'd buy another and build it up again (plus, I've got a garageful of spares I could probably build another SV out of my pile for, oh, £500 to £1000, if I had the inclination and either of my engines is fixable, which they might be) But it's nice to do something different. Don't have space for a second bike though, unfortunately.

Originally Posted by northwind

It's not the litre engine that draws me to the R1, it's the fact that it's the best looking bike that Japan's ever produced. IMO, before someone bites my head off!

Agree! Italians aside, the R1 04- onwards has to be one of the best looking Japanese sportsbikes ever. I'm also a fan of the 03 R1 with that great looking tail!

Although I love the SV, I'm going to go IL4 next.

V-Twin till i die

If i wanted to listen to that IL4 racket i'd by a nova they're cheaper.

Most probably an RSV1000Factory will be my next bike, ooops just wet myself with excitment

Originally Posted by justmacsv650

I went from a V twin to a triple. The triple retains the torque of a V twin without the screaming revs of an inline 4...

Beat me to it but yep, all personal choice...
having ridden the twin and the IL4(and yes, if I could I would still have my beloved SV) I find the triple to be a good compromise... HTH

I´ve owned almost all types of motorcycles: 1, 2 & 3 cylinder twostrokes,
big singles, inline twos, inline fours in both directions (BMW), triples, V4 and V-twins.
In my opinion, i absolutely prefer the more "unstressed" engine type with maximum two cylinders. Next bike will definately be either another V-twin or a big boxer (R1150/1200 GS)