AL7 at 20,000 miles

[kaivalagi]

Originally Posted by Bibio

if you want a fairing then you have to buy one of their more expensive bikes... suzuki could give us a stonkin superb SV but then they would not sell as many of their more "profitable" bikes. its all about the "upgrade" glossy magazine dream..... lets face it if the SV was a fully tricked out production model like the GSXR then would you really want to upgrade your bike?... i know i dont now that mine is all sorted, its not just a bike for christmas its a bike for life

Yeah, my GSXS1000F is nice

I remember when I was trying to decide to wether to modify or go with a different bike 8 years back....the engine is a stonking vtwin but the shocks and brakes need improvements....if they added a grand or so onto the RRP for an R version with GSX equivalent suspension and brakes it would be a great bike out of the showroom for sure and I'd likely have one now.

[Talking Heads]

No, pillion pegs now look like this



Pillion pegs too far away from seat and too far forward.
Bag just slides down sloping seat onto rider section.
Nothing to anchor to at the rear of the seat.

[Talking Heads]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

I'd be interested if they bought out a semi faired model.

There's a new one with clip-ons and a wee nose fairing.

[Adam Ef]

That's the one I posted a pic of a few days ago. I like it. Having just spent £££ converting my pointy to upright bars I'd have to take a miss on buying anything with clip-ons though! Not sure that fairing will do that much either. Looks nice though.

[Talking Heads]

Originally Posted by Bibio

dont do it.. they are not reliable... no seriously they aint.

its called a top box.

Yet to be determined whether or not the forthcoming 650 twin will be reliable.
Absolutely everything on the bike is brand new, as is the design, development and engineering team.
Its a seriously interesting project.

Can't fit Suzuki rack without cutting sidepanels so topbox no good.
Other racks too fugly.
If I really want to dramatically improve practicality I'll get a scooter, but for now I'm putting up with impracticality in the name of FUN!!!

[Talking Heads]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

That's the one I posted a pic of a few days ago. I like it. Having just spent £££ converting my pointy to upright bars I'd have to take a miss on buying anything with clip-ons though! Not sure that fairing will do that much either. Looks nice though.

They could have made the nose fairing bigger, remember the pro-am LC...?

[Adam Ef]

That would probably fetch crazy money now if you had one in decent condition.

[Talking Heads]

I had a white/blue one back in the day, it got dropped frequently, including the day I fitted new Micron pipes, dropped it on a roundabout two miles after leaving home and flattened the right side pipe.
Had to buy a new pair.
That's right folks, I bought a pair of shiny bling expansion chamber pipes and they lasted two miles.
Saw a white/red 250LC for eight grand a while back.

[Craig380]

Originally Posted by Talking Heads

I had a white/blue one back in the day, it got dropped frequently, including the day I fitted new Micron pipes, dropped it on a roundabout two miles after leaving home and flattened the right side pipe.
Had to buy a new pair.
That's right folks, I bought a pair of shiny bling expansion chamber pipes and they lasted two miles.
Saw a white/red 250LC for eight grand a while back.

Just the other weekend I followed a white/blue LC with large-can Allspeeds for a few miles. Sounded glorious, even though he was only bimbling along at about 60. I kept wishing he'd give it some berries, but he was probably worried about seizing it

[R1ffR4ff]

If you are not taking a,"Pillion" passenger a rear seat bag might be of use,

Plenty to choose from,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...t+bag&_sacat=0