SV650 or Bandit 600S?

I had a dt125 and went straight to an sv no probs after passing my test, my mate steve had a cbr125 and went to a k5 no probs. Warren passed his test n got a lovely k3 for a first bike, my mate Ryan got a k3 for a first bike and had a slight scuff because he decided to de-restrict it and take it out on slippy roads, ended up kissin the back of a car that stopped suddenly!

my advice is GET AN SV, TAKE CARE OF IT and KEEP IT 33BHP until you are more than confident and ready to unleash the beast

The advice doesn't get easier than that!!!!

I went straight onto a de-restricted curvy after my DAS with no problems ( riding experience before my curvy was a cg125 for 2 days and cb400 for 2 days) as long as your sensible and don't ride outside your means you'll be fine on any bike. As my instructor always said, "the throttle goes both ways"

[L3nny]

I managed to go round corners too fast on my 50 and fell off so what your instructor is saying is a load of cobblers really.

Good thread here (less of the bandit is boring)

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...=bandit&page=2

My first bike has been the SV and having ridden a bandit since I can understand where your instructor may be coming from.
The pull of the bandit certainly felt alot smoother than the SV, especially at low rev stuff so it feels alot more sedate and predictable, but then wheres the fun in that?
The SV is definately no evil monster bike that's going to throw you off on the first corner you come to, it seems to lack the smoothness of the IL4 is all, something which I definately prefer when comparing the 2 bikes.
Also, riding a bandit felt like riding a horse, it was so upright!

[steveg]

Hi
I've ridden Bandits and there fine bikes for commuting , I preferred the orginal Fazer 600 mk 1 though
My sv is the most fun though & is also a great commuter as cheap to run
Just try as many bikes that you can , you can only tell by riding yourself and everyone opnion is different
Cheers Steveg

Not asif i need to wade into the argument but i'd not ridden any bikes before and jumped straight onto a de-restricted SV curvy after my test

Why would you downshift going around a wet bend anyway? If you wanna do it just get the clutch right and you can do it if you want to.

Get an SV ^.^

[ophic]

Originally Posted by Thingus

Why would you downshift going around a wet bend anyway? If you wanna do it just get the clutch right and you can do it if you want to.

Get the throttle blip right and you can downshift all you like on wet bends.

slow in, fast out, thats all you need to know

[ophic]

Originally Posted by Rob969

slow in, fast out, thats all you need to know

you missed the 2nd part:
fast in, carried out