I love V-Twins. Honda SP2

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Alpinestarhero

Abysmal.

however, SP1's and SP2's are gaining such a following that its likely to push up used prices. He could be doing himself a financial favour keeping the milage down

What's the point of servicing the f*cker then? Just store it properly.

I really don't see the fuss A*H. They're a race bike that's completely useless unless your (very!)local twisties are fast, open and flowing. And if you'd ridden one you'd think "what a POS", as you admit you don't ride like a nutter with your arris on fire... which completely eliminates any point in owning one.

Yeah, it's kinda ironic, that Honda wanted to prove they could build a better race V-twin than Ducati, but it's road version is far more single minded than the Dukes of that era.

Must've seen 4 out on Sunday. 1 and 2's. Certainly turns heads and sound fantastic

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

You do know some Firestorms suffer from CCT failure? There is a guy on here who had, or his mate did, a Storm that was on it's third engine. More expensive to sort out than an Sv I would guess.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Firestorm CCTs worse than SV ones!

Yep- fully aware of that. And how much gas they guzzle. But sooooo tempting.

For a litre twin, it'd either be that or an SV1000 and the SV's got a weenier tank...

Originally Posted by thedonal

Yep- fully aware of that. And how much gas they guzzle. But sooooo tempting.

For a litre twin, it'd either be that or an SV1000 and the SV's got a weenier tank...

What, no Aprilia on the option list?

Well- maybe a Falco, but I'd heard they're more focussed and less forgiving than the VTR/SV1000s and then there's Italian wiring. I ride in all weathers, see?! (I'm sure El Greco will pipe up soon...)

And I wasn't planning on going full sports, as the insurance would cost an arm and a leg more...

3 winters 21000 miles and no electrical issues, well had a battery go south but then that was probably 4 years old at the time... Though if you want to run heated gear id do a small wire mod to allow easier flow of voltage.

I test rode a couple of SV1000's and although they were ok I wouldn't go for one over the Sv650. Engine was lumpy below 4K rpm and the suspension (though probably set-up badly) felt pretty bad, lastly the brakes sucked hard! The 650 had better brakes

The Falco is more comfortable for me than the SV650 was. Very easy to ride and not unforgiving from my experience.

Guess best thing to do is test ride them

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

lastly the brakes sucked hard! The 650 had better brakes

You rode a f*cked un then

[ophic]

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Though if you want to run heated gear id do a small wire mod to allow easier flow of voltage.

Voltage doesn't flow pfft these italian bike owners...

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

You rode a f*cked un then

2x... My mate complains about his as well. I know they are supposed to be the same as the Gixxer, they just felt like they had no bite at all. Maybe the dealers liked to spray them with crap? Dunno...

Originally Posted by ophic

Voltage doesn't flow pfft these italian bike owners...

It does in layman's terms

But ok ill rephrase. Wire mod to help reduce the resistance of the wiring allowing more power to be used...

[ophic]

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

It does in layman's terms

But ok ill rephrase. Wire mod to help reduce the resistance of the wiring allowing more power to be used...

Pure wind up, Nick. I knew what ya meant. Don't rephrase things on my account