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I love the SV's grunt in town, great for use in traffic where an IL4 you'd need to downshift to get the same result, my mates zx636 is (or was ![]()
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An IL4 doing 60ish in 4th or 5th gear will have little or no engine braking. where the V2 will slow down. So throttle control is still important I dont mean that it negates the need for for proper planning, observation, or even braking. It will just feel easier on the SV. IMO of course ![]() |
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I don't agree that it's the bike that will 'get you into trouble'. It's the rider that gets into trouble, after all the bike is only doing what the rider tells it to. The SV will enter into a bend or fire out of a bent at the speed the rider determines just like the RR would. I agree the RR could make a rider go faster as he will feel more confident but it's a more capable bike so it can corner and brake faster. I'm speaking from my experience as i've owned both an SV and an RR. To me the RR was a much easier bike to ride but we are all different. |
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I have just given back a K7 RR after 3 months and am now back on my SV. I have found that I tend to be riding faster on the SV in and around town without realising it. I am not sure of the reasons yet, but I think it is because the low rpm torque, and general loose feeling of the bike/engine make those speeds seem effortless. On the flip side, the RR doesn't sit well at low speed and you are therefore more aware of how fast you are going around town especially as you have to work the gearbox more. Motorways are a completely different story. On the SV you tend to go slower as high speed is more difficult whereas the RR can find you at the license loosing speeds without you really realising it.[/quote]
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When you say you are speaking from experience, am I correct in presuming you went from the SV to the RR? I totally agree that a new rider can be safe on a ss600. Just my opinion that the sv can be a bit more 'forgiving' if said inexperienced rider makes an error of judgement. |
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All of your examples I presume apply to your own skills - what you are assuming is that they will aplly to all levels of riding ability. Which I totally disagree with. Anyway, I think we are debating the wrong aspect. I believe that somebody with little experience can (and generally will) learn more on an sv than a ss600 to begin with. I learned to be (relatively) rapid on the sv (inferior bike to the RR) before changing bikes (which i'm sure applies to all people that have gone from an sv to a more perful bike). I think changing from an sv to an rr so soon negates the opportunity to learn to ride a slower bike faster. |
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Yep, went from an SV to an RR. I found the RR more learner friendly than the SV. It was easier to ride and felt safer on it. Each to their own I suppose, but in my opinion the RR is the better bike for inexperienced riders.
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