2003 vs 2007 sv650s

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Richie

based on what ?

not having a pop, but where the proof.?

There have been a fair few instances of the K3s spitting conrods out. I have no idea as to the actual detail of what causes these failures but I've heard of quite a lot of occurrences compared to very few on curvy or later pointy.

What are they up for sale for too?

$3900 for the 07 and $4200 for the 03.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by NYRGTO

I'm looking into buying an sv650s and have found two I'm interested in.

2003 sv650s - 1500 miles
2007 sv650s - 4500 miles

Is there any reason why I should choose one over the other? The 2003 was bought for the guys wife but she doesn't like riding and has been stored for the last couple years. Are there any differences between the years or anything specific I should look for when looking over the bikes? Thanks.

Biggest difference would be the fact that the K3 is different from all the curvies (really opbvious that ) AND different from the 4 years of bikes that came after it.

Which makes finding second hand bits to bolt on to fix light crash damage trickier...

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

03, higher back end looks better

+1

Originally Posted by NYRGTO

$3900 for the 07 and $4200 for the 03.

Are you in the US?

Oh if your short why get a taller bike? Just my thoughts being a smaller rider.

[ophic]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Biggest difference would be the fact that the K3 is different from all the curvies (really opbvious that ) AND different from the 4 years of bikes that came after it.

Which makes finding second hand bits to bolt on to fix light crash damage trickier...

Yup. I'm a K3 owner and I'd go for the K7. Its cheaper, has more realistic mileage (1500 is just too low - sounds more like its been abandoned) and as SK says, some body parts are specific to K3s and therefore hard to find. But the K3 does look better

Plus you'll be getting a 4 year newer bike for LESS money! It's a no brainer if they're both in good nick.

[flymo]

I would go for the newer one, 4500 miles is nothing. I race a K3 and have never had any bother with the engine.

[BillyC]

I don't think I've ever read anything about the K3 having a weak engine, or a big-end bearing problem. No more so than previous SVs, and I don't recall reading anything about this kind of problem being "fixed" on K4+.

Perhaps we've seen more K3s break because of big-end problems... but they have been on the road longer than K4+. Touch wood... my K3 hasn't had any big-end problems, and I only know of a few Pointies that have - and they were all due to lack of oil.