naked or faired

Hi I am going to buy an SV, could I have your good points and bad points for faired or not?
Thanks.

one is faired, the other is not...

I have an unfair one (curvy) which I think looks alot nicer than the faired one. Disadvantage is no wind protection which isn't a problem because I don't do silly speeds. The newer pointy model looks much better than the old curvy when faired IMO.

Thanks JakeRS, even I gathered that, perhaps you could have been more helpful.
Can you advise me on bulbs for the front lights?????????????? LOL

i've owned both.
faired:
good points:
easier to hang off
more comforytable at speed due to wind protection
better in rain for the same reason
higher top end speed than the naked

bad point:
more 'racing' body position means arm ache
slower acceleration than the naked
costs more
costs more to drop!

naked: good points
faster acceleration
more up right body postion means easier to see over cars
easier to get the front wheel of the ground
cheaper if droped and to buy

bad points:
lower top end
getting battered by wind takes it tole after a while
maybe not so easy to get ur knee down (maybe)


choose what suits ur riding. donmt go on what poeple think looks better or worse as ull just suffer. anyway, no one on here agrees about looks. some people even think thge old shape SV's look better

Originally Posted by Wiltshire7

..... everyone on here agrees about the looks. The old shape SV's look much better

Originally Posted by burner

Originally Posted by burner

naked get a naked one much better looking, and a bit of wind buffeting wakes you up in the mornings

[BillyC]

Hi French,

To be honest, it depends entirely on what you want to do with it

I bought my Naked for commuting to work and tackling urban traffic - which it does perfectly. It also gives me a lot of fun on sunny weekends too!

If you want to chuck something around traffic, weave about, and have good visability - get a Naked. If you want to have something for main roads, longer or faster journey's, and generally for use out of traffic, then get a faired.