650 v 1000

thanks for your reply Mark, at 52 yrs young I purchased my 650 sv for fun and reliability. I love my classic 2 strokes and own 7 of them. I feel my 650 will do the job that I want it to, but I am considering going for the 10 for longer 2 up journeys. and I must add I will be keeping my 650 for the grin factor.

[Swin]

Originally Posted by yamrdtez

regards the back problem if your happy with the bike get some high bars fitted. I have 4/5 inch rise bars fitted and just love my bike. i to suffer big time with my back but I have no probs with my sv and it's raised at the back (pardon the pun)

I had come to the same decision myself, thanks for the recommend!

[Mark_h]

Originally Posted by yamrdtez

thanks for your reply Mark, at 52 yrs young I purchased my 650 sv for fun and reliability. I love my classic 2 strokes and own 7 of them. I feel my 650 will do the job that I want it to, but I am considering going for the 10 for longer 2 up journeys. and I must add I will be keeping my 650 for the grin factor.

I planned to keep my 650 too. However after riding the thou it just felt dull so sold it. the thou two-up is still just as quick it's just stopping gets a tad more exciting.

I've ridden a bone stock SV1000, and one that was highly modified, had lots of power, and excellent suspension.
I like my 650 better than either.

[mattSV]

Originally Posted by Mark_h

I've had a 650 and a 1000, both nakeds. The thou is MUCH faster and has better brakes and suspension. Some people will complain they don't handle. Either they've never ridden one and are just repeating web opinions or aren't doing it right. Anyone who follows me in the tight twisty stuff will confirm they handle fine, you just need to give it a bit more input.

Get through a bit of fuel, I generally get 112 miles from full to light on regardless of how hard I ride it.

If you want proper quick agility, get a modern sports bike. If you want lazy power the SV1000 is OK but there are better bikes out there. If you just want a really cheap way to bring a grin to your face, get yourself an SV1000 and make your own mind up. Everyone I've ever lent it to gets off with an ear to ear grin saying things like "nobody really needs that, but can I have another go"

What he said...

I had both as well, in the faired variety. The 650 was a great bike, but I always felt a lot more confident on the thou - the suspension combined with the extra weight just made it feel more planted in the corners. If I had to choose between the two, I would take the thou every time