Which next bike?

[Bibio]

throw some cash at an SV650 and it turns the bike into something that i personally think is a keeper. my bike is a lot more capable than i am and i'm fairly capable of throwing it about. i think all in all i spent £500 over the price of the bike once i sold off all the other stuff like the front end etc.etc. but i now have a bike that is capable of munching miles with ease. the extra £500 was including a custom built Nitron Sport shock and cosmetics like powder coating.

depending on the rider the only time you loose out is on the straights against SS bikes. get onto the small single lane twisty back roads and the bike comes into its own with that lovely V-Twin engine.

yes there are much better bikes out there and if your young then explore the options as life is to short.

buy a triumph
see here
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=211906

[Tomor]

Got a street and it's unreal. Get a trumpet don't listen to dp

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Originally Posted by carelesschucca

Suspension upgrades transform the SV, front forks as has been said is a great start and fairly cheap, then if you want have a look at the back end, in reality you don't need more power but it is nice. After the suspension the best thing I did to the bike was change the gearing by putting a bigger back sprocket on the bike. An end can does make the bike sound nice but it doesn't really do much. TBH the best upgrade you can make to any bike is improve the rider, and at the moment I'm needing a fair bit of improvement.

Suspension it is then. The last owner put on a blueflame exhaust, sounds brilliant. So I don't need to make an excuse to fund a new exhaust
But as you say, I've got a long long way ahead with my own skill. Every time I improve in something, I find another big flaw which needs working on. I couldn't work out why my lefthanders were messy, but now I've realised I'm not putting my body into the turn and end up leaning my body right, bringing the bike out of the turn. How daft. I'm getting there.

Originally Posted by Bibio

yes there are much better bikes out there and if your young then explore the options as life is to short.

Just 20 years old, I've got lots of time with lots of motorbikes ahead of me
So this is just some forward planning, mapping out my next bikes!
Don't get me wrong though, I'm in no hurry to lose the SV - I completely love it.

Originally Posted by davepreston

buy a triumph
see here
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=211906

I guess you've had some bad luck!! What was it like to ride - a street triple I presume?

Originally Posted by Tomor

Got a street and it's unreal. Get a trumpet don't listen to dp

Does the wind not become an issue?
I'm very approving of the British manufacturer too..

Get a ZRX 1100 or 1200. Proper man's bike that will easily hold it's own with pretty much anything out there if your balls are big enough!!! Plenty of character too that only a big Kwak can give. A genuine 130 RWBHP is easily achievable with plenty more to come, depends how deep your pocket is!!

[NTECUK]

Just a thought. Look for a local bike safe course. Will point you in the right direction.

Originally Posted by NTECUK

Just a thought. Look for a local bike safe course. Will point you in the right direction.

Theres a couple I've got my eye on back in Norfolk, will be doing them towards the end of August when I've got my bike derestricted

[Citizen]

Don`t under estimate the SV, I ride with a ZX9R rider who fair enough leaves me in his power band on a straight but otherwise Im always in his rearview mirror.

I`d say keep it, use it to hone your skills and in the meantime save for the next bike.

I do also like the Daytonas, look really smart.

Yeah. The sv is a good bike. Enough power for the twisty roads etc etc

Wish Id sorted the suspension on mine though. Those front forks can be quite off putting in a bend if you hit a bump i found.

Its only since iv got the vfr that iv realised just how bad the sv suspension was, if you know what i mean.

Another vote for a 675 here.

I found my STR does everything better than my SV, apart from engine braking and yes they are double the price but I found the SV felt extremely heavy, sluggish and outdated when I rode the Street Triple R.

For value the SV seems unbeatable in standard trim but once you start making it more refined it starts to creep up in to some serious amounts. Seems like a fine balance between upgrading the SV to spec you desire and spending enough money on the SV where you could have bought something better.