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01-11-08, 07:19 PM | #1 |
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Upgrading from 650 to 1000
Hi all,
For all those that have gone to the 1000 from the 650, could I have your opinions please, differences in the bike, good/bad, the difference in cost for parts, tyres servicing etc. Would you go for an older model with low milage or newer bike with higher milage? both around the same price. Thanks Skez |
02-11-08, 09:28 AM | #2 |
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Re: Upgrading from 650 to 1000
IMO its a downgrade..........
More power more cost, in fact more of all the bad stuff and less fun. The 650 is a far more user friendly bike. I had a 650 k3 for 2 years and 19000 miles, traded for a k4 1000 and was dissapointed. Yes it was fast, yes it had plenty of grunt but it just didn't do it for me. Even after 12000 miles hard use. I now run a honda cb1300 and a bandit 650. HTH Terry |
02-11-08, 09:58 AM | #3 |
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Re: Upgrading from 650 to 1000
The two bikes are completely different, they share the same silhouette basically.
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02-11-08, 11:04 AM | #4 |
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Re: Upgrading from 650 to 1000
Had a curvy for 4 years, have now had a SV1000 for 4 1/2 years.
As anyone who has ridden both will tell you, they are completely different bikes. Initially I really missed my 650, however once I had a set of cans on the SV1000 I soon got over it. The good points about the SV1000 are:-
Don't buy a 1000 because you think it will be a more powerful 650 - a lot of people who have done this have been disappointed. Having said that, that was why I bought a 1000 - I did not even have a test ride before buying one, and I have grown to really like it.
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02-11-08, 11:28 AM | #5 |
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Re: Upgrading from 650 to 1000
I think the newer models k4 onwards has a different subframe ( lowered I think) I have a k3 and its seems higher. Also new models are slightly lighter. I'd like the sz for the different paint job and black frame. I went from curvey to 1000 and agree with the posters above. Tank range goes from 90 - 110 to reserve and the light stays on which means I pretty much fill up as soon as it appears . Its a bit heavy work round town but lovely on the open road. Good value solid 1000.
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02-11-08, 11:31 AM | #6 |
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Re: Upgrading from 650 to 1000
Had a K4 650s from new for 3 years and got my K4 1000 (Naked) in March this year. Most obvious change (bar the engine size) was going naked from being half faired.
Agree with MattSV in terms of the power difference, it is sooooo easy to be doing silly speeds and even with the windblast it is a shock at first to look at the speedo and realise how quick your going without really trying. A lot has been said before by those who have swapped about the handling, but i have to say i haven't noticed that much difference. I find it just as easy chucking the thou around as the 650. Having said that a lot of this is probably due to the different riding position on the naked, it is much more upright and i feel a lot comfier/more confident on it. Not serviced it yet (it is due) and done just under 4000 miles since i got it, but filters/plugs etc should be same as 650. Same on tyres, still has original Michelins on it, bike has done just under 6000 miles on them and they are squaring off due to a lot of Motorway miles (AR08 and Glencoe Massacre the culprits!). Petrol consumption is probably slightly more than the 650, but not bad at all really. I managed 180 miles on 1 tank running down to the AR and had fuel left in the second tankful coming back from the Glencoe Massacre. The Quill racecans I've got on it haven't made much difference to the fuel bill and they also sound awesome. Overall, I love my thou and once i get a flyscreen and top box to do some more touring on it am very unlikely to change. It does everything I want it to, is plenty fast enough, handles and in naked form it doesn't seem very common. |
02-11-08, 12:25 PM | #7 |
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Re: Upgrading from 650 to 1000
I dont really understand this talk of power making you do silly speeds quickly...
Even on the 650 pootling along, crack the throtle open in 2nd or 3rd and 2/3 seconds later you are breaking national speed limits But i do understnad that more power would be nice in the 650, I somtimes want to scream at it to go faster coming out of corners!! lol |
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The 800 is making over 100bhp, doesn't make encourage me to speed anymore on that than it does on the 650. |
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02-11-08, 12:58 PM | #9 |
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Re: Upgrading from 650 to 1000
Fully agree, and that was what I was trying to say - the more power, the easier it is to get in to trouble, therefore the more 'self control' you need to have.
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02-11-08, 02:12 PM | #10 |
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Re: Upgrading from 650 to 1000
"it is a shock at first to look at the speedo and realise how quick your going without really trying"
To defend my quote above, when going from a 650 to thou it is easy not to realise how fast your going as at the same throttle opening on both the thou does have a fair bit more go. But, yes you do learn to adjust after a few miles on it. |
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