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03-08-18, 08:50 PM | #1 |
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SV650 2018 Review
A nice, sensible video review on the Missenden Flyer's youtube channel and it's pretty positive overall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9wZfVtUzDw He's got the bike on loan from Suzuki so will be doing more in depth user reviews in the coming weeks. |
03-08-18, 09:10 PM | #2 |
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Re: SV650 2018 Review
Mmm, dunno what's going on with the sound on that. Can't hear it properly. All the other sounds on my pc are ok.
Seems to be youtube stuff generally. Last edited by garynortheast; 03-08-18 at 09:12 PM. |
03-08-18, 09:50 PM | #3 |
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Re: SV650 2018 Review
Strange, Sound is absolutely fine for me.
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04-08-18, 07:24 AM | #4 |
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It was my headphones!!
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04-08-18, 10:22 AM | #5 |
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Re: SV650 2018 Review
At 2 minutes in he calls it a parallel twin - WTF does he know what he is riding........
Also I find my SV pretty nimble and never have the feeling I have to 'muscle it around' as he describes.
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Re: SV650 2018 Review
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Seat is OK for me up to a couple of hours (and it is a naked not a faired touring / motorway tool) but couldn't describe seat as comfortable, but I am happy to get both feet firmly down and maybe a thicker seat would spoil that.
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04-08-18, 11:25 AM | #7 |
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Re: SV650 2018 Review
It feels narrow if you think it's a parallel twin.
There's a reason for that. |
04-08-18, 01:14 PM | #8 |
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Re: SV650 2018 Review
He did correctly state that it's a v twin later in the review I believe. I expect it was just a slip of the tongue. I think if he is able to give the type of lucid commentary he was in that video and ride safely and sensibly he's doing well. Better than I'd manage anyway.
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04-08-18, 03:18 PM | #9 | |
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For anyone who's interested in this type of vlog, there's a slightly bonkers Portuguese guy called cager on 2 wheels who gives very idiosyncratic and quite amusing bike review commentaries in very good English. He was also impressed by the new SV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIcLGrm2C0M |
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04-08-18, 05:51 PM | #10 |
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Re: SV650 2018 Review
How about TMF's comment about the 130 mile range of the SV
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