Evening....

A lot for a first bike, but many others have done it. All I can say is take your time to understand the machine. It'll go only as fast as the amount of throttle opening you give it

Matt

lol interesting comments. I actually came on here because I wanted to purchase an SV, look at the bright side I bought a Suzuki at least .

People on here are realy nice and I search the forums for advice so I am here to stay .

Nothing wrong with a sports 600 as a first bike, I found a CBR600RR much better to learn on than an SV! But, this has been covered to death before!

You're right tho mate, this is a friendly forum , the best i've found thats why it's so popular, people who sell on the SV tend to stay on here

Originally Posted by Warthog

SV650 to zx6r?? Hardly a huge step up? I mean, what else could you have in between?

WRONG!!! trust me its a huge step up on all fronts, not least the performance!!

I think Warthog has been sufficiently reprimanded, so i won't bother to respond.

Take it easy on that thing Mastmunda! my recent off is evidence of what over confidence can do to a new rider oh and if you havent already, get leathers! /me kisses and cuddles his new leathers which saved him some major pain the very next day...

Yes very important to beware the throttle.

But equally if not more so to get used to the brakes. The bike will stop on a sixpence. Practice stopping!

Neio79 -would you recommend the move from SV to ZX6, I'm comtemplating trading in the old SV curvy for a new 2007 ZX-6R myself? If I can get affordable insurance that is. I've been on the SV for about 18 months, and on a GS500 for a couple of years before that... I've heard totally conflicting comments re the ZX - for some it's a doddle to ride and great fun, and others say it was a killer, high revs only etc.

Originally Posted by neio79

WRONG!!! trust me its a huge step up on all fronts, not least the performance!!

Haha I have not been sufficiently reprimanded! I stand by my comment! I am not saying the ninja is no better than an sv, I am just saying that it seems a logical and fine progression! You can't buy 100 bikes in your lifetime each one 1 bhp more than the other to slowly build up can you? You have to make leaps. What would you buy after an sv and before a ss600 to make the transition smoother then???

[Stu]

Warthog
+1, I understood you