First ride on my sv WOW

So I picked up my 09 plate sv650s on Monday the 14th, the day after my 21st birthday and supprise supprise it starts to snow

The garage offer to deliver it as the roads were white and for the last two week I've been running to my bedroom window every morning like a 5 year old praying them roads were clear!

After a holiday to vennice (present off the girlfriend) I come back and still snow!!!

However yesterday the day came where the roads were their normal selves and I ditched my plans to spend the day on it!

So, my first thought is WOW. 33bhp? Feels like I'm sitting on a rocket!!! More power than I had ever expected from a restricted bike.

Don't get me wrong I'm not an experienced rider and this is my first ever bike and I have only ridden a 125 to do my test on but gosh, did not expect that.
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So, it's even better what I thought. I've lost my voice from singing with joy and screaming with fear in my helmet today haha.

Just thought id share this as none of the women in my house seem to understand me excitement

[Sid Squid]

Yee haa! Fun ain't it?

Enjoy your new bike

[DarrenSV650S]

Epicness! Enjoy it

Gotta love a good shout when you try something new and fast.
Did the same with my first tuned two stroke 125 at 18 and again on the er5 during my bike training.. Enjoy it!

[Jayneflakes]

A restricted SV is such a capable bike and a great machine to learn how to ride a big bike. My restriction came to an end last year and I was surprised at how much of the power is kept when restricted, I did not really notice the extra power until I hit the motorway.

Ride safe, keep her shiny side up and watch out for loonies in cages.

Wow, your girlfriend must be rich! :O

Yea, I felt like that the first time on a 125, the first time with the 33bhp SV and the first time I unrestricted my SV

Enjoy and ride safely

[Fallout]

Helmet screaming! Yeeeeahhhh! It's that beautiful fear that you could easily die in a ball of mangled firey metallic carnage.

Gota love that new bike feeling! Enjoy buddy!

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by Jayneflakes

A restricted SV is such a capable bike and a great machine to learn how to ride a big bike. My restriction came to an end last year and I was surprised at how much of the power is kept when restricted, I did not really notice the extra power until I hit the motorway.

Ride safe, keep her shiny side up and watch out for loonies in cages.

i couldn't agree with this point more!! it's the torque of a good old v twin, the sv really is a fantastic bike to do your 2 years restricted on. i couldn't believe the lack of difference except on the motorways i felt when i had it de-restriced after my 2 years were up.

I've got an '02 curvy sat in my garage next to my cbr 125.
I'm in the process of doing my test, (no chance of lessons at the moment with this weather) and everytime I go in the garage I feel a little bit more depressed haha.
CAN'T WAIT ! Although I'll be restricted to 50mph when I pass my test, which sucks so much...