Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

not to bad. the bike iv got now is something like 13bhp and i once managed to get it to 80mph and that seemed damned fast

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

80mph on a 125 will seem faster than 80mph on a 'big' bike, as IMO bigger bikes are much more stable. TBH top speed isn't really a problem... it'll still do 90 round the right corner ;) (not that I'd condone this of course ociffer :smt083) My point is that, unless you spend all day on motorways, it'll have more than enough power to keep you grinning :smt040 comme ça

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

alrite cheers. what about reliability, iv heard bad things from people about suzuki's saying they fall apart if you ride them all year

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

Nah, there are plenty of people on here who ride all year round. Pitting on the front forks is common on the SV, though this can be sorted with some autosol and a fair bit of elbow grease ;)
Coat it in ACF-50 and clean it regularly and it'll be fine, or do it yorkie_chris style... Build up a protective layer of dirt :lol:

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

lol ok fair enough well hopefully when i get a bigger bike in march most of the salt should have washed away. cheers

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

one more quick question ... what year of bike should i be aiming for?? and coupled with that what kind of milage and price???

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

Awesome, you'll love it :D

Pop into Idle Banter and say hello, and make sure you put some pics up in March of your new toy :p:cool: (even if it is a Bandit)

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

sure thing, also does anyone else ride a 125? just wondering what they would think if i turned up to a ride lol, but im now pretty good with country lane's as i live in the yorkshire dales and am frequantly up there, but on the straights it wouldnt be funny.....

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

I have and yes I am biased - hated the bandit love the SV :mrgreen:

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

I think there are a couple on 125s on here, but I'm sure people wouldn't mind if you were on a 125.
Might be worth popping into the Pennine Massive section if you're from yorkshire. Ask there, but I'd be shocked if they said you couldn't go on the rideouts :lol:
It just won't happen :)