I did exactly what you are looking to do, and changed to a gsx1400 recently. The motivation was almost entirely comfort for longer journeys, and pillion provision. I did some 3 hour-ish journeys with my girlfriend on the sv, and the second half wasn't all that fun. The gsx is far more comfortable, and all the torque means you can have quite a relaxed ride if you want. It goes pretty well when you want it too though :)

Mine is a k3, and suffered from the broken rear shock symdrome. I replaced them with a set of hagons, and as well as being fixed it handles far better. It'll never be a sportsbike, but I'm enjoying having to put the effort into riding it, and am probably as quick in the twisties as I was on my sv. It's also great fun grinding the pegs at will, something I never really did on the sv :twisted:

I do miss my sv, but I'm glad I made the switch for the comfort on the longer journeys. We are also going to the TT, but going for practise week so we get to see the classic bike races :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...lors_gsx14.jpg

much better looking than the cb1300, while the Kwak is only good if you like kwak green :lol:

does not the S model of the gsx1400 have ohlins on the rear .

seems to stick in my mind for some reason :wink:

No, that was the Yam, (XJ1300sp) which I am told was not "proper" Ohlins anyway....

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Yamaha own Ohlins, so it is proper Ohlins just not very good Ohlins. Just a rebadged standard shock.

Buy the Kwak, it's the best one.

GSX-gazilion deffo a good laugh though.

I know a bloke who has a TL1000-R. Its slightly heavy, slightly tall, slighty cumbersome and slightly slow compared to my dads gixxer 6, and his mates zx6's etc. Dont get an "R", get an "S". I hear maxton can sort that dodgy rear suspension suzuki has going on, and i also hear Hypero do an excellent sterring damper.

Both the "R" and the "S" sound feckin' awsome with loud cans on, louder than loud!!!!

I've also heard of some problesm with SV1000's...my dad knows a bloke who got one and the cylinders where knocking in the bores. Is this a widespread problem? The guy took it back to his dealer and they swaped it for a gixxer thou.

Matt

I had a TLR from new and I loved it.Mate of mine had TLS and he loved it.Totally different bike except for name!TLR has plenty torque and stormin top end where as TLS had loads of bottom end(and wheelies everwhere :D )Only problem i had was rear shocker came loose!Most TLR's have had shockers modded or changed for ohlins etc by now.God I think I am talking myself into one not you mate :shock:

well iv got azrx1200r green as well as the sv they do come in red, blue, silver as well very nice the grunt of the 1200cc is very nice u can ride round in 5th all day if you feel inclined to do so it will roll on from below 30 no probs