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Re: Sv 650 sport. sun says its girls bike?

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Originally Posted by mxm35948 (Post 1156520)

Bought a 650 sport last week and collect on thursday!! Read in the sun about it being a bit of a girls bike!! Hope this is not the case? Getting stick at the work about it!! Are they just winding me up??

That's rubbish!! They forgot to add short ass blokes and newbie riders. :rolleyes:

Re: Sv 650 sport. sun says its girls bike?

Ah. but thats the new Sun bike writer. The old one, a good friend of mine, raved about the SV. Well he did after i done a few time on his Honda Hornet 9!!

Yes the Sv has the girl bike image, but its far from it. Just because its not he latest R1Ninjagixerbladeturbonutterbastid people think its a crap bike. It is what it is. A fairly well built, reliable, fair handling 'budget' sports bike/touer/commuter, that if looked after will reward the newest of riders to those who have been riding a bit. Its a grin machine

Re: Sv 650 sport. sun says its girls bike?

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Originally Posted by Law (Post 1156815)

That's rubbish!! They forgot to add short ass blokes and newbie riders. :rolleyes:

Blimey I tick all the boxes in this post then!:o

Bought from a girl.
5'9"
and only been riding since November!!!!!:p

Re: Sv 650 sport. sun says its girls bike?

........alright then 5'8 (and a bit)!

Re: Sv 650 sport. sun says its girls bike?

nothing wrong with being 5'8 and a bit matey:)

Re: Sv 650 sport. sun says its girls bike?

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Originally Posted by mxm35948 (Post 1156520)

Huge girls bike! Everyone knows that a real mans bike is a yellow curvy SV :rolleyes:

No, seriously, i take that back. The SV is a serious tool in the hands of a good rider, and they are a well respected bike by riders in the know.

It may have an image in some places as a girlie sort of bike, but it isnt. In my mind, its a bike someone buys because its their first bike (little money for alot of bike) and they dont want something that will kill them! Or, its a bike someone buys because they are coming back to biking. Or, its a bike that someone wants because its differant. SV's atract my attention, but it takes a seriously hot R1 / GSXR / fireblade to get the same amount of atention from me.

The SV is a great bike in whatever guise it comes - dont be fooled, it'll eat up GSXR etc riders in the right (capable!) hands.

Matt

Re: Sv 650 sport. sun says its girls bike?

Should I add:

and 14 stone!

Re: Sv 650 sport. sun says its girls bike?

ooops 10 stone 3! thats where my power to weight ratio comes from:)

Re: Sv 650 sport. sun says its girls bike?

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Originally Posted by Viney (Post 1156827)

Just because its not he latest R1Ninjagixerbladeturbonutterbastid

Is that a Hyosung bike?

How much and whats the insurance like :P

David

Re: Sv 650 sport. sun says its girls bike?