Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

cheersss

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

Missed that..
All depends on your budget and which style of SV you prefer Curvy ('99-02, Carbs) on the left or Pointy ('03 onwards, Fuel Injection) on the right

http://forums.sv650.org/images/misc/SV650Banner5_3.jpg
There'll always be banter between owners (as that pic suggests)

Then decide if you prefer the S version (clip ons and bikini fairing at least) or the naked (more upright riding position and no fairing)

Have a look at different bikes, don't buy the first one you see without looking at others. Should be able to pick up a decent curvy for about £1600, pointy will be more (being newer an' all that), nice one probably starting at ~£2200

Look for tasteful mods such as an aftermarket can and tail tidies etc, as they don't add any resale value, but you'll probably end up doing them if you buy a completely standard bike
Have a look on eBay and the For Sale section on here. You get the occasional crazy bargain on here. IIRC a K6 recently was sold for £1800!

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

Aye it will, the SV's low down torque is not restricted and the fact it is also a little lighter than the Bandit will give it an extra boost.

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

i preffer the pointy one but iv only ever riden a faired bike once or twice that were my mates, my bike at the moment is a yamaha YBR so im used to naked bikes, but still the pointy looks awsome!!

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

Go for a naked pointy then ;)

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

i see your logic! lol but im not counting the faired version out yet, guna have a look at the local garages so what they have, does the fairing increase the turning circle? and is the fairing any good at keeping the wind off?

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

It'll certainly help with the wind blast and in theory on a fully faired bike you'll stay drier as you can get your knees in.
Not sure about the turning cicle, but I'm sure someone will be along to answer that for you.

Are you considering all the pointies? (Naked, Half-Faired and Fully-Faired)

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

im thinkin about the naked and half faired, but not so much the fully faired, but i wud put a front and read hugger on it anyway

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

Only advice I can give you(sv,sv,sv) is take anything confused.com give you with a pinch of salt. They (sv,sv,sv) once quoted me £12k to insure a mini whereas it was £1k elsewhere. Most of the people on here (get a bloody sv) will be too biased to give you a fair pros and cons of sv vs bandit. My mates had quite a few bandits though and he road my sv for the first time and was really impressed with it and now wants one.

Re: SV 650 or Bandit?????
 

Dave why do you want him to get a Bandit?! :p :lol: