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Hi all,

Thought I would do my bit and introduce myself...

I'm merely 23yrs old and live in Leamington Spa (midlands) and a boring company car has made me seriously consider a bike. So that's exactly what I'm doing - passed my CBT a couple of weeks ago, theory test is booked for Thurs before I book my full test (taking lessons in the meantime). Never really riden before, but absolutely LOVE IT!

I've been advised from several of my 'biker mates' that an SV650 is a really good 'first-bike'.

I have already been trawling through the ForSale section and will keep my eyes peeled. Ideally looking for something no older than 2003 S model, with preferably the lower fairings too (unless you guys do not advise them?)

Well, that's it! Hello to one and all :)

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Hello and welcome. Good luck for tests and searching for a good SV.
The guys can advice you on what to look for if you have had no experience.

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Alright mate,welcome aboard :)

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Lower fairings look pants, get a belly pan rather.

Oh yeah and welcome.

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Dunno if you,ve met Grinch yet, worth waiting for ;)

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You may wish to scream "AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH! MY EYES!" upon seeing Grinch's avatar - this is normal.

Check out the MIGTS section.

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hello :smt039

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Croeso! :)

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You don't seem that nasty:D

Welcome Nick:thumbsup:

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Welcome to the site mate. I rekon full fairings are the way to go, but 'tis all down to what does it for you - check out the photos section, plenty of different SVs with all kinds of mods to whet your appetite :wink:

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*Doffs scabby old tricorn and grins, baring piano style teeth*
Gad! Avast there...come aboard and scupper some grog me matey, then we'll make sail for the Windies where ole One eyed Tom buried his chest of doubloons!!:king:


PS - I called two of my bikes Nasty Nick - a 500/4 and a decaying 650/750 bonny thingy which had a habit of leaving parts of itself behind so that I never finished a journey with a complete bike :thumbsup: :clown:

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Whoa, what a friendly bunch of people! :D

Stewie > Should I be worried / scared?
Luckypants > Diolch, dwi'n siarad Cymraeg.
Ed > All in good time perhaps?
Stingo > Someone looking forward to Pirates of the Caribbean?

That will mostly be all :p

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Wilkommen

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Ahoy! :eek:

If lowers are what you desire then lowers it must be.:smt045

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Benvenuto! è pericoloso da appoggiarsi a dalla finestra.

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nodingtons

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Welcome :) SV makes a fine first, second or third bike (hell, it's my sixth). Top fairing (so an S model) in my opinion is practical from a comfort factor, lower fairing is probably more of a looks thing (I personally think the SV really needs either a belly pan or full lowers) - the OEM ones are not cheap so if you are interested then try to find a bike with them already on.

The avatar, yes, be afraid, be very afraid.
The pirates - I'm actually beginning to think the films were based on Stingo :)

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Hello!

Yea, an SV is a perfect first bike. Easy to ride, comfortable, cheap and bloody good fun. Give it a few thousand miles and people on "faster" bikes wont be running away from you!

Get a black one (2003 onwards, the "pointy" models as is the correct terminology around here), with the black frame, and black fairing lowers.

Matt

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Bom dia.

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Hello Nick!

My name is Nick, I am 26, and I used to live in Leamington Spa until last November and I have a K3 SV650! :D

I now live in Oxford, but feel free to get in contact if you need help or advice, my mates still live around Warwick and Brum and I am up and down a fair amount.

For what it is worth, I reckon lowers look very good!

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Hi Nick and weclome!

I'm with you on the company car thing (cars in general, really)... BORING!!!! Wait until your next stuck in a HUGE traffic jam. You'll be sitting there thinking "I could go right down the middle of these if I was on my bike!"

Trust me, you'll soon hate your car even more :smt077

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Where abouts from north wales are you from?

My parents live in Porthmadog and am up that way quite often!


Nick > Thank you very much for the offer.

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I live in Wrexham but there's a few others on the forum who live in North Wales. Actually, if you take a look in the Rideouts & Meetings section, there's a few SV'ers meeting up this weekend if you can make it. The more the merrier!

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At the moment I am bike-less and licence-less (well bike licence certainly) so this weekend is a little out of the question - but as soon as I'm ready to go, I'll be sure to meet up!!


Test booked for 26th June! So excited!

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Welcome Nick.
What you really need is an immaculate '02 Curvy in silver with belly pan.
I know just where you can get one of these. :smt023 I understand the market price for something like this is about £4,500. Bargain I say. :|

Good Luck in your test.

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That's a poor excuse ;)

Good luck with your test, btw.

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I'm rather slow replying, but hello and good luck with your test.

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Must have been the change of avatar.



NOOO, don't change it back!!!

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Good luck! make sure you let us all know how you do.
!

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Plenty of time to practise then. So have you booked a DAS course?

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Yes, I'm trying to fit in as many lessons as possible before the test - thoroughly enjoying it so it's no chore!

I've booked myself onto a 3day D.A course where the test is on the 3rd day at my fairly local Riding Training School.

I will be sure to let you all know how I get on :)