New SV before or after Winter?
 

Got my mod 2 this week and I'm looking to get an sv and restrict it after I've passed. But, do you reckon I should get it as soon as possible or wait till after the winter?? Bearing in mind I will by riding all over the winter too.

Also, how do you guys keep your bikes running and looking good over the cold, icy months?? I'm one of the unfortunate people without a garage so the driveway and a nylon cover is all my scooter currently gets and is all the sv will get too :(

Re: New SV before or after Winter??
 

If you buy it now you might find you get a better deal on it than you will in the spring. So thats something to consider.

If you are going buy it now and ride it through winter then you'll either need to

1. Cover all the metal bits with ACF-50
2. Been meticulous in your cleaning and maintenance
3. Buy a scotoiler as it will prolong the life of the chain as it will lube it as you ride IMHO particularly important through a wet, grit covered road winter.

Re: New SV before or after Winter??
 

Looking for £2400 now as my replacement has arrived, good heavy cover, ACF-50.

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=170279

I can sell now or hold on till after winter if you want to keep it nice.

TBH i would buy a £1000 ybr125 through winter and clean it up after and it will still be worth a grand pretty much with a decent clean.

Re: New SV before or after Winter?
 

If you learn the SV on slippery roads then I was told that it would make me a better rider come the dry warm roads of spring, so that's exactly what I did, might just be all in my head but when I did have a slide on gravel in the summer I managed to recover the bike without panicking, pulled over, then kicked myself for poor observation and carried on.

Stripping the plastics off to give it a thourough ACF treatment will also help you to get to know the workings of the bike, give the calipers a clean out and some red grease, I think too many riders just climb on and go hell for leather without even basic checks or knowledge of how things work.*





*Somone I know recently rode for 2 weeks with a partially siezed chain, which destroyed his rear wheel bearings. He freely admited he didn't even know how to lube the chain then had a rant at everyone for leaving him to wait for recovery.

Re: New SV before or after Winter?
 

Nice one guys, and cheers Ian but looking at getting a brand new one tbh depending on what deals I can get obviously. Just scared of the winter killing it!

Re: New SV before or after Winter?
 

Speak to the guys at Marriotts, in particular Rodders...they might do you a deal where you can put a deposit down on one now, pay some off over the winter months and then ride away in spring. They'll probably be made up they've got a guaranteed sale and they have shedloads of space in the shop for storage.

If you buy it before winter, you'll end up wishing you'd waited until spring as you won't get to ride it much and you'll basically be watching it corrode in front of your eyes over the winter.

Re: New SV before or after Winter?
 

If it was me, I wouldn't ride a brand new bike through the winter. Like "fizzwheel" said, you may get a better deal buying now, but personally I wouldn't ride it through the winter. Just use your scooter until the ice goes away, then hop on your SV. You don't want to buy a brand new bike and then drop it a month later because of ice do you. But that's me.

Good luck on your test.

Re: New SV before or after Winter?
 

I was at Fowlers in bristol last week, and they had a fully faired sv650 in white for £5,100 otr

Re: New SV before or after Winter?
 

Having a nice new bike is the dogs danglies----BUT you also have the temptation to ride in adverse conditions and this is when inexperienced riders have accidents or drops.It is soul destroying to see your nice new bike all scraped and broken.
Why not wait till the beginning of the year before buying,obviously shop about to find the best deals meantime and secure your choice with a deposit as bikes tend to be fractionally cheaper when snow is about.
I appreciate your excitement and passionate desire to be out riding a nice set of wheels but by leaving it for 5-6 months you avoid most of the bad weather and corrosion that is incurred with salt. Main dealers often buy up end of the year stock to boost there sales quotas in order to get bigger discounts on the next year models or colours and it is a good time to pick up a reduced pre-registered bargain

Re: New SV before or after Winter?
 

TBH with the changing weather seasons it isn't as bad as it use to be. As long as your sensible when you ride it i'd look for a pointy that's a couple of years old, ride it and crash it so you don't lose as much cash compared new.