New Bike Mag
 

Lots of SV stuff in this months.

2nd hand and a new test.

It gets beaten by the BMW F800.

Thats progress for you.

Dont usually buy bike mag but did this month for the SV articles and Jezza Clarkson's interview.

The F800S I did consider but WAY too expensive for me. Its a great bike, but not worth the extra over the SV (IMHO).

The only area where the F has the SV beaten hands down is the fact it has belt drive. I hate having to mess about oiling and adjusting a chain :?

Re: New Bike Mag
 

The F800 beat it on points, but most of the testers said that, despite this, they'd rather buy the SV.

Even paying to get a Scottoiler fitted wont take the SV into the BMW price bracket.......

:-k Must get the new mag, and find a BMW dealer that allows me a test ride (just to compare).

Dont know if there is a dealer in Guildford but I did pay a visit to SPC outside Alton. As I'm not your typical prospective BMW bike owner (mid 20's, dressed in jeans & denim jacket) they did not want to know and were not interested. Though it did mean I could sit on the bike and have a good play with it

I want a go on one as well. Saw the ST up close and liked it, but it's the bikini faired one I like. TBH it should beat the SV, it's newer, bigger lazier engine, probably better built too, and not on such a shoestring. Just like the ER6 ought to, since it's so much newer.

wonder if subscriber copies have arrivewd yet :-k

they were delayed this month so they could get every 2007 bike in apparently

There's one in Guildford called Vines which I've never been to. I'm not holding out much hope of getting a test ride as I'm 24.

That's not good practice to turn away a potential buyer. You don't have to look rich to be rich, and I thought the whole point of these new BMW's were to attract new younger customers into the marque.

subscribed ones came through today. havnt got round to opening it yet as been busy working on the boike getting it working again.

Would the bmw be worth getting over the sv?? i do really like it, and especially the one they had in last months bike, the one doing the no handed wheelie, looks awsome.