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northwind · 05-09-06, 09:07 PM

Mmm... I'm comparing it with going and getting a SRAD 600 or something, to be fair

But if you compare like for like, putting an extra 10bhp into a brand new SV650 makes it cost about as much as JimmyNumbers paid for his brand new thou, and you still have inferior suspension and drastically less power. It'll have cost you, oh, call it 30 hours less too.

Plus, insurance is a fiddle- there's only 2 companies in the UK that'll insure my mods. Loads will cover me but just with OEM replacement. It roughly doubled my insurance last year, this year I'm not sure but I'm on agreed value now so it's apples and oranges.

Playing devil's advocate here obviously

"I did the cam swap and it's ace, but don't do it because it makes no sense"

"GSXR front end? Strictly for idiots. And me, obviously."

05-09-06, 09:07 PM	#8
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Mmm... I'm comparing it with going and getting a SRAD 600 or something, to be fair But if you compare like for like, putting an extra 10bhp into a brand new SV650 makes it cost about as much as JimmyNumbers paid for his brand new thou, and you still have inferior suspension and drastically less power. It'll have cost you, oh, call it 30 hours less too. Plus, insurance is a fiddle- there's only 2 companies in the UK that'll insure my mods. Loads will cover me but just with OEM replacement. It roughly doubled my insurance last year, this year I'm not sure but I'm on agreed value now so it's apples and oranges. Playing devil's advocate here obviously "I did the cam swap and it's ace, but don't do it because it makes no sense" "GSXR front end? Strictly for idiots. And me, obviously." __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"