Having owned an SV, Bandit and currently a Hornet I would say.....................the bandit is about 40kg's heavier than the Hornet with about 20 -30 less bhp. It does make it's peak torque a little sooner but the Hornet's handling is sublime. The Bandit is a good all rounder and very comfy but you will soon be bored of it. The Hornet is very comfy (so much more than the SV650 S variant) handles like a dream and above 7k rpm just takes off (literally). Tried the GSR which was also good but I still prefer the Hornet overall. Just my 2 cents.
Dan
Insurance for my Hornet is half the price of the SV (for me). I'm 28 been riding 3 years. I'm on 1 year's NCB and garaged paying just over £300 fully comp. The SV set me back £650 quid (that's £1 per cc funnily enough!).
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