Originally Posted by MiniMatt

I'd probably buy one, but then I'm not sure that's where Suzi wants to take the SV. If it starts getting closer to SS600 power then it begins to lose it's "first big bike" recomendation. I personally hate the phrase as I think the SV is much more than just some "training nappy" stepping stone to "big boys pants" but Suzi obviously gets a lot of sales from it. I suppose the SV isn't designed to compete with SS600s and Z750s and the like, it's designed to compete with CB500s and the like.

Having said that, I suspect they're going to have to do something to compete with the ER6, but I suspect they'll only go cosmetic, and perhaps fractionally better suspendies.