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Originally Posted by stewedw
Due to being restricted it was powerless and very poor to ride as you couldn't corner corectly (no engine braking or acceleration mid corner meaning change gears mid corner or going in too hot and having to knock speed of!)
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Can't have been riding it very well then - I had oodles of fun on my SV when it was restricted (up until july 12th this year), and found that as long as I didn't attempt to keep up with GSXR's, I had a very enjoyable time - even two-up with a loaded topbox (jester's laptop!), I was able to maintain a half-decent pace on the annual rideout this year. You should have stuck with the restricted SV and learnt from it!
Anyway, my SV is now derestricted and the extra power is pretty handy - not as much as the extra revs though. The force of the engine braking hasn't changed in any way - there is plenty there to keep you on your toes if you are in the habit of thrashing it about and keeping the RPM's high when changing down gears. I recommend one as a bike to come back to riding on, but I am also aware that kawasaki Z750's are reported to be very good...
Within the 3K budget though, you have plenty of choice. I like the look of fazers (not the first model shape, the second incarnation) and you would even be able to pick up something like a K1 GSXR600, which is a great bike.
Matt