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24-09-08, 01:15 PM

Personally I think it's time the SV had a facelift. Not that I dislike my pointy, quite the contrary, but most other manufacturers "upgrade" every couple of years or so and it's about time Suzuki turned their attention to the SV. Gixers, Bandits, GSX's, GSR's etc have all been given some attention, so it's only fair the SV is next.

I think a good move would be to differenciate the V-Twin from the inline fours in the same price bracket, i.e. aim at the sport market a little more. Not to go all out sports, but taylor the package that way. The Bandits and GSX have the new rider, commuter, weekend tourer areas pretty well covered. Thus the following list:

Better suspension F&R
Increase in BHP (up to around the 110 mark)
Overall facelift to fit with sport appearance, whilst retaining the user friendliness (?).

And most contraversially..... switch from a 650 and 1000 set-up to a single 750 number. (That'll get you all going)....

What do you think Orgers?

24-09-08, 01:15 PM	#75
RichT Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 2009 SV650 - what would you like? Personally I think it's time the SV had a facelift. Not that I dislike my pointy, quite the contrary, but most other manufacturers "upgrade" every couple of years or so and it's about time Suzuki turned their attention to the SV. Gixers, Bandits, GSX's, GSR's etc have all been given some attention, so it's only fair the SV is next. I think a good move would be to differenciate the V-Twin from the inline fours in the same price bracket, i.e. aim at the sport market a little more. Not to go all out sports, but taylor the package that way. The Bandits and GSX have the new rider, commuter, weekend tourer areas pretty well covered. Thus the following list: Better suspension F&R Increase in BHP (up to around the 110 mark) Overall facelift to fit with sport appearance, whilst retaining the user friendliness (?). And most contraversially..... switch from a 650 and 1000 set-up to a single 750 number. (That'll get you all going).... What do you think Orgers?