Scott S

This is a side step and mainly done for age and mileage.

I wasn't looking for anything faster, or more exciting. My bike is my main form of transport and I wanted something newer with less miles, and something that I liked the look of. Kawasaki have a 0% finance offer on (seems to be quite a regular thing) the ER6, so it seemed to fit the bill nicely.

I think the SV has been plenty of fun and has been good to me, so although getting something more exciting would be a possibility, for now, the ER6 is a good choice. I also think the SV is a lot of fun, managable and the temptation to be silly is less prominent with a bike that is 'slower'.

I did recently have a play on my friends ZX7-R and it was great, the noise was almost addictive. Perhaps in a few years time i'll go for a GSXR-600, or a R6, but I can't see myself on a R1 etc, well, at least for now. I did consider a Triumph Daytona 600, but the insurance was more than double and the bike was 5years older for not a lot less money.