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06-01-17, 01:41 AM

Hey all. New guy!

Have had my CBT for 2-3 months; got my theory a month ago, about to sit my DAS in the next week or two. I'm 25, from Edinburgh but living in London. Always been into fast cars and fast bicycles, but living down here, it's way more fun on a motorbike!!

I'll mostly be using the bike to commute, but I'd like to be able to tear it up a bit, going to the IOMTT this year, and like getting out of town whenever I can.

I'm mostly looking at a black pointy SV650 or SV650S as the dream first big bike, but they're a bit pricy for me really, the absolute most I can spend is probably £1500... The lower the better. Insurance is going to be £500 odds on any group 9 bike.

I'm also considering a few other bikes, sports or tourers basically. CB500 is in with a real shout—cheap and reliable and I like twins more than I4s! So are Hornets, Fazer 600s, ZZR600s, that kind of thing really. Anything I can get cheaply enough and can insure.

Anyway, I haven't ridden anything yet, apart from having a shot on a Ducati 848 of all things, and a CB600F2, but both were only brief.

Convince me an SV is the right thing?!

Cheers!

06-01-17, 01:41 AM	#1
synXero Guest Posts: n/a	Hey! Hey all. New guy! Have had my CBT for 2-3 months; got my theory a month ago, about to sit my DAS in the next week or two. I'm 25, from Edinburgh but living in London. Always been into fast cars and fast bicycles, but living down here, it's way more fun on a motorbike!! I'll mostly be using the bike to commute, but I'd like to be able to tear it up a bit, going to the IOMTT this year, and like getting out of town whenever I can. I'm mostly looking at a black pointy SV650 or SV650S as the dream first big bike, but they're a bit pricy for me really, the absolute most I can spend is probably £1500... The lower the better. Insurance is going to be £500 odds on any group 9 bike. I'm also considering a few other bikes, sports or tourers basically. CB500 is in with a real shout—cheap and reliable and I like twins more than I4s! So are Hornets, Fazer 600s, ZZR600s, that kind of thing really. Anything I can get cheaply enough and can insure. Anyway, I haven't ridden anything yet, apart from having a shot on a Ducati 848 of all things, and a CB600F2, but both were only brief. Convince me an SV is the right thing?! Cheers!