Firstly, apologies for not doing this sooner but with being off for Easter, I didn't get near the PC much.
Anyway, I got my SV650 K5 on Good Friday but didn't get out on it until the Sunday as I was feeling a little hung over (celebrating the new arrival and all that) on the Saturday and decided it was not the best thing to do, considering I hadn't been on a bike since passing my test the previous October.
So Saturday was spent giving the bike a polish and a coat of Scottoiler FS365, I ended up having to wipe most of it off as it just sat there, I thought the stuff dried in. I also fitted the Bikesliders and the tank pad.
Sunday arrives and I get all my gear on for the 1st time and off I head feeling a touch nervous before the bike had even started up but all the nerves were soon behind me after the 1st mile. It was just pure bliss and enjoyment and felt so easy and comfortable to ride. I ended up doing a loop of about 50 odd miles taking in a country park where I was able to get a few photos of the bike, then it was over to my parents house to show it off and then a 15 mile country road loop back home.
Got my 1st. compliment from a guy on a Hornet, who complimented me on a good looking bike,
"which was nice".
The ride was a mix of back roads, carriageways and B roads all of which I thoroughly enjoyed.
I have been out a couple of other times, 1 of which was with a friend who had passed his test in December and who owns a curvy. That was good, in that we could run at each others pace.
I'm keeping the bike below 5000 revs for the 1st. 500 miles as per the manual and at times find it difficult enough to do, especially in 1st, 2nd etc. and have gone over it occasionaly. One question I have is, the book says up to 7500 revs from 500 - 1000 miles, what are your thoughts on this? Do I need to give it a bit more now and again, bear in mind I'm not looking to race up the road on it, I just want to make sure it is run in correctly.
Now that I am back to work, I prey for good weather at the weekend when I can get out again.
On a funnier note, a few observations/comments that I would like to make, being new to biking:
My garage now smells of BIKE - greeaaaat.
At the petrol station, I forget I have a helmet on and try to put my petrol receipt in my mouth whilst I'm putting my credit card in my wallet.
I didn't think I would be purchasing a pair of thermals aged 40. Those delicate parts of my anatomy seems to be a few degrees colder that the rest of me and seem to take for ages to get back up to temperature after I'm off the bike.
To sum up, the bike is all that I hoped it would be.
Excellent, and I look forward to a sorching summer without the need for those thermals. (which reminds me, I must go and get a couple of pairs this weekend)
