Originally Posted by ryrides

actually my bike pulls strong in first gear as soon as you hit the throttle and has a smooth pull all the way through i just seem to get a little more engine vibration starting around the 5k mark..i have the naked model i do think they may be geared a little differently then the S models at any rate....as far as the sv not pulling good until 3k rpm this doesnt seem to be the case with mine..it was more a question of the engine feeling a little rougherr at the higher rpm's not neccesarily a big lack in power..but i dont feel a big power increase after 5k either ...its smooth from throttle open all the way through..