SV650 Owners...what are the advantages of owning one?

See title. What are the perks and the cons of our SV's?

[Stu]

Quicker than walking.

clever *******

Originally Posted by chiangbANG!

See title. What are the perks and the cons of our SV's?

Perks- you get to talk to us bunch of chimps!

Cons- you get to talk to us bunch of chimps!

i`m not helping much, am i?

Pros: Good allround bike, easy to maintain, reasonable prices for parts.

Cons: Mirrors are crap and weedy rear brake.

Hope that helps! I'm sure others will add more

Regulators die with monotonous regularity

Pro: You get to look cool without the horrendous insurance associated with sports 4s


Con: Everyone says "the SV's a girls bike"

Originally Posted by Nitzer

...and weedy rear brake.

No it's not. Greace the brake lever pivot, this should help.

Originally Posted by Moffatt666

Con: Everyone says "the SV's a girls bike"

They'll be the ones that have been over-taken in the twisties by one

[northwind]

Pros- the SV's a girl's bike.

No, hear me out I love the SV, I could afford to buy and run most bikes but I prefer the SV for my uses, in its own right. It's a good package at a top price and has tons of untapped potential to boot. But there's other advantages...

There are no expectations on an SV. On a litrebike, if you're not fast, you get mocked. If you are fast, well, you're on a litre bike so nobody's impressed. On an SV, if you're even half quick people are surprised. It's good to be the underdog

Also, the SV's very durable, and very inexpensive for what it is- I'd love a Mille but I'd baby it, I'd be afraid to track it, or ride home in the snow, or ride across a riverbed when I find a broken bridge, or leave it parked in dodgy areas. If I bend the SV then I can fix it cheaply, most likely, and if I kill it or lose it then gettign another isn't going to be the end of the world. I'd sooner have an inferior bike that I can use without question than the best bike in the world that I'm afraid to lean over, or let out of my sight.