Please explain something to a newbie thicko.....

Wots all this about k3, k4 etc? And how do you tell which is which?


Please explain

k3-2003, k4 2004 etc

Curvy refers to the early models of the Sv, pointy the later ones (left and right pictures at the top of the page), as Husky stated the year of registration is denoted by 1997 =97, 2003 =k3 etc, not 100% on this but pretty much all curvys have interchangable parts, as do all pointies except some variances in the K3 (I think)
Other slang used ?
hth (hope this helps)

Yours for example is a curvy. which some deluded people will tell you is the best kind but everyone knows pointys are best. Welcome and enjoy the org

99-02 s = curvy carbed versions also know as sk sy k1 and some others
99-02 n = as above but naked
03-current s/sport = pointy faired injection version also know as k3 k4 .......
03- current n = as above but naked
notable points : k3 was the first pointy it was taller and was redesigned for the k4 onward so many of the k3 parts are not interchangeable with the later models due to the rear sub frame change
and curvys look better go faster and shows a superior standard of taste and class than they ugly pointy horrible injection versions (bais me never )

the one in you picture is an SK1, s becuse it is an sv605s and the k1 for a 2001 model.

suzuki designate the model with a reference, in the year 2000 suzuki motorcylces were designated with a k and every year after that the addition of the year number is added.

k - 2000
k1 - 2001
k2 - 2002
k3 - 2003
k4- 2004
k5 - 2005
k6 - 2006
k7 - 2007
k8 - 2008
k9 - 2009

2010 is due for a new letter.

cheers guys, i knew the difference between a curvy and pointy but thats as far as my knowledge went... until now.

x = 1999
y = 2000
K1 = well, you know that now

cheers all

[lazymanc]

Also bear in mind that the year of first registration may differ from the year of manufacture, so you will see k3s on an 04 plate, or indeed a k5 on an 08 plate if it spent 3 years unregistered.

Originally Posted by FlyinCustard

cheers guys, i knew the difference between a curvy and pointy but thats as far as my knowledge went... until now.

I did the same as you, waited as long as i could trying to figure out the answer, and in the end just had to ask great knowing that you can finally understand what people are on about ain't it, haha...