sv650s Newbie, Nr Evesham - SV650.org

12-03-06, 09:21 AM

Hi, All

Just subscribed as a new owner of a curvy svs. I have been away from bikes for a couple of years thanks to a 'sorry mate, I didn't see you' event which wrote of my Honda CB-1 and my confidence.

Did Direct Access a couple of years before that and am SO glad to get back to it again. First time round my bike was a bit of a wreck and it had to live outside. The 'new' sv is a real peach. It defies the accepted knowledge that SVs get tatty quickly. Everyone who has seen it says they can't believe its any more than a year old - and it has done 18,000 miles. Obviously been cared for.

I probably paid a bit over the odds for the bike (£2.5k), but it has all the bits that I would have spent silly money adding (screen, bellypan, hugger, can, new shock) and has brand new boots on it.

Having previously ridden an ancient (13year old) honda with expired suspension the handling is AMAZING. Now that the tires are scrubbed in, I can't believe how easily the bike drops into corners. The first weekend was a bit wobbly. I was very twitchy and far too upright. And the engine braking felt a bit odd having graduated on an inline four.

I work on the Wirral, where I was brought up, but the bike lives at my fiance' s house near Evesham where I am hoping to move once we are married. The problem I have is that I just don't know where I am down here. There are some cracking roads that I have discovered, but I must get myself a tank bag so that I can keep a map handy!

Anyway, if anyone is local and would like to introduce me to a few nice roads, I would love to hear from them. For now I am only about at weekends, but I am a teacher, so as you know we seem to get most of the year off, so a mid week ride isn't totally out of the question

Cheers
Simon

12-03-06, 10:04 AM

welcome to sv650.org

any questions about your bike and someone on here is bound to know the answers. enjoy.

tinpants · 12-03-06, 11:37 AM

Great to see someone coming back to biking. Welcome!!!! Check out the South and West Surfers section. It'll give you info on rideouts in this area. Hopefully see you at some of the Cotswold Bikerz Nites in the summer???

12-03-06, 02:13 PM

welcome back to the biking fraternity mate and a big welcome to the site

anna · 13-03-06, 09:06 AM

hello and welcome

13-03-06, 12:54 PM

I'm Evesham too, have sent you a PM.

13-03-06, 02:11 PM

Thanks for the replies. Once the weather gets a bit more reliable may get chance to meet up with some of you.

Cheers
Simon

12-03-06, 09:21 AM	#1
scWirral Guest Posts: n/a	sv650s Newbie, Nr Evesham Hi, All Just subscribed as a new owner of a curvy svs. I have been away from bikes for a couple of years thanks to a 'sorry mate, I didn't see you' event which wrote of my Honda CB-1 and my confidence. Did Direct Access a couple of years before that and am SO glad to get back to it again. First time round my bike was a bit of a wreck and it had to live outside. The 'new' sv is a real peach. It defies the accepted knowledge that SVs get tatty quickly. Everyone who has seen it says they can't believe its any more than a year old - and it has done 18,000 miles. Obviously been cared for. I probably paid a bit over the odds for the bike (£2.5k), but it has all the bits that I would have spent silly money adding (screen, bellypan, hugger, can, new shock) and has brand new boots on it. Having previously ridden an ancient (13year old) honda with expired suspension the handling is AMAZING. Now that the tires are scrubbed in, I can't believe how easily the bike drops into corners. The first weekend was a bit wobbly. I was very twitchy and far too upright. And the engine braking felt a bit odd having graduated on an inline four. I work on the Wirral, where I was brought up, but the bike lives at my fiance' s house near Evesham where I am hoping to move once we are married. The problem I have is that I just don't know where I am down here. There are some cracking roads that I have discovered, but I must get myself a tank bag so that I can keep a map handy! Anyway, if anyone is local and would like to introduce me to a few nice roads, I would love to hear from them. For now I am only about at weekends, but I am a teacher, so as you know we seem to get most of the year off, so a mid week ride isn't totally out of the question Cheers Simon

12-03-06, 11:37 AM	#3
tinpants Ubique Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Posts: 643	Great to see someone coming back to biking. Welcome!!!! Check out the South and West Surfers section. It'll give you info on rideouts in this area. Hopefully see you at some of the Cotswold Bikerz Nites in the summer??? __________________ Jesus loves you. Everyone else thinks you're a pillock

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kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	welcome to sv650.org any questions about your bike and someone on here is bound to know the answers. enjoy.

12-03-06, 02:13 PM	#4
madmal Guest Posts: n/a	welcome back to the biking fraternity mate and a big welcome to the site

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anna Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tower Hamlets but with Shutters on the windows Posts: 1,522	hello and welcome

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Lou M Guest Posts: n/a	I'm Evesham too, have sent you a PM.

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scWirral Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the replies. Once the weather gets a bit more reliable may get chance to meet up with some of you. Cheers Simon