want to get an sv650s

im thinkin of gettin an sv650s but i will have to have it restricted to 33bhp could anyone tell me if it will run ok and whats the acceleration like on the sv

it will run ok, and its quick enuf welcome to sv650.org

Acceleration is still very good on a restricted bike, it's the top end where the power is really lacking. You'll have no problems smoking cars off the lights, but once you hit 70/80, the bike's just dead I'm afraid! You'll still reach a ton and a bit more though. I do on my curvy SVS. Fast enough

Oh and welcome to the site!

so do u reckon it will still be able to reach about 110 mph because at the moment ive got an aprilia rs125 and that does 110 mph so ideally im lookin to go quicker than tht but i ideally want good accelaeration and plus the sv sounds f**kin nice with a full exhaust system

Well I've done just over 110 indicated (with not much more poke left), but I don't know what that would be in terms of real speed (the sv speedos are a bit optimistic). I don't really worry about top end speed tbh. I reckon you could match your RS, but not beat it. If it's derestricted to 33bhp then both top ends will be pretty much equal I should think.

I had an RS125 to learn on and then went to an SV which was restricted for a couple of months, and the SV was a lot easier to ride because of all the torque, also it accelerated marginally quicker than my friend's Mito. Fuel economy is crap when restricted though.

was the rs125 better top end?

ok i had a rs125 till janauary when i got the sv, so ive got first hand experience, and my sv is restricted,

the rs feels quicker at higher speeds over 60 the sv doesnt, becuae it isnt reving the nuts off, sv will fly up to about 80 **** easy restricted, 50 first gear,

an rs125 will show 110 on the speedo but its proberly out by loads, its more like 97 proberly, i get fed up of the ****s that say my rs125 gors 120 etc etc, realisticly 125 wont be much more than 100, look at a sv, or a 250 rs, rs250 top speed is about 130 and has double the hourse power, same as a sv unreastricted basicly, so your proberly going to reach a true 100-110 on the restricted sv,

the rs was fun to chuck about, the sv gets you into a more serious biking, i am still finding it hard to get used to the engine braking as when you let go on the clutch or throtle on the rs it glides, the sv has heavy engine braking, its a good choice to go for and will be faster than a rs top end, or maybe the same restricted as its got a bit of extra weight, but a sv will do the speeds easily whilst the rs stresses to do it , and your less likely to blow the sv up

o and realsticly the rs's arnt 33bhp, not without alot of tuning, more like 22-25bhp witha pipe on it and maybe a reedblock,

davers from 125ccsportbikes, had a race cdi, pipe,reedblock,screen, bigger carb , verything, dynoed it was 32bhp