My computer is poo and I've sold my SV so ner!

I had written this heartfelt piece about the life of my SV with me, how I came to get and choose it was the one to go. Our brief reaquaintence and memories both good and bad.

But than my computer crashed and wiped it all.

So yeah.

I've sold me SV.

Ner.

Got a very good price for her, but I'm still grumpy that she's no longer mine to play with as she's going to be still sitting in my garage - looking all soulful like - until Christmas when I deliver her to her new owner.
(Girlfriend of a mate who's just passed her test and doesn't have a clue.)

Bah Humbug.

How can you be grumpy when there's a FireBlade to play with?

Originally Posted by Law

How can you be grumpy when there's a FireBlade to play with?

The guy took it out for a test ride today with me following - all I could hear was the SV. That gorgeous rumble that could be felt through the soles of my boots and the soul of my being.

You're gonna be sorry...

[Skip]

I still miss mine now, would love another one day... so whats next then K? Or are you now a one bike girl?!

Originally Posted by Skip

I still miss mine now, would love another one day... so whats next then K? Or are you now a one bike girl?!

One bike only for the forseeable future I'm afraid.

I had a bit of a windfall (with many sentimental attachments) a few years ago which allowed me the luxury of having a bike again after a three and a half year break - that was the SV first.

But I've been off work for the better part of a year now so there are some financial constraints I just can't work around. The SV's been in the garage for that long and the Blade was off over winter and only back on the road for the Nurburgring trip last July - his tax runs out end of this month and so he'll probably be tucked up now till warmer days are back round.

I'm managing and didn't 'have' to sell, hence mentioning it to a couple of friends who may have been interested rather than advertising it n stuff. But it's going to a good home at a good (for me) price so I couldn't really afford to not sell in all sensible honesty.

A few debts to be paid, I can actually get folks Crimbo pressies this year and invest in some machinery for the leatherworking... so nothing exciting with the money but it pays the bills. Needs must when the Devil drives n all that.





I didn't realise how much I missed it over the last 12 months until what was a 20 mile round trip to the MOT place turned into a 100 mile trip home... and that was in the rain too.

Big grin, but very painful right hand... which has always been the SV's undoing with me. Badly healed break (doc, waddaya mean it was broken three weeks ago and there now not much you can do about the lump of bone on the side of my hand!) catches every vibration through the bars it seems and leaves me with two numb and virtually paralysed fingers after 50 miles or so.

You'll have to change the exhaust on the fireblade then if you thought the SV was loud...

I miss my SV for some reason.. and what I hate even more is that its still in the garage where I PX'd it for that thing <<<<<<<<< in my avatar... not done a mile more than the 12,000 on its clocks when it went in 14 months ago...

[Biker Biggles]

Daft innit?It can't make good business sense for these dealers to not sell their stock for such a long time.They all seem to ask ludicrous prices for used bikes,but it would make far more sense to move them quickly at a cheaper price.No wonder so many go out of business.

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Daft innit?It can't make good business sense for these dealers to not sell their stock for such a long time.They all seem to ask ludicrous prices for used bikes,but it would make far more sense to move them quickly at a cheaper price.No wonder so many go out of business.

Hes actualy got loads of bikes in there that havent shifted in two years... a Bandit 1200 last used in 2004 a 996.. but its in Silver an ST4.. and a few others as well... but all the prices are still high on them... but hes also got an ex-demo Fireblade for silly low money as well

Originally Posted by valleyboy

You'll have to change the exhaust on the fireblade then if you thought the SV was loud...

I have - Blue has a lovely twin outlet Blue Flame Evo can on it - but it simply has a deeper background rumble to it, though it does nicely crackle when rapidly coming back down the gears. But following the SV, well, Black just drowned everything else out.