I miss my SV

my SV is almost ready for road action

[Viney]

Originally Posted by Alpinestarhero

Strange, isn't it, how you can get attached to something that anyone else would have down as a crap bike, outdated bike, something like that.

I think what I miss the most is the big-bike sound from the SV. It's a very humbling little bike and I think most motorcyclists respect them.

i still love my SV. Ok, in reality im to big for it and i cant do over 200 miles in a single stint as it hurts my knees, but after 61000 miles, it still makes me smile, its still reliable (touches wood) and still does what i need it to do on a daily basis. Yes i have rideen other bikes, and some are better, some are not, and some, well, they just dont seem any different than the SV overall (BMW R1100S and the Firestorm being 2 of them). Next bike, a Tiger, i want some comfort for once, the fact it also has a cracking engine also helps. The SV is still a great bike no matter what people think, yes it has its shortcomings, but its a 'budget' bike.

Miss my sv big time. Er6f is okay, but not in it's league.
Just saving for the Triumph Sprint ST now.......

[Bri w]

I don't miss my first bike, Honda CB125 (JEC 681N), but i remember the fun i had on it - 30 odd yrs back. I miss my 2nd bike, Honda 440-4. I upped the suspension, fitted a Yoshi 460cc kit and was a real wild child. The Guzzi 850 was just a pig round town but what a noise! The Suz GT380, yuk, didn't like 2 stks. The two big Kawa's were, er big and boring, never put a foot wrong. Never let me down but boring. I guess any noisy middleweight to throw around the twisty's and i'm a happy bunny

i've been without me sv for less than a week and im struggling to cope

Originally Posted by GeneticBubble

i've been without me sv for less than a week and im struggling to cope

[SoulKiss]

Just had a text from Alpinestarhero, he'll be along soon with an update

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Just had a text from Alpinestarhero, he'll be along soon with an update

Here is the update:

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

oooooooooooo

settlement made - £800. Thats what I needed to fix the bike up, I'm very happy with this settlement...the bike isnt worth much more! I can fix a few other things aswell (clutch worm drive being one part that needs re-newing) and it means I can now spend some money on a new rear shock, as I don;t have to spend more of my money fixing the bike

Yaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooo

SV back on the road sooooon, goodbye bandit, so long you gas-guzzler!!!

exciting news!

My SV is back together. the new panels dont fit together as nicely as the old panels, but my dad will co-erce everything together in the way that mechanics know how. MoT is due. I was gonna fire it up and take it for a quick spin to check it was ok buuut battery is flat

yaaay

Nice one, glad it's fixed.

I no longer miss my SV as my Strom is like an SV for big people. It's getting treated to new pipes and some other old man mods tommorrow. Woo