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So you finally got one then!! Welcome to the club ![]() Won't need to test ride it.....cause you knows they are awesome ![]()
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My first SV was the only bike I test rode and that was bought from a stealer.
KLX was a gift, DT was a friends, SV as above, 2nd SV from Org member and now Drz bought from a complete stranger nearly 200miles away - I was very nervious about the whole thing but its turned out to be a bargain. |
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Both of my SV's from this clown ^^^
Edit: First one no test ride, cause it was in bits...second one, had a pootle round the block, was sold! Last edited by Roberrrrt; 26-07-11 at 08:19 AM. |
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I went to buy a bicycle and then got distracted at the bike shop next door and bought a Vespa T5 classic as I decided I was probably too lazy to peddle anywhere. Then realised I didn't even have a CBT to ride it home.
I got my DAS in order to ride my husband's 200cc Vespa but after going about half a mile on it I had a Clarkson revelation that it was a pile of poo and decided to get a proper bike. Did a bit of research about what would suit my size, then passed the Suzuki dealer on the way home from the hairdressers a week later, saw a new black SV, liked it, haggled with the dealer about all the extras I would require like a low seat, then got home and rang them with my credit card number. I didn't even ask for a test ride. It arrived in a van 2 weeks later. I am quite impulsive - I got married at 24 hours notice and didn't tell anyone til weeks later.
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All bikes before the SV were test riden and inspected by my Brother (currently ZX-9 and GPZ750Turbo owner) as someone with so much experience and who i could trust.
Looked at lots of SVs before i bought this one, but didnt testride as had nothing to compare the experience to. Learning a bike's foibles takes more than a spin around the block.
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Even though the SV was so popular I could not find any dealers anywhere near me to get a test ride ten years ago. So just bought it aftersitting on it goom vroom vroom in the showroom (much to my then four-year-old's amusement).
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Ive always test ridden a used bike.Even from a dealer
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I bought my SV from a gal in Buxton, hadn't even passed my test. The ex rode it and said it was nice so I bought her on that basis. I never even sat on her.
She only had 2,500 miles on so wasn't a big gamble ..... worked out ok.
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I bought my SV box fresh without test riding it and after only seeing it in Performance berks Mag...all i can say is 72000 miles and 10 1/2 years later, im still not happy with it
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