Sv enough or not?

well said mr ape.

I moved on from sv to raptor and the only reason was the raptor is lower and means I dont have to struggle when I stop. on the sv I could only get tip toes down or 1 foot. raptor its both feet flat and it gives me so much more confidence. just need to get it fixed and learn to ride the thing again

thanks for the input everyone prity much what i thought, if i do buy another 650 which i probably will il get the handling sorted and sort the seat out with something comfier and also get a set of superbike bars on it to make a more forgiving riding position. Agree with big ape that there is no real alternative to the sv in the medium sized v twin area i mean there is the the aprilia shiver but im not convinced on that small ducati ermm no dont think so. Think its about time suzuki gave the sv a make over.

Originally Posted by BigApe

Hmmmmm


The SV does it just fine for me. It has enough speed to get me into trouble. I have sorted the handling, it's cheap (most important).

I do fear though, there is not a decent replacement mini v-twin out there at the moment. When this one goes pop, I shall be looking to replace it with something similar. There isn't anything out there. Don't bother saying a pointy, as they are just ugly and wrong.

Totally agree.

Luckily at the moment there are still plenty of low mileage curvys about. But for how long.

It is enough I think; I miss the low down grunt and instant power of the SV for easy relaxed riding. The Kwak means I am up and down the gear box to get anywhere quickly. I would say the SV offers enough for most riders if they are honest. If they updated the looks a bit and made a few tweeks next year I would concider trading in again.

And considering the power comes in at around 130 in 4th I don’t get chance to use much of its power. In fact for most of the riding I do I could remove 4th 5th and 6th with out missing them.

It is nice to be able to get from 0-100 in a few seconds though, and knowing it can pull above a ton in comfort.

not many ppl can push the sv650 to its limits, i like to watch blue's videos when he rides round bigger much more powerful bikes, i think a 650 ridden well is much more satisfying than 140 in a straight line.

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Oh no, dont start that pointy/curvy thing again. Just a matter of preference surely.

Got rid after about 6 months of ownership. Didn't really rate it but I do miss the noise. I htink I was expecting a bitmuch from it tbh, may well buy a cheap sv650 curvy for commuting though.

Well, having just done my first track day on my zx9r I can safely say that I was fater on the SV.

That's probably more a confidence/familiarity with the bike thing tho' TBH. Later in the year I aim to be quicker and more confident!

I moved from a K5 to a curvy and find the curvy much better in handling and ride postion to the Pointy and louder as everything on my pointy was standard.

I have been through 3 IL4's since selling my SV, and I miss it. I am contemplating (though not that seriously - just thoughts!) changing the CBR for a K3 SVS like I used to have. I'd probably want to upgrade the brakes/suspension as it was soft for me even as a new rider.

However I've got a brand new set of tyres that fit the CBR so they'd go to waste with an SV, and I'll probably go down the route of upgrading the CBR. The suspension is adjustable (although I haven't touched it & god knows what its set to) but the brakes are quite honestly pretty awful. So that's where I need to upgrade