Curvy/pointy differences?

My mate had one of them, I think it was a 250.

I remember I wanted a Suzuki X5 or a Yamaha RD200 (I had a Yammie Fizzer at the time).

Thing is I became a student and didn't pass my test till 7 years ago, so it was a long wait ... wife has a car, but I can't be arsed with them myself ... parking problems, traffic problems etc etc.

Cheers Druid.

is 37,000 really that excessive hovis? I mean surely SVs were made to ride daily and aren't your weekend boy-toy.

There won't be many SVs with low mileage after that age, do you think?!

Hmmm ...

No doubt I will have to part with it at some stage ... who knows when the child has flown the nest I might have the pointy and maybe something seriously boy-toy.

"I have a Dream!"

[Speedy]

Put it this way, I already have dibs on my mates curvy that I plan to restore/do-up when he comes to sell it next year.

IF I get it and do it, I'll finish it, and mothball it. I think the curvys stand more of a chance of being a classic than a pointy does.....just because it was the first SV.

Originally Posted by Tony_BLY

Cheers Druid.

is 37,000 really that excessive hovis?

not at all, im just not sure people will pay much for it in 10 years

My 10 year old SV has 39,000 miles on it. I asked the local dealer what sort of miles he would expect a 10 year old bike to have done when considering it for a trade in.

He said 25,000

Thats lame, thats 2500 miles a year, thats 3 months of my usual riding every year for ten years and then 9 months on the bus / train.

I doubt I will find a buyer for my SV, it has "high" miles despite being looked after, and now its a bit sorry looking after its fight with a citroen. I'll try to sell it, but I may just keep it and use it as a thrash machine / track machine / learn-how-to-do-things-on-bikes machine.

Shame, because I know someone will find it to be an excellent first bike, but there are undeniabally better examples of 1999 SV's out there

Exactly Alpinestar.

I have noticed a few people trying to sell their SVs on here and they are lower mileage than mine. I seriously can't be arsed going through the rigmarole of having time-wasters, tyre-kickers etc.

I'll keep my dubya-reg and use her for the worst of the winter. If nothing else, I have ridden her for 31000 of her 37000 miles and she has never been red-lined and though not a pedestrian rider, she's never been thrashed.

I like to crack on at a reasonably brisk pace, but I am no Valentino. History of the bike and knowledge is always something worth knowing.

I reckon as long as she doesn't fall to bits she's good for another 37K!!!!