Curvy vs Pointy

Originally Posted by Taipan

I'd rather have a pointy cos I likes Fi and stuff but think they lost something in the looks dept when they made the pointy. Curvy is a much better looking bike. The pointy looks like Kryten from Red Dwarf!

Smug mode

Originally Posted by Tommy H

Curvies are ghey, pointies are cool.

Nuff said.

Lmao

Originally Posted by MJC-DEV

Go for age and mileage, if you are tall go for the pointy as it's slightly bigger. Best to test ride and see what you like. I tried both, hated the curvey (too cramped) and really like my Pointy (but still on the small side for me). Totally different riding position too.

Hmmm...that's good advice TBH. I'm leaning more to the pointy, but that's purely down to styling. As you say they will probably feel very different to ride.

Originally Posted by joshwalker094

Totally agree, To the op, pointys are fuel injected and have a cool digital clock

What's the fuel injection like, is it a good system (read smooth) or is it a low budget/basic/jerky system?

The bike will mainly be used on track so throttle response and smoothness is very important.

[MJC-DEV]

Pretty good but only having two cylinders is the most jerky part!

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by Searley

As you say they will probably feel very different to ride.

Actually not very different at all. With the exception of styling and the FI system everything is about as similar in use as it could be. The frame is very different in looks, but very similar dimensionally speaking, the front brake is identical, the front suspension differs only in the detail of fixing the front wheel, the seating position is as near identical as makes no difference. In short many bits are different but add up to much the same thing, the similarities between the two models hugely outweigh the differences.

The Curvy existed for about four years, the Pointy has been with us for nine years and counting, (in 'S' form, the Gladius having replaced the naked a couple of years ago). The SV sold well from the outset, but clearly altogether there were more Pointies than Curvies and obviously natural wastage claims older bikes earlier so the majority of SVs are Pointies now. They're both excellent bikes, and in reality they're very similar to own and ride, buy the best one you can find for the money you want to spend, regardless of which exact bike it is.

[_Stretchie_]

Get the one you like the look of

; )

[Taipan]

A pointy yesterday....





Kryten yesterday...

Originally Posted by Taipan

A pointy yesterday....





Kryten yesterday...

That made me proper LOL

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Actually not very different at all. With the exception of styling and the FI system everything is about as similar in use as it could be. The frame is very different in looks, but very similar dimensionally speaking, the front brake is identical, the front suspension differs only in the detail of fixing the front wheel, the seating position is as near identical as makes no difference. In short many bits are different but add up to much the same thing, the similarities between the two models hugely outweigh the differences.

The Curvy existed for about four years, the Pointy has been with us for nine years and counting, (in 'S' form, the Gladius having replaced the naked a couple of years ago). The SV sold well from the outset, but clearly altogether there were more Pointies than Curvies and obviously natural wastage claims older bikes earlier so the majority of SVs are Pointies now. They're both excellent bikes, and in reality they're very similar to own and ride, buy the best one you can find for the money you want to spend, regardless of which exact bike it is.

That's great info mate, much appreciated

I didn't think there was a massive difference between the two, but I wasn't sure if there were any small geometry changes that had a big difference on the way they ride?

Money isn't much of an issue, I can go upto 3k so looking on biketrader it seems like that'll get me a decent/low mileage pointy. As I've already said I was leaning towards that model anyway, I won't be buying until Feb/Mar next year so I've plenty of time to get some test rides in