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12-12-06, 05:51 PM

I was wooed to the SV because of the V twin and what I read about it...
..... that and the insurance was soooo much cheaper than any of the other 600 competition (at the time - 3 yrs ago)

12-12-06, 06:02 PM

For me its a combination of good looks (thou not with just the top fairing I'm afraid - find it very "weedy" looking, think a belly pan makes all the difference and I like the fully faired bikes too!), cheap insurance, good value for money and reasonable for pillions/luggage...plus I LOVE the rear lights on the pointy's with a tail tidy! Looks really aggressive!

STRAMASHER · 12-12-06, 06:51 PM

Came down to a DRZ-SM vs SV650s

DRZ too tall for missus , too slow,too boingy, not quite to budget at the time 2nd hand.

Love V-twins,cheap to buy, cheap to insure, cheap to run, nice to thrash, sounds great, looks good, the complete opposite to my other bike.

Still enjoy it after a year and a half although its mainly used for a 20mile commute everyday.

In city i want the naked one, but out in the sticks I know I got the right one.

Was "looking after" for a friend an early model Hornet. A quality, comfy, docile bike but too thrashy for my lazy taste. ..........and a non hinging fuel-cap

WTF?!

12-12-06, 07:24 PM

i was looking @ a thundercat (yzf 600) or sv.......insurance group 16 on the cat though

12-12-06, 08:16 PM

At first I was swaying towards a '02(ish) Bandit. However after stumbling on these forums, and doing a LOT of reading it wasn't long before I was converted to twin pot way of thinking

I had also for a short while considered the Hornet, however for the year of bike I wanted (post 2000 model due to no fairing on older ones) the cost was just too great for my budget.

Also, there is a bigger selection of secondhand SVs than secondhand Bandits

Pete

12-12-06, 10:00 PM

when i went out looking for a 1st bike i was looking for a 600, r6 cbr6 zx6r or even a blandit. until i walked into a shop and saw the SVZ, got a few quick quotes and decided it was for me. i never went out to buy a thou but ended up with one as all the other 600's i saw were silly money or just poor examples

plus ive always loved the V twin sound

12-12-06, 11:13 PM

Coddy - was the thou your first bike then? How have you found it?

12-12-06, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hovi5

i was looking @ a thundercat (yzf 600) or sv.......insurance group 16 on the cat though

Hey Taff, where are you getting the quotes from? I loved the one about the cabbages.
JohnH

12-12-06, 11:41 PM

I went to the 1999 bike show at the NEC with a friend who had a big Honda. I'd given up bikes about 25 years previously and just went along for the crack. Saw a curvy then and fell for it. Put it out of my mind until this september when I started thinking about getting a Bandit. Then I saw an sv650 curvy going on eBay. I bought it - there was no competition.

Why is everone calling it a light bike anyway? I'm damn sure I couldn't pick it up if it fell over!
When I was riding first, light weight was 125 to 250cc, a middleweight was 350 or 500cc. 650cc was a BIG bike and a Vincent 1000 was a bike for giants!

)

JohnH

13-12-06, 12:05 AM

I think nowadays 250cc or less is a little bike, 250cc up to 600cc is still lightweight just not super-light, 600cc-800cc is mid-weight and 800cc-1200cc is a big bike. Anything bigger than a 1200 is bloody huge...up to the Rocket III, all 2.3 litres (yes 2,300cc!!) of it!

U should be able to pick an SV up no problems. I've picked up a VFR800 alone, thou i didnt drop it and it took some lifting. Also picked up a mates CB500, which i reckon weights a similar amount to an SV, and that was ok too..!

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12-12-06, 05:51 PM	#11
Caddy2000 Guest Posts: n/a	I was wooed to the SV because of the V twin and what I read about it... ..... that and the insurance was soooo much cheaper than any of the other 600 competition (at the time - 3 yrs ago)

12-12-06, 06:02 PM	#12
MikeC Guest Posts: n/a	For me its a combination of good looks (thou not with just the top fairing I'm afraid - find it very "weedy" looking, think a belly pan makes all the difference and I like the fully faired bikes too!), cheap insurance, good value for money and reasonable for pillions/luggage...plus I LOVE the rear lights on the pointy's with a tail tidy! Looks really aggressive!

12-12-06, 06:51 PM	#13
STRAMASHER Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sunny Glasgow Posts: 1,715	Came down to a DRZ-SM vs SV650s DRZ too tall for missus , too slow,too boingy, not quite to budget at the time 2nd hand. Love V-twins,cheap to buy, cheap to insure, cheap to run, nice to thrash, sounds great, looks good, the complete opposite to my other bike. Still enjoy it after a year and a half although its mainly used for a 20mile commute everyday. In city i want the naked one, but out in the sticks I know I got the right one. Was "looking after" for a friend an early model Hornet. A quality, comfy, docile bike but too thrashy for my lazy taste. ..........and a non hinging fuel-cap WTF?!

12-12-06, 07:24 PM	#14
hovis Guest Posts: n/a	i was looking @ a thundercat (yzf 600) or sv.......insurance group 16 on the cat though

12-12-06, 08:16 PM	#15
netsurfer Guest Posts: n/a	At first I was swaying towards a '02(ish) Bandit. However after stumbling on these forums, and doing a LOT of reading it wasn't long before I was converted to twin pot way of thinking I had also for a short while considered the Hornet, however for the year of bike I wanted (post 2000 model due to no fairing on older ones) the cost was just too great for my budget. Also, there is a bigger selection of secondhand SVs than secondhand Bandits Pete

12-12-06, 10:00 PM	#16
Coddy_SV1000Z Guest Posts: n/a	when i went out looking for a 1st bike i was looking for a 600, r6 cbr6 zx6r or even a blandit. until i walked into a shop and saw the SVZ, got a few quick quotes and decided it was for me. i never went out to buy a thou but ended up with one as all the other 600's i saw were silly money or just poor examples plus ive always loved the V twin sound

12-12-06, 11:13 PM	#17
MikeC Guest Posts: n/a	Coddy - was the thou your first bike then? How have you found it?

12-12-06, 11:41 PM	#19
ejohnh Guest Posts: n/a	I went to the 1999 bike show at the NEC with a friend who had a big Honda. I'd given up bikes about 25 years previously and just went along for the crack. Saw a curvy then and fell for it. Put it out of my mind until this september when I started thinking about getting a Bandit. Then I saw an sv650 curvy going on eBay. I bought it - there was no competition. Why is everone calling it a light bike anyway? I'm damn sure I couldn't pick it up if it fell over! When I was riding first, light weight was 125 to 250cc, a middleweight was 350 or 500cc. 650cc was a BIG bike and a Vincent 1000 was a bike for giants! ) JohnH

13-12-06, 12:05 AM	#20
MikeC Guest Posts: n/a	I think nowadays 250cc or less is a little bike, 250cc up to 600cc is still lightweight just not super-light, 600cc-800cc is mid-weight and 800cc-1200cc is a big bike. Anything bigger than a 1200 is bloody huge...up to the Rocket III, all 2.3 litres (yes 2,300cc!!) of it! U should be able to pick an SV up no problems. I've picked up a VFR800 alone, thou i didnt drop it and it took some lifting. Also picked up a mates CB500, which i reckon weights a similar amount to an SV, and that was ok too..!