steering lock to lock???

A class one police rider had a go on my sv650 and found it hard to do a u-turn due to the steering lock; U-turning on the ER5 I had before was limited by my abilities; the SV650 is always limited to the stops.

You can still turn the SV in a tight space, you just have to grip the tank with your knees, lean the bike over (into the direction of the turn) and counterbalance by leaning yourself the other way. Takes practice.

Originally Posted by SVeeedy Gonzales

You can still turn the SV in a tight space, you just have to grip the tank with your knees, lean the bike over (into the direction of the turn) and counterbalance by leaning yourself the other way. Takes practice.

Yup I agree to that! Exactly what I was going to post, but a (sometimes) simpler way I find is to stand up on the pegs & lean the bike whilst doing the u-turn.

I haven't had to do them much, but I'm confident that I can when I need to.

i dont tend to ride round in circles

I don't find u turns an issue any more as long as I have a reasonable speed (not too fast, not too slow)... Practice and it'll come

But manually moving the thing, to turn around in the garden, is a nightmare. My old Kwak had a much better turning circle. In fact I'm sure that someone listed as a fault of the SV when I first asked for advice before buying one back in 2004.

Stu

When I first got the sv, first bike for about 12 or so years, back in september I found it really difficult to uturn. As I gained confidence it got much easier. Turning in the garage is a pain though.

First thing I noticed when I traded in my Divvy for the SV was it hit the stops much earlier when manoeuvering (needed spellcheck for that one !) in and out of the garage , 3 point turns are now 4 point, but I soon got used to it

"Thumper", is that because you like singles (bikes that is) ? I was looking at 650cc singles before I decided on the SV, they seem to be addictive. Why is that ? (waits for reply about cartoon rabbit...)