SV self affirmation

[21QUEST]

To be honest, I place the blame squarely on the shoulders of Mr Suzuki. They should have just made a V-twin 'GS500'

Like this from the ".....wind" though

I dunno. I think it's more satisfying to like things for what they are, or what they can be.

Ben

[dizzyblonde]

well i love sv's full stop. Never had owt else and don't want neither. im indoors is on the eternal trail of finding his perfect bike an still looking I feel after having a RD500 as his first biggie( think thats right) its a tall order,
so TZR125 x2 (one accident and titanium hip later), RD500 spat him off...three lc350's, YPVS, 2 SRX600's , sv650 and Cagiva V-Raptor1000....guess what....still not satisfied.
I hav now come to the conclusion that blokes can never make their minds up, no matter what they ride
SV or IL4

WHATEVER!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by 21QUEST

Nah......it goes like this.

"If you repeat some BS often enough, you can get yourself to really believe it......and if you are really lucky, some other poor souls might even believe you"

I can't wait for tomorrow. I fancy eating a few SS600 for breakfast


Ben

That is exactly how I see it Ben

Oh and will you be "eating a few SS600s" with your eyes shut?!!? (that term always cracks me up!!???)

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

well i love sv's full stop. Never had owt else and don't want neither. im indoors is on the eternal trail of finding his perfect bike an still looking I feel after having a RD500 as his first biggie( think thats right) its a tall order,
so TZR125 x2 (one accident and titanium hip later), RD500 spat him off...three lc350's, YPVS, 2 SRX600's , sv650 and Cagiva V-Raptor1000....guess what....still not satisfied.

That's prolly coz every one of those bikes you mention is a nail!!!!

This is my SV. There are many like it but this one is mine
My SV is my best friend. It is my life
I must master it as I must master my life.
Without me, my SV is useless. Without my SV I am useless.
I must ride my SV true.
I must ride harder than my enemy, who is trying to overtake me.
...etc

Yeah we all love them (yet most of us aren't slow to jump on ss600s ) and there's the usual BS that flies around which is amusing. But I think most of us are aware of what the SV is, a cheap bike that somehow was just put together right - and that works. I remember a review of the F800 vs SV, where the conclusion was "f800 has far superior parts, is faster, turns quicker and will no doubt last longer. But the SV is greater than the sum of its parts; it just works and we like it!"

...but my rs50 will do 120 ...

Originally Posted by weazelz

This is my SV. There are many like it but this one is mine
My SV is my best friend. It is my life
I must master it as I must master my life.
Without me, my SV is useless. Without my SV I am useless.
I must ride my SV true.
I must ride harder than my enemy, who is trying to overtake me.
...etc

I love my SV.

I prefer twins to fours. I can't explain it or justify it, but why should I have to? It's just the way it is. Always has been, always will be.

My friends who ride fours don't understand my love of the SV, and I don't understand their love of their screaming four-pots. It's just horses for courses, I guess.

Next bike will probably be an RSV Mille, because I'm starting to feel like I want to move on from my SV after 2 very happy years together, and because I can now afford an RSV Mille (if I sell my beloved SV).

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Originally Posted by northwind

Some people just have to believe that what they have is best, or maybe they're not comfortable with the fact that what they like isn't what everyone else likes?

Excellent way of putting it Northwind

Originally Posted by ASM-Forever

Having upgraded(are we allowed to say that!)

No. A fellow Orger now riding an R6 recently asked me why I hadn't 'upgraded'. Well, notwithstanding the lecture I got from Sid Squid about 'chasing a unicorn', the SV is the best bike for me for now so it's just not possible to upgrade. Besides, the word hurts my ears.

Originally Posted by northwind

It's like football. Your team's rubbish? No, they're not, they're a proper man's team. They're for local fans! etc etc. They're still rubbish though.

But what if you support AC Milan? Not to suggest the SV is the Milan of bikes, it's more Bolton Wanderers.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

However, how come I read so many threads with people saying “SVs are better than IL4s as they have torque” … and “ok so, an SV can’t keep with a sports IL4 on the straight, but get them to the twisties and learn them” … and all that BS … do you really think an SV handles better than an IL4? And why do we need this perpetual self affirmation?

I used to think like that. I passed a few Sports bikes and even a Ducati 999 one day on my SV. I thought it was the bee's knees.

Then I got my GSXR and I realised that those riders I had passed, either we'rent very good riders, or didnt know the road as well as I did, or simply just didnt feel like going fast that day.

Alot of the threads / posts I read I really think that the people posting havent had any experience of a IL4 sports bike and as Ben says they just believe what other people say without finding out for themselves.

I liked my SV and I was never afraid to tell people what I rode, most people who were knowledgeable about bikes and werent "Life Style Weekend Sportsbike riders" would always give a knowing nod and would make postive comments about what a great bike those SV's are etc etc.

Its just that now I realise I was blind to what other and different biking experiences they are. I think alot of people are blind to it just like I was.