Anyone gone for an SV after an RS125?

Nice to hear your thoughts, wizard - and cheers! Lovely feeling
I didn't really like the feeling of sitting up so much on the GS400 at 60mph on my test; it feels much more natural to be in the RS's riding position at higher speeds. But I did enjoy doing country-lane work on the GS while on my DAS course; it felt really good to get that flow going on a heavier bike, and rolling the power on through and out of corners; on the RS, it sorta feels harder to get a nice, smooth and quick pace. Either too slow, revs a tad too low coming out, or something else that slightly borks the experience.

One question - are the "S" and "Sport" versions of the SV essentially the same, but with / without lower fairings? Or are there differences in the bars / riding position? (I'd ideally like a fully-faired version if I can find one)

sorry mate, no idea in fairness. I have a SV 650s Sport so that's what I am comparing my old RS against. I am assuming the 'S' and 'Sport' models are exactly the same but minus the lower fairing and seat cowl, plus i think they have a couple of different colours on offer. Are you going to go new or 2nd hand ?? Your local Suzuki dealer should be able to sort you out with a brand spanking new SV 650s Sport for about 4k with all the clippings. 0% finance over 36mnths and your looking at £110 a month. Not bad for your first crotch-rocket.

ask somewhere else in the forum but i think the sport has a full fairing and the 's' has a bikini fairing.

Im sure ull love the SV its a great bike!

Welsh Wizard is correct, the 'sport' in reality is just a faired SV with the cowl and lower fairing extra's thrown in, to help the dealers shift them. It always makes me laugh when people say they have a 'sport' model.

A sport model should have a bit of Ohlins tat, USD forks and a few extra horses.

I went from the RS to an SV, and yes, my RS went pop.

I'm 6 foot and found comfort to be fairly similar, even though I was expecting the SV to be a couch in comparison. Found the brakes to be of a similar strength too, despite going from single to twin discs. I never had a problem with the SV's handling but I wasn't really experienced enough when I changed to be evaluating the quality of suspension.

On the good side, loads faster, easier to ride (after you've adjusted to having loads of engine braking), no 10 minute warm up period balancing the choke and throttle, cheaper to run and more reliable.

It's a good move to make if full-on sports bikes are going to be impractical or unattainable.

Could always go for a RS250 tho...

Originally Posted by andyaikido

Could always go for a RS250 tho...

dream bike!!

Don't know if I should mention this here, maybe heresy or something, but am off to look ata CBR600F tomorrow

*grabs coat*

hehe - don't worry, did exactly the same myself. Looked at a CBR600f first (mainly yellow with black trim) but settled on a brand spanking new SV. The SV was only 600 sheets more and i knew that no one else had ragged the **** off it first ! Now - i have that divine pleasure myself

Originally Posted by Welsh_Wizard

The SV was only 600 sheets more and i knew that no one else had ragged the **** off it first ! Now - i have that divine pleasure myself

Realistically mate any bike you buy second hand has been ragged at some stage, especially if its a sportsbike. Thats what they are for.

[chris8886]

i did my DAS and having never ridden a bike or had one before bought a K2 650s. it's the best thing i've ever done!! i love the bike and have since ridden a mates rs125, the handling is different to them i think. the weight is the biggest factor probably. i always thought the handling wasn't that great, but have since tweaked my suspension and tyre pressures and it's now pretty sweat. i did my 1st ever track day last saturday on it and had the best time of my life. despite falling off in the very last session (just one of those things, front wheel tucked and had a little slide ), the bike really handled well and by the end of the day i was feeling really confident and a better rider for it, with some good help from the instructors there. i even went past a guy on a blackbird and another on a gixxer 750

i would say definately get one to you, it's a great bike!!