Please tell me I've made the right decision...!

Yes right choice made, I liked my SV, shame I didn't have it long enough to enjoy it moreoops

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Originally Posted by rp123

Thanks for the reassurance!!
........ I toyed with the idea of BMW F800. ....

Well as a bit of reassurance there, a friend of mine had one (from new), the ABS had a habit of letting the brakes off at totally random and unpredictable times. My mate ended up in the middle of junctions a couple of times because the brakes came off.

BMW don't appear to recognise this as a "fault".

He now has a TDM.

No. Newer SV;s are cack; the older they are, the faster they go. Also, yellow is the fastest colour.

So a 1999 yellow curvy would be a better bike


Only joking You made an excellent choice, the SV will teach you alot about riding, and will never hesitate to make you smile. Infact, you should have got one sooner! Mines restricted, and I'm having a blast!

Matt

i am pretty sure you will really enjoy it.

the sv is my first big bike after passing my direct access. i rode an nsr 125 on cbts for a few years and got so sick of it because it was so unreliable.

i then bought the sv which was heavily modified and must wow i havent had a boring moment on it yet! it makes me smile everytime i ride it.

i would love to ride a standard sv one day so i can see what they are like with standard suspension and engine etc

Originally Posted by sv_rory

i would love to ride a standard sv one day so i can see what they are like with standard suspension and engine etc

Absolutly brilliant. Bit pogo-ey on the front end.

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

Absolutly brilliant. Bit pogo-ey on the front end.

lol i wouldnt know because i have an srad 750 gsxr front end on mine and a hyper pro adjustable rear so the suspension is quite hard but absoloutly awesome on the handling

Originally Posted by sv_rory

lol i wouldnt know because i have an srad 750 gsxr front end on mine and a hyper pro adjustable rear so the suspension is quite hard but absoloutly awesome on the handling

well i've got a topb box. how many sandwiches can you carry without the use of soft luggage

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by sv_rory

lol i wouldnt know because i have an srad 750 gsxr front end on mine and a hyper pro adjustable rear so the suspension is quite hard but absoloutly awesome on the handling

Yeah that tends to improve things a bit



To the OP:

NO! Wrong decision! Wrong, wrong wrong!!

You should've bought a curvy!!

[Sarcasm] They're rubbish bikes! [/Sarcasm]





Ps. 2 years on and still loving it!

You'll love it. Although that's got to be the most expensive way to get a bike, on a credit card! Ouch.