SV 650 or Bandit?

not to bad. the bike iv got now is something like 13bhp and i once managed to get it to 80mph and that seemed damned fast

Originally Posted by NickWilde123

not to bad. the bike iv got now is something like 13bhp and i once managed to get it to 80mph and that seemed damned fast

80mph on a 125 will seem faster than 80mph on a 'big' bike, as IMO bigger bikes are much more stable. TBH top speed isn't really a problem... it'll still do 90 round the right corner (not that I'd condone this of course ociffer ) My point is that, unless you spend all day on motorways, it'll have more than enough power to keep you grinning comme ça

alrite cheers. what about reliability, iv heard bad things from people about suzuki's saying they fall apart if you ride them all year

Nah, there are plenty of people on here who ride all year round. Pitting on the front forks is common on the SV, though this can be sorted with some autosol and a fair bit of elbow grease
Coat it in ACF-50 and clean it regularly and it'll be fine, or do it yorkie_chris style... Build up a protective layer of dirt

lol ok fair enough well hopefully when i get a bigger bike in march most of the salt should have washed away. cheers

one more quick question ... what year of bike should i be aiming for?? and coupled with that what kind of milage and price???

Originally Posted by NickWilde123

lol ok fair enough well hopefully when i get a bigger bike in march most of the salt should have washed away. cheers

Awesome, you'll love it

Pop into Idle Banter and say hello, and make sure you put some pics up in March of your new toy (even if it is a Bandit)

sure thing, also does anyone else ride a 125? just wondering what they would think if i turned up to a ride lol, but im now pretty good with country lane's as i live in the yorkshire dales and am frequantly up there, but on the straights it wouldnt be funny.....

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

also bear in mind that not many people have actually ridden both.

I have and yes I am biased - hated the bandit love the SV

I think there are a couple on 125s on here, but I'm sure people wouldn't mind if you were on a 125.
Might be worth popping into the Pennine Massive section if you're from yorkshire. Ask there, but I'd be shocked if they said you couldn't go on the rideouts
It just won't happen