gladius is doing alright for itself again

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Have you seen one on the roads... no, nor have I or any of my mates.

Erm they arent available yet

IMHO i think it looks miles better than the naked SV.

I'm not too sure on the looks of the Gladys

But anything that is essentially an SV can't be that bad

[yorkie_chris]

Have they changed the motor at all apart from what appears to be a water-cooled oil cooler?

To be honest YC I'm not entirely sure.

IIRC it has slightly more torque and a bit more top end power.

I'll have a gander and get back to you.

Originally Posted by flymo

I dont see anything wrong with it. The looks just come down to persnal taste I guess, much like that horrible looking curvy

A similar discussion happened with the owners of the Honda Pan-Euro whe the new shape came out.....its horrible, it doest ride well, goes into a cop-killing death-weave above 85mph etc etc.

......still prefer my SV though

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

No... Wait. That wasn't a sensible comment there was it?

Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking.

I don't think it looks too bad. I wouldn't have one. The next bike has to be a step up, not sideways/down

I think it looks pretty good in that MCN road test video.

I know loads of people frequently badmouth MCN roadtests, and when you see a tester give a Ducati Monster "minus points" because the brake lever is only adjustable with a screwdriver that no one amongst the 4 riders plus support vehicle driver has or is able to acquire at any point over the several day test, it's hard to disagree.

Originally Posted by SV650Racer

Erm they arent available yet

Which is why I can't understand how MCN can rate it as first for anything. They test rode it at a manufacturers launch, which means sod all in real terms. I'll await sales figure and see how the great unwashed view it.

They also rode it in Kent against its 3 competitors on UK roads in cold real world conditions, perhaps this gave them some comparison?