GSXR600 or SV650s cant decide

Originally Posted by Steve H

Bike magazine did an article on that subject some time ago with an R1 versus a super motard. Somewhat unsuprisingly, the R1 crapped all over the Super Motard in all riding conditions.

And a load of todge it was too, The R1...the leanest meanest sportsbike against a KTM Duke II, probably one of the heaviest and least powerful Motards, the sportsbike equivelant would be a GSF 600 teapot and they picked a B road where the slowest corner was 30mph and smooth tarmac.

The road being ridden is the key, the twistier, the tighter the worse the surface condition and it will favour the motard

You can't jump on a motard and expect to be fast right away , It is a completely different riding style to learn and once learnt you really can have a ball taking lines no sportsbike can tolerate and coping with road surfaces and bumps that a sportsbike would hate. I've ridden both and on the roads I have to ride the motard flies

Horses for Courses, have a go at a dealers or borrow one and go down a crappy B road or around town, with an open mind you really will be surprised at how good they can be

i only like fiared sports bikes so a super moto or naked bike not really an option

Ed, I own both a GSXR6K2 and a SV650s K3.

You will be far happier commuting on the SV (which was why I brought mine), the riding position is far far better, its cheaper to maintain and performance wise the V-twin will allow for better low down drive.

The Gixer is a lovely bike, you neck and wrists WILL ache if you spend much time filtering etc. though.

Spookily, the SV is also a great bike, lost of fun, very forgiving (I've had it sideways under braking Rossi style into round-a-bouts etc) where the Gixer will sit you on the road.

If you want something focused get the Gixer, if you want an alrounder get an SV. (the finish is also harder wearing - by suzuki standards anyway)

If you cant decided do what I did and get both

Ed, I own both a GSXR6K2 and a SV650s K3.

You will be far happier commuting on the SV (which was why I brought mine), the riding position is far far better, its cheaper to maintain and performance wise the V-twin will allow for better low down drive.

The Gixer is a lovely bike, you neck and wrists WILL ache if you spend much time filtering etc. though.

Spookily, the SV is also a great bike, lost of fun, very forgiving (I've had it sideways under braking Rossi style into round-a-bouts etc) where the Gixer will sit you on the road.

If you want something focused get the Gixer, if you want an alrounder get an SV. (the finish is also harder wearing - by suzuki standards anyway)

If you cant decided do what I did and get both

Originally Posted by Bladerider13

(the finish is also harder wearing - by suzuki standards anyway)

Wow! do you mean that the finish on the SV is better than the Gixer

Originally Posted by edcase

I am in a dilema, have achoice between sensible (swv650sk3) or not (gsxr600 k2). i mostly intend on comuting round london, i fed up of tjhe pariign fines, CC and getting nicked driving in the bus lane, cost me about £130 a month!

Anyway i know the sv will be cheaper to buy run and insure, but the gsxr is very tempting though twice the price to insure!

what do you guys reckon?

My turn, my turn........

Now let me see, SV or Gixer, SV or Gixer....... Well I have had both and commuted on both. Which would I rather have ? Well the fact that I still have a Gixer may be your answer.

However, if you're going to be filtering and that sort of stuff it doesn't matter what you ride, as long as it's not too wide and you're confident on it. I travel from J4 of the M4 up to East London (Brick Lane) which is some motorway, congested A roads, the embankment and sometimes a bit of Central London too.

The SV is cheaper to run, maintain and spares (espeially bodywork) is cheaper. It is also a lot less to insure. I find the GSXR more fun, and just as comfortable. I did 17k miles in 13 months on the SV, and have done 14k on the Gixer since March., so similar milage.

The Gixer has been to Europe twice and a number of race meetings too. Horses for courses, but at the end of the day, YOU must be confident on what ever you ride.

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Thanks jelster and blade runner, excellent to have views from guys who own both. interesting that the sv is more forgiving than the gsxr. will probably get the sv as it will mostly be used filtering in traffic and comuting, and i will be running one of those horrible car thingys as well so money in insurance running costs etc is an issue.

cheers guys!

A wise choice my friend.
In the ideal world we'd all have more than one bike

Originally Posted by burner

A wise choice my friend.
In the ideal world we'd all have more than one bike

Burner, Yeah, and a couple of Ferraris in the garage!

I had this cool dream last night where I'd won the lottery and my bike garage was so big that I had to ride across it. 'sighs' oh well.