SV650Sport vs FZ6 Fazer...?

[northwind]

Originally Posted by The Basket

Honda do have a 650 vtwin coz it powers the deauville.

And the old Bros. But it makes about 20bhp

Originally Posted by The Basket

You never mentioned the Kawasaki Z750!

Got one of them for Christmas in black(Z750S) - what a beauty and it is so smooth and powerful. I have no idea what all the talk is about vibes and uncomfortable seat. I have had a go on the FZ6 Fazer also and thought that it was a nice smooth ride. I didn't notice the notchy gearbox either.

Well I test rode an SV650S today, as per here: http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=49427

Riding a Fazer tmrw and making a decision then!

[northwind]

I found the Fazer feels a little strange at first, so try and get a good long test ride... Takes me a little longer to get my head round that sort of bike personally, and there's no point making decisions based on that sort of first impression I think.

Hey

I'm also looking at getting a new bike at the moment & have some test ride observations to pass on:
Nakeds:
GSR600 - absolutely brilliant! smooth, fast, lots of torque, even in the lower rev range, feels glued to the road no matter what & looks great.
Z750 - not bad, but not as smooth or torquey as the GSR. Even with the extra 150cc it doesn't feel as powerful as the GSR & though it is a good looking bike the GSR beats it there too!

Faired:
CBR600FS - this is the one (or CBR600F) if you've got a few years no-claims (more then 2!) & can aford the higher price tag. The riding position is almost exactly the same as the curvy SVSs but it feels more nimble. It doesn't feel as fast because it doesn't have the brutal low range torque but believe me it is! One glance at the speedo & you'll realise that what felt like 60 is actually 100!
SV650S - rode the K5 and can't complain about a thing (except the colours)! I did expect more power as compared to my '99 model but I didn't get to take it on a country road or a motorway.

I have decided that I need a faired/semi-faired bike so the next step is to take the SVSport on a good test ride, but I think the decisions just about made. Any excuse to take a few maore bikes on a test ride though!

the first fazer was a supurb bike but i think yamaha are trying too hard now to keep up in the 600cc budget class, and it ugly as sin

Originally Posted by Frogman

Hey
Z750 - not bad, but not as smooth or torquey as the GSR. Even with the extra 150cc it doesn't feel as powerful as the GSR & though it is a good looking bike the GSR beats it there too!

Did you test them at about the same time(perhaps different levels of experience, different mood etc. for example the first time I rode an IL4 I thought that it was underpowered until I understood that you have to be more confident with the throttle and once I learned that I started to appreciate how powerful an IL4 can be)? All the comparison articles note how much more powerful the Z engine is and looking at the Dyno charts the Z750 spanks the GSR on torque and HP at any RPM plus the top HP and top torque values are 39-40lb/ft for the GSR and 52lb/ft for the Z750. The GSR600 has 87hp at the rear wheel against 100hp for the Z.