650s or 1000s?

i can ride a 650 in everyday situations better and faster than i can the 1000.

just cant get away from that feeling tho as the big twin is trying to rip your arms out in any gear at any speed?

Is that a good thing Kwak? Does it feel like the bike is in control and not you?

yea its just dragging you towards the horizon! i do miss my 650 tho my buyer hasnt come for her yet, i'm kinda hoping he doesnt.

my k3 650 is my first big bike so i cant comment that much but i did ride a mates k4 1000 sv loan bike for an hour or 2 and apart from the speed which was nice did find it heavy in to corners, i love being able to chuck my 650 in to corners then bk out again with no hassle so................... i leave it up to you...... but just get a pointy one lol

[mattSV]

As anyone who has been down to Poole with the SW guys, or anyone who was on the Norf/Sarf last year will have seen, the SV1000 can definitely be thrown around on roundabouts, and through the twisties - I find that the better suspension and weight makes it much more stable when in a corner - it is just that you need to 'muscle it' around a bit to get in the corner in the first place.

When the pace is upped a bit,especially when riding with ss600 bikes, I actually find the SV1000 easier to ride than the 650 as you do not have to rag it to keep up.

yea i can see your point mattsv, i just need a season on the big "V" to get used to it a little.

Originally Posted by Rog

p90ade,

You havent said what you want from the bike. If you like it in the twisties the 650 is more than capable. If you want more straight line umph then the 1000 is probably more your style. The 1000 does have better fromt suspension as standard but there are many tweaks you can do to a 650 which will improve it no end (check the site for details of these)

My friend has the YZF R6 and while I really like the bike it doesnt put as big a smile on my face as my little old 650. I think its a twin thing.

On a final note, there are Thous out there for sale but you will find loads of 650's kicking about in both pointy and curvy flavour so you may get more choice over what you will get.You will get a very tidy 650 for £3000.

In short, its more fun with twins

i dont think i will be going for long motorway runs its more likely welsj roads of a weekend (sometimes with the miss`s but not that often) and then i would use it for work in the nicer weather, so going on everyones comments i think a 650 will be more than enough.

Originally Posted by p90ade

i dont think i will be going for long motorway runs its more likely welsj roads of a weekend (sometimes with the miss`s but not that often) and then i would use it for work in the nicer weather, so going on everyones comments i think a 650 will be more than enough.

I haven't tried a thou, but my 650 is more than sufficient for the North Wales twisties.

I've also not had the redline in 6th on the straights, yet

Pillion for me is fine. Different to solo, but that's obvious.

I also commute every day, regardless of weather, and it's around 500 miles a week. The seat was a little hard at first, but you get used to it.

just looking through mcn and george white is doing a 07 sv650 sport for 4195 otr. going to have a look the weekend.