SV650 powerfull sports bike? ?

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

But as a description 'Powerful Sports Bike' is inaccurate when applied to the SV650, not because it's necessarily technically incorrect, but simply because it was used as an emotive term by a journalist who was very clearly attempting to persuade those who do not have knowledge of motorcycles, that what they were looking at was some fire breathing, time warping, certain death excess machine - (which it isn't BTW).

What he said

It wasn't aimed to be a technically correct term, purely used for emotional shock value, something I'm not overly impressed with.

As for technicalities, a police pan euro makes about 115bhp? And handles pretty damn well too, and with a police rider doubtless handles better than 90% of SVs out there - by every definition more of a "powerful sports bike" than an SV. Unless you're going over 100mph anyway, then they just wobble and fall over

[Viney]

A gay girlie sports style commuter is a more apt description

Originally Posted by Viney

A gay girlie sports style commuter is a more apt description

What is in a name? I would call a Triumph Spitfire or MGB a sports car and powerful they ain't.
It seems nowdays the word 'sport' is bandied around by car manufacturers all the time..........sport hatch, sports utility. They even have a Range Rover Sport (now what is the point of that?)

On that basis, I would call the SVS a Sports bike just not a 'performance' bike.

Originally Posted by Viney

A gay girlie sports style commuter is a more apt description

add in 'for shorta*ses' and you've hit the nail on the head.

[dizzyblonde]

Do you know that bike of yours,
well,
ITS... FOR GIRLS...

Originally Posted by Viney

A gay girlie sports style commuter is a more apt description

What viney said
It's a bit limp wristed compared to other bikes.

Powerfull is certainly not a word that springs to mind.

Not much more powerful than my old FZR400 (Although it's a lot less work)

Should have been an SV700 (50) then it could have replaced the TRX....?

Still love mine to bits...

Originally Posted by e.d.

What viney said
It's a bit limp wristed compared to other bikes.

Powerfull is certainly not a word that springs to mind.

If its that bad, how 'bout I give you £50 for yours then?

Originally Posted by Steve H

If its that bad, how 'bout I give you £50 for yours then?

Have you seen my SV, it's not worth that much.