SV650 Progression

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by The Basket

Always gets me that the SV is considered a starter bike or a stepping stone to something bigger. It seems to me it's never valued on it's own merits.

I'd say, you'd have to consider the target market, and to be fair the 650 is aimed at the "just passed the test" group and very good at it, it is too. also things like the bandit, hornet, fazer and new ER6, none of them perports to be cutting edge and all make some referance to " ease of riding" in some way.

Now you can either, spend hugh amounts of time and money making it handle as good as a sports bike(almost) and increase the power somewhat,but most will just trade in, their's nothing wrong with the SV650 (well you know what I mean), and for what it is, it's a great bike, but limited (funnily enough I've a different outlook, my frame of reference is somewhat greater than most SV's, all this " the SV is Great" lacks weight if all you've ever ridden is a 125, ER5 and an SV ).

On the SV1000, well it never tried to be anything it's not, it's all one step up from the 650,but still doesn't try to be a out & out sports bike, perhaps street sport for the faired, and big roadster for the naked (funnily enough the naked doesn't fit into any of the three types I mentioned above, just an honest naked).

Just my thoughts.

Cheers Mark.

Some interesting comments, as I said in my original post a new bike is at least a year maybe two away. My brother has been riding for 20 years and has an SV650 and the only thing he doesn't like about is the "starter bike"/"girls bike" tag.

With my next bike I will be looking for somthing "different" as much as somthing that is percieved as "better".

Yes.

But it seems that better means faster...more power....

The Honda Deauville is 'better' than the SV if you want a pure tourer.

Horses for courses and all that.

Originally Posted by The Basket

Yes.

But it seems that better means faster...more power....

The Honda Deauville is 'better' than the SV if you want a pure tourer.

Horses for courses and all that.

Hit the nail on the head

[Lissa]

There are loads of bikes that are 'better' than the SV in a straight line.

But anyone can be fast in a straight line................and where's the fun in that anyway?

On the twisties the SV can give many a 'better' bike a good kicking

Originally Posted by instigator

and upgraded to a hornet but then downgraded to a sv650s

Yes...in my view the Suzuki SV650S K5 is the best 650cc v-twin made by Suzuki money can buy

It's the old Spitfire V Me-109 which is better thingy...Answer...the one who shoots first...and has the better pilot...the machine is second to the man.

The SV650 can be bought brand new for less than £4,000 which is excellent value and cheaper than it's rivals...The VFR or Fireblade are 'better' but cost double the price...Simply getting what you pay for.

For a DR bike, the SV650 is better than the VFR. The best bike is one that does what you want it to at a cost your willing to pay. Simple.

Wish they still sold sv1000 nakeds in the uk, its just about the only bike i'm considering along with the z1000, could always get an import I guess tho

Originally Posted by BigApe

Is that because:

1 - I say downgrading when talking about going from the hornet to sv

or

2 - The motive as to why I would do such a thing?

If 1 - Hornet was quicker in every respect, braked better, marginally better suspension and generally....a lot more fun.

If 2 - I had a go on an sv650s and was hooked on the vtwin engine - Felt nice and relaxing.

Originally Posted by Iansv

Wish they still sold sv1000 nakeds in the uk, its just about the only bike i'm considering along with the z1000, could always get an import I guess tho

Import one from Belgium/France - probably save yourself a few quid too .


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