Wishing for this: Suzuki SV-series 2011-2018

were did u get that from ???? jesus the sv rr sounds like a beast

[Nick_69]

If they do it. It will be nice to see a decent v twin sport which isn't a ducati

The new SV650 is on www.motorcyclenews.com today

Originally Posted by Nick_69

If they do it. It will be nice to see a decent v twin sport which isn't a ducati

YES.

The bike world is a little short of medium/large V-Twin bikes that are not - race/exotica (Ducati, Aprilia, Benelli) or Sofas (Harley and all equivalents).

I would like to see this changed please.

The SV650 is meant to be the way it is. Add pricey parts and loads more power and you no longer give it the attributes that actually make it a good choice for a lot of people- cheap price and insurance costs.

I don't know if there'd be a market for an SV "rr" priced above the SV base, but Suzuki would be insane to replace the current bike with something like that. It's a nice little niche that not everyone else is taking a piece of just now.

I think it would be a great next step for SV owners that love what they have, but want more of it.

So- not necessarily the full range suggested by Spronken, but perhaps an additional model that's a significant, but not huge step up from the SV.

I'd rather go that way than an IL4 racer and something that is along similar lines- light, flickable and tweakable but with more go in it.

It would mean considerable re-engineering I reckon- a different engine, rather than a tweaked engine. But then Suzuki designed a new engine at the SV's birth, rather than going the Bandit route of a bike cobbled from parts and still made it affordable.

Think about it- it'd likely be cheaper and more reliable than a Ducati with a more reasonable insurance cost too. Could still be fairly budget (springs and brakes being the main upgrade parts outside the engine that would be above the 'budget' level, but from existing ranges).

[CSpronken]

Originally Posted by sinbad

The SV650 is meant to be the way it is. Add pricey parts and loads more power and you no longer give it the attributes that actually make it a good choice for a lot of people- cheap price and insurance costs.

I don't know if there'd be a market for an SV "rr" priced above the SV base, but Suzuki would be insane to replace the current bike with something like that. It's a nice little niche that not everyone else is taking a piece of just now.

Hence why I'm not suggesting to replace it but to expand the range of models with an up spec version.

Originally Posted by thedonal

So- not necessarily the full range suggested by Spronken, but perhaps an additional model that's a significant, but not huge step up from the SV.

Keep in mind though that this full range as you call it does not contain that much more than the SV line has already had. You have one naked, one half-faired and one fully faired body, exactly as it has been. Only difference is that for the half and fully faired version there would be an R-model with uprated engine and suspension. Of course if there were enough demand they could also make a naked R model, sort of a street triple competitor.

The motorcycle market has many different sectors now with adventure, tourers, supersport, commuter, naked, hyper tourers etc but one section has not been catered for recently with the demise of the 400cc supersport machines. These were and still are popular an SV-RR lightened with sorted suspension, brakes and a more agressive stance would tap into that market and would clean up with no competition.