Newbie

I know what you mean. I am taking my test on a CB500 LOL and found that pretty heavy I will give it a go but if I don't feel comfortable with it then will have to drop down to the 125 for my test which is not a problem. I will have to see about getting to the bmf in Peterborough and like you say I do have time on my side so do not need to rush into anything right now . Can't help but wanting to though lol

cant blame u, i could not get feet to the floor on the cb500 it was the width not just the height, have they not got an er5??? where i did mine had them mainly for women! they r an ace little bike, not so much power as the sv i dont think or does not feel it to me lol not that i am any kind of expert, the bmf is great for bargains i think!! or any bike show u get to sit on bikes at least. and dream lol r u close to the bmf, even if u do it on a 125 u can stil get a 650 but have it restricted my friend done that cos of her age, no one knows, she ok with it, but better to do it on the 500 if u can???

I am going to look at an sv650s k5 in black tomorrow. It has quite a few extras fitted and a few spares and will save me spending a lot of money on it after. If anyone has any tips of what to look for it would be greatly appreciated being a Newbie I would probably just be making sure it looks nice lol.

Originally Posted by beaniebikerbabe

cant blame u, i could not get feet to the floor on the cb500 it was the width not just the height, have they not got an er5??? where i did mine had them mainly for women! they r an ace little bike, not so much power as the sv i dont think or does not feel it to me lol not that i am any kind of expert, the bmf is great for bargains i think!! or any bike show u get to sit on bikes at least. and dream lol r u close to the bmf, even if u do it on a 125 u can stil get a 650 but have it restricted my friend done that cos of her age, no one knows, she ok with it, but better to do it on the 500 if u can???

No they don't have an er5 if they did then I would defintely take your advice and take my test on it and yes I will definitely attempt to take my test on the cb500 . I am not close to the bmf but it sounds like a good place to go for bargains...

Originally Posted by foxyinleather

I am going to look at an sv650s k5 in black tomorrow. It has quite a few extras fitted and a few spares and will save me spending a lot of money on it after. If anyone has any tips of what to look for it would be greatly appreciated being a Newbie I would probably just be making sure it looks nice lol.

check for rust on the subframe, general corrosion of bolts and fastners to give an idea of how well its been looked after.

fork legs as well, how pitted/chipped are they? again an indication of its life so far.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by foxyinleather

I am going to look at an sv650s k5 in black tomorrow. It has quite a few extras fitted and a few spares and will save me spending a lot of money on it after. If anyone has any tips of what to look for it would be greatly appreciated being a Newbie I would probably just be making sure it looks nice lol.

If its a black pointy you want, my best tip is go visit/drool over/buy Laws (in that order :P)

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

If its a black pointy you want, my best tip is go visit/drool over/buy Laws (in that order :P)

Yes I did see it thanks and you are right it does look great, the one I am going to see is fully faired... so I will have to see how I feel when I actually go and view it . I am not ruling anything out at the moment just hope that I make the right choice

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by foxyinleather

Yes I did see it thanks and you are right it does look great, the one I am going to see is fully faired... so I will have to see how I feel when I actually go and view it . I am not ruling anything out at the moment just hope that I make the right choice

In my opinion the only reason to buy a fully-faired pointy SV is to then strip the fairings and sell them on ebay to get some money back on the purchase.

Pointies need belly-pans, not fairings.

Only pimping Laws bike as I have seen it in the flesh and it is VERY nice.

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

In my opinion the only reason to buy a fully-faired pointy SV is to then strip the fairings and sell them on ebay to get some money back on the purchase.

Pointies need belly-pans, not fairings.

Only pimping Laws bike as I have seen it in the flesh and it is VERY nice.

Yes could do that too... it has got crash bungs for fully faired and also crash bungs if I took the fairings off, the original exhaust and seat and much more ... mind you I still couldn't ride it yet until I pass my test lol so would have to see if someone would ride it back for me

Originally Posted by foxyinleather

Yes could do that too... it has got crash bungs for fully faired and also crash bungs if I took the fairings off, the original exhaust and seat and much more ... mind you I still couldn't ride it yet until I pass my test lol so would have to see if someone would ride it back for me

ill ride you, oops mean ride your bike back LOL

and keep all the extras on it, just get the originals as well.