My first brand new, never been molested, motorcycle

[Lurch]

There are plenty of Bike Insurers that would love to take your business. When I purchased mine none of the issues were even muted . . want a few idea's? I am sure they will come out of the woodwork before you realise it

Thanks, but I wasn't even going to start the thing until I hade insurance so I went with Golightly(Underwritten by Vero) whom Wellington MCs deal with.

[Jantar]

heh, actually it's gonna keep another SV1000s company on The Terrace

Mmmmm, I'll be staying at the James Cook on the Terrace sometime next week, so I'll just have to have a look. Now where exactly do you hide the spare key?

[paturoa]

My SV is just right for me, you'll luv it. Straigh from a L pate to a SV1000 is a bit of a jump, take it easy!

[Lurch]

My SV is just right for me, you'll luv it. Straigh from a L pate to a SV1000 is a bit of a jump, take it easy!

Yeah it is definitely something i will be growing into for quite some time.

I'm not the rider who feels like he has to pass everything that ever drove in front of him though and I am happy in my knowledge that it is a powerful bike that needs to be treated with care and caution.

[Mom]

Oh, shiney! There is no better feeling in the world than bringing home a new bike. Bet you have been out to the garage to have a perve a couple of times since you have been home.

[p.dath]

Actually on that note here's a public f*ck you to State Insurance who refused to insure it unless I had an Immobiliser installed. Even the disc lock wasn't enough for them. They were more than happy with my home/garage security but didn't trust me to leave it out on the street....

Since when did successful thieves start up a bike when they stole it?

I have to agree. I think immobilisers are a waste of time. Plus they tend to drain your battery. I think for my insurance I have a different excess when I park on the street as oposed to my garage.


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[crazyhorse]

Being a cool bike - I'm sure you will get lots of pleasure out of it

[Pussy]

Hey Lurch.... congrats on the full and the new bike! Great choice, too.
Chuck some of those round Yoshimura Japan mufflers on it... they're sweet


Mmmmm..... new bike smell

[davebullet]

Actually on that note here's a public f*ck you to State Insurance who refused to insure it unless I had an Immobiliser installed. Even the disc lock wasn't enough for them. They were more than happy with my home/garage security but didn't trust me to leave it out on the street....

Since when did successful thieves start up a bike when they stole it?

We aren't all bastards at State I agree a disc lock should help, but we get a lot of thefts of Suzukis hence higher excesses (mine is about $1,000 for the SV650).

Nice bike though. Looks wicked in black, suit the frame.

As slofox says... get a pair of 2bros cans for it. Then buy some earbuddies so you don't go deaf. I like pulling up to larger CC 4 cyl bikes and drowning them out with my little 650, so I can guess what a fully loaded SV1000 sounds like

[howdamnhard]

Congrats Lurch , nice bike.Took one for a test ride recently,keep it above 4000rpm and she is smooth.Be careful about cracking the throttle open too soon coming out of corners or she might bite you. As others have said after market cans will make her sound good as the originals are a little wimpy.Good choice of bike.

[Bend-it]

Congrats on the new bike! Yeah, I insure with kiwibike and they're great!!

Go easy for the first little while... While it's one of the friendlier litre bikes, the SV is still a litre bike! Real easy to get into trouble on!

Have fun!

[sleeqe2000]

Congrats on passing your full and getting the SV. Have seen Wellington Motorcycles doing some good deals on the 1000 which you've obviously snapped up.

Hope to be joining you soon on a bigger bike - my test is very near ! Plus at Porirua. How was the test ? , how long did it last if your don't mind me asking.....

[Crasherfromwayback]

90ks on the clock now with a couple of breaks to let her cool down in between and I'm grinning from ear to ear.

Stoked to hear your enjoying it!

Pete

[Lurch]

Congrats on passing your full and getting the SV. Have seen Wellington Motorcycles doing some good deals on the 1000 which you've obviously snapped up.

Hope to be joining you soon on a bigger bike - my test is very near ! Plus at Porirua. How was the test ? , how long did it last if your don't mind me asking.....

The testing officer (a Maori chap) was great but suprisingly by the book. We did the whole nine yards EXCEPT he didn't get me to stop and tell him what I did to avoid the hazards in part 3.

Everything else was as per the road code, a warm up ride of a good 5 minutes or more, 3 or 4 sets of intersections where we stopped and talked about the hazards afterwards. 2 u-turns (only one in a narrowish street) and all in all about 30 minutes on the road, no more anyway.

[Lurch]

Stoked to hear your enjoying it!

Pete

Thanks Pete, I sure am! I took it for a jaunt over the rimutakas and up to gladstone on Sunday and it was an effortless trip both up and down the hill.

I love the fact that I didn't even need to tap the brakes on the descent (although I must admit I wasn't pushing things). I found it easy to push into the corners and very predictable on the exits with good control of the wrist.

I guess theres also that amazing feeling it gives when you just ease the throttle open and it just keeps on giving you more and more, and more.