Is it right for me?

[Thani-B]

For those of you that know me, and for those who have owned one or own one...

Ive been looking for a bike to upgrade to from my GN for a few months now, and after finally accepting that I cant afford a gladius or gsxr600 as I would like, Ive started looking elsewhere, and I came across this.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=240296398

To those who have met me and know how I ride, do you think it would be a suitable bike for me, considering my size (5'2", 45ish kgs), and skills?

To those who own or have owned one, what did you think of them?

[Metalor]

Buy it.






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[Boob Johnson]

Not able to tick any of the above boxes sorry Thani-B but they are an excellent step up bike from a 250. Don't know if there is a "bad" modern 650 to step up to hence the thumbs up, that & I have recently been on a few rides with a similar build lady & she is a learner rider & has an 06 SV650S. She loves it & gets along just fine. At the end of the day only you can say if its for you or not by trying it out.

Go for it love

You only go as fast as the wrist twists

[Indiana_Jones]

You only go as fast as the wrist twists

Agreed.

Get what you can afford, like the look of and feels right for you.

-Indy

[Mystic13]

For those of you that know me, and for those who have owned one or own one...

Ive been looking for a bike to upgrade to from my GN for a few months now, and after finally accepting that I cant afford a gladius or gsxr600 as I would like, Ive started looking elsewhere, and I came across this.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=240296398

To those who have met me and know how I ride, do you think it would be a suitable bike for me, considering my size (5'2", 45ish kgs), and skills?

To those who own or have owned one, what did you think of them?

As for size, there is a lady your size around riding a Suzuki Huyabusa (1300). So it's not the size of the bike in terms of your physical size that should be an issue.

Skills is another question.

That SV650 has to be about the cheapest one on TM. The SV's constantly get good reps.

If you wanted to save $ on that you could go to a Honda Bros 650 or 400. Older bike, same layout and feel.

[Pwalo]

A lot of people like the older SV's and I think they're a bit 'shorter' than the pointy SV's. Should be good if you're 5'5" or so.

Have a good look at the bike, but that is a very good price.

[The Baron]

A nice bike. Don't have one BUT rode with a lady on one that had lowered it.

Very easy to lower - Two plates on rear shock.

PS she was less than 5 foot.

[Laava]

I had a ride on one on the way home from CK and enjoyed it. It felt like a GN after hopping off the vstrom! But you would need to at least sit on one before buying? Con a bike shop into a test ride?

[Radar]

Buy it.

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+1

[Morcs]

Yep other options are the ducati monsters, but you cant beat the sv for value.

[SVboy]

Great bikes, but I would be wondering about the highish kms on that example. They age well, but even so, spending a little more, could save you a fortune! 50kms and a regularly maintained sv motor will be fine, but that suspension could be pretty tired.

[wysper]

I have a SV '00 at 45kms
It is great. I love it. I am close to 6ft and it is fine for me.

They are easy to ride. Plus you can have quite a bit of fun if you push them along.

If you are a confident rider and wanting to push it a bit, the front suspension pretty much has to be done.

I would say go for it. If you are unsure, ask for the sale to be pending a mechanical inspection.

I was looking to change my SV recently, tried a VTR1000, perfered the SV. Felt more like a twin and was more fun for me to ride.

[madbikeboy]

The SV is actually a more logical step from a Ginny than a GSXR6. The GSXR is a pussy cat of a bike, but it requires a fair degree of confidence when you start to ride it quicker - it does what it says on the tin, but it assumes that you know how to do it.

The SV on the other hand, it's much easier to ride, it's quick enough (a well ridden SV will keep up with most on Taupo for example), it's super cheap to live with, and it will flatter your riding. You can spend time upgrading, simple upgrades include fork work (under a grand with RT), and a pipe (and they sound pretty neat with a decent can. A mate has gone one step further with an Ohlins rear end, and now it goes aound corners like a Gixer.

I have a GSXR600 (k5), and you're more than welcome to have a play on it at the next track day - but as an all rounder, I'd seriously recommend the SV.

Make sure you get it checked out by someone who knows them, PM U1AGO for help perhaps. You will always be fastest on the bike that gives you confidence and works with you - more horsepower doesn't equate to faster in the real world in about 95% of cases.

[CookMySock]

Get it. You will be fine on that. Any of the 650 vtwins are great learner/transition bikes. The inline fours can be quite snarly and snatchy where the vtwins are smoother and not so unpredictable.

Once you are used to it, do the loud pipe thing on it and you will be amazed. Soo much great sound from them.

edit: oops, its already got a loud pipe.. LOL.

Steve

[FROSTY:Me]

I'd say yes get it. But BEFORE going down the lowering track either buy a suzuki factory narrow/lowered seat OR get the seat foam cut down/reshaped. The seat on a 99-2002 SV is plush and can loose 30mm of foam easilly and still feel fine.
The factory seats are reshaped by taking more foam from the front outside of the seat as well as a general reduction in thickness. The effect of this is that the bike feels the same when ridden but feels narrower and lower when standing up.