CBR900RR/919RR vs SV1000S

**Usarka** · 16th December 2011, 14:04

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

The old lady won't let me ride back from Queenstown and the seller advertised the bike with free shipping anywhere between Queenstown and Auckland.

Not allowed??? Does not compute!

**SMOKEU** · 16th December 2011, 14:32

Originally Posted by SVboy

I, too am watching this ill informed troll with interest....

They can't be that bad, I see you have 2 Suzukis.

**scracha** · 16th December 2011, 20:55

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Ok I'll bite. All my gixxers including an SRAD have given me faultless service year round and have a decent quality of finish. I take it you've owned a few as well to form your opinion.

I've owned multiple bikes from all the Jap 4. If you've owned a Honda or (newish) Yamaha then you'll know the real meaning of "quality of finish" and reliability. I won't "troll" this thread again with stories about the second rate bike from the second rate Jap 4 manufacturers.

**ducatilover** · 16th December 2011, 21:03

Originally Posted by scracha

I've owned multiple bikes from all the Jap 4. If you've owned a Honda or (newish) Yamaha then you'll know the real meaning of "quality of finish" and reliability. I won't "troll" this thread again with stories about the second rate bike from the second rate Jap 4 manufacturers.

I'm interested in hearing as they're on my list for the next proper bike

**Fast Eddie** · 16th December 2011, 21:24

Originally Posted by ducatilover

I'm interested in hearing as they're on my list for the next proper bike

happy to take photos of my 1997 blade to compare with someones 97 suzuki

hehe.. mine looks pretty mint if I say so myself, no surface rust, no rusty looking hardware/fastners anywhere. original paint.. and its spent the year outside down here in dunedin, through the snow, hail, dirt/road works everyday riding past the new stadium etc etc. its my daily commuter. plenty of rain and mud and grime. still looks nice

my aprilia on the other hand

rusty and grimey.. and its prob spent its whole life in the garage and never ridden in the rain haha.

**ducatilover** · 16th December 2011, 22:04

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

happy to take photos of my 1997 blade to compare with someones 97 suzuki

hehe.. mine looks pretty mint if I say so myself, no surface rust, no rusty looking hardware/fastners anywhere. original paint.. and its spent the year outside down here in dunedin, through the snow, hail, dirt/road works everyday riding past the new stadium etc etc. its my daily commuter. plenty of rain and mud and grime. still looks nice

my aprilia on the other hand

rusty and grimey.. and its prob spent its whole life in the garage and never ridden in the rain haha.

The 'blade is on the list too

I think an SRAD 750 is better suited on the list than a 600 though.

**Fast Eddie** · 17th December 2011, 08:24

Originally Posted by ducatilover

The 'blade is on the list too

I think an SRAD 750 is better suited on the list than a 600 though.

yea 750 is a good size, I had an older zxr750.. loooved it. Wish i had kept it but when offered 3.5k cash for it I couldn't refuse (bought for 1,000 neat

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**Munterman** · 21st January 2012, 14:48

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

I've recently passed my 6F license and I'm thinking about buying my first big bike. I have a budget of $5,000. I still can't decide if I want a CBR900RR/CBR919RR or an SV1000S. I haven't ridden either bike, but I like the look of the CBR and the fact that I've had such a good run out of my CBR250. I also like the full fairings and the straight 4 engine.

The SV1000S that would fit into my price bracket would be around a 2003-2004 model, which is fuel injected, and since it has half the number of cylinders as the CBR I figure there are fewer things to go wrong with it and tune ups and repairs should be cheaper on the twin. The SV will also be more modern than the CBR900/919RR which would be mid-late 1990's.

I want something that is easy to handle, easy to throw into a corner (for a big bike), something with safe, predictable handling and also something that is reliable as it will be my only vehicle and I can't afford to spend huge money on repairs. I don't mind an aggressive, lean over the tank riding position either. Are fully faired bikes more comfortable on the open road, and are they better when riding in cold or bad weather conditions?

**SMOKEU** · 21st January 2012, 17:29

Originally Posted by Munterman

try these - all good value, good models. Ride safe

I already scored a GSXR600, but cheers anyway.

**Sliver** · 24th January 2012, 17:10

smoke i might get a gsx600 to how do you find it?

**SMOKEU** · 24th January 2012, 20:29

Originally Posted by Sliver

smoke i might get a gsx600 to how do you find it?

It's gutless at low to medium revs. Once it gets up to 10,000RPM it's pretty damn quick and very fun! It really needs a lot of revs to get going and you'll be doing a lot of gear changing. Mine is absolutely terrible around town, it's hard to even pull away slowly and smoothly from a set of traffic lights because it's got a Yoshi MJN jet kit which just dumps fuel in. With the standard jets they're apparently not bad around town. Handling is very good, although mine has an Ohlins rear end so that only makes it better.

Quality wise it's not as good as a Honda. The bike looks cheaply made. The ignition barrel looks like it's made from a soft metal as it's a bit damaged, the chain tensioner lock nuts have rounded off, and it does have minor quality issues like Suzuki's do. The mechanicals on these bikes are pretty damn good so they don't tend to go bang or anything like that.

Overall I'm very happy with mine and it's such a delightfully easy bike to flick into a corner and has more than enough power for the long straights. It has nice predictable handling and feels very stable on the road compared to my old CBR250R.

**ducatilover** · 24th January 2012, 21:22

Get it re-jetted man.

**SMOKEU** · 24th January 2012, 21:28

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Get it re-jetted man.

I've checked on the gixxer forums and they reckon it's normal to have that happen with the Yoshi MJN kit as it was designed more for track than road use. Once it gets above 3500-4000RPM it runs very well. It doesn't really worry me too much as I do very little riding around town.

**ducatilover** · 24th January 2012, 21:52

No need to rev it that low I suppose, it's a 4cyl after all. Even my lazier ZZR600 didn't spend much time at those revs.
I think we need vids.

**Ender EnZed** · 24th January 2012, 22:12

Originally Posted by Sliver

smoke i might get a gsx600 to how do you find it?

It might be of interest to you...

I rode a K7 GSXR600 at a dealer with a stock pipe (so probably the way Mr Suzuki intended) a couple of years ago and really wasn't too impressed with the midrange power. From 100km/h in 6th it felt like a real slug compared to my '86 VFR750 (with stock pipe, gearing and jetting). It wasn't until 10k rpm that it felt like it matched my ancient Honda 750 at 7.5k rpm, consequently I can't imagine a SRAD 600 being much fun on the road without feeling like a criminal. ('Course it sounded better than sex at 16k rpm, but that wasn't til 170km/h in 2nd) If I had a bit more money than $4k to play with then I wouldn't buy a SRAD 600 without riding at least a SRAD 750 and a CBR600 F4 (or later) as well.

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