Looking to buy SV1K -strange test ride?

[Crisis management]

"Initiating a bike to turn left, you actually turn the the bars to the right to get the bike to lean over, visa versa for right hand turns....sound implausible? Try doing a series of turns one handed, the truth is out there " quote


this is counter steering which flicks the bike into the "opposite" direction but don't try holding the steering that way.....correction, please try holding the steering that way and let me know what happens!

[Devil]

I test rode a naked SV1000 as well and experienced the same problem. It was the tyres. Seems too many people had been demo'ing its burnout ability!
Once a better tyre was on, the handling cleared up.

Go for one, great bike. Very easy to deal with.

[sugilite:Me]

[QUOTE=this is counter steering which flicks the bike into the "opposite" direction but don't try holding the steering that way.....correction, please try holding the steering that way and let me know what happens![/QUOTE]

Are you familiar with what the word "Initiating" means?

[gromit]

Thanks for all the input people!!

I just got a phone call from the buyer. He thought when I returned from the ride and told him what I thought was going on that I was, well being a :spudbn:

Anyways so he think to himself that he'll take it for a spin (It has been sitting in the garage for some time) and soon as he gets out hes like you know "Oh my gosh" and stuff.

Sewww now hes gonna take it in to get a service and look into some new tyres and get back to me. There is hope yet....

He also checked the pressures, and not sure about the front but the rear was like 18psi..

Ill keep you posted with the developments as they arise...

[sugilite:Me]

Glad to be able to give input...
you can bet the front was down as well...
They are good bikes, I'm sure you would be pleased with it if you decided to get it...

[avrflr]

Ditto the comments about underinflated, worn, mismatched tyres. I followed one of these bikes along the riverhead-coatsville road on my old gsxr1k3. I was impressed at the way it handled, including a left hand sweeper at 200+. Whenever anyone tells me they want to buy a sports twin I tell them not to forget the SV.

[Toast]

Shit tyres are going to be a problem anytime...but the fact that the bars, turn in to the corner, after the initial counter steering input, is not.

If you're hard on the gas with the rear coming around (quicker than the front, oversteer), the front wheel will be pointing to the outside of the turn. A more neutral cornering position, rolling the throttle on smoothly, will have the bars return pretty much to center, if I can recall correctly (still re-learning myself)

Just because those flash pics of 500cc GP riders show the wheel pointing to the outside of the turn, it doesn't mean that's what we're doing for every corner.

[Crisis management]

Are you familiar with what the word "Initiating" means?

Ouch.... a case of over enthusiatic posting resulting in another bloody display of my foot in mouth. I should have been a contortionist, it wouldn't hurt as much.

[Mental Trousers]

Sounds like too much trail to me. Either jack the back up a little or drop the front and see how it goes.

[sugilite:Me]

Ouch.... a case of over enthusiatic posting resulting in another bloody display of my foot in mouth. I should have been a contortionist, it wouldn't hurt as much.

No worries bro, I'm often afflicted with the same condition! Yoga anybody?

At least we actually read the thread right through before posting! (see above post )