What to buy - SV1000SK7 or GSXR600K7

[Pumba]

Looking good mate, I really do like the blue and black. Now if it were my bike I would be tidying up that arse end asap, goodbye rear fender and if you aint worrying about pillions goodbye rear peg hangers.

Hep Carl, your pretty ferkin quick off the mark son. You going to Paeroa?

No I wont be going to Paeroa, need to get some work done on the bucket for the following weekend.

(but if the weather is good and the mood takes me I ay change my mind)

[SVboy]

Nice pikkies-same colour as mine! obviously you are a rider of taste. How are you liking the bridgestones bt 014s? I like em-but I am as slow as your granny!!

[eddy lee]

hey guys iv been rideing an sv1000 naked for 2years now..and i havnt done much to it but good tyres &services every 2months and i love my sv,its fun! and wen im on rides with different riders i always seem to keep up if i know the roads,on the staights i may fall back 200meters but wen it comes to corners im always up their rear! yeah.iv heard alot of down talk on the sv,but i truely belive in this phrase(it all comes down to the rider!! master your bike and you would be amazed, what you can do on it. bikes are bikes to me! too many hot shots are jumping ahead of themselfs to fast and getting powerful bikes and crashing.(im talking about the rookies here)so choose wisely what you want and what you can handle,stay upright!

[forkoil]

I havent pushed the tyres too much, but still reasonably, and no sign of anything giving away as yet. very stable. I tend to push the front a bit, thats my riding style, and it hasnt pushed out yet. I think the trick with these big 180 rears is to be on the gas more in the corners, possibly slower entry than I am used to, having had an SV650 I am used to carrying as much speed as poss into corners. But I have the feeling that the GSXR likes to be powered thru corners on that big rear rather than pushed thru from the front? Any opinions on this?

[forkoil]

but i truely belive in this phrase(it all comes down to the rider!! master your bike and you would be what you can do on it. bikes are bikes to me! too many hot shots are jumping ahead of themselfs to fast and getting powerful bikes and crashing.(im talking about the rookies here)so choose wisely what you want and what you can handle,stay upright!

Too true, I referred to just that in my post about the bar height the GSXR imposes, and I know SV's, and have ridden with SV thous....

[eddy lee]

well dude iv gone threw 8xpairs of tyres sense iv head my sv,and my rear tyres are always worn befor the front.iv been pushing my sv hard around the corners just to see how much it can handle,im pleased with what it gives me on every ride..and finding the g'spot on the sv dam its fun to hold it on the corners iv had alot of comments that i ride my sv well ,im proud to say the sv is the rocket for me for another year or so?

[eddy lee]

oh by the way,that l.plate rider by my name is false hehehe iv been rideing for 18years,and have had 7 bikes during that time.

[forkoil]

well dude iv gone threw 8xpairs of tyres sense iv head my sv,and my rear tyres are always worn befor the front.iv been pushing my sv hard around the corners just to see how much it can handle,im pleased with what it gives me on every ride..and finding the g'spot on the sv dam its fun to hold it on the corners iv had alot of comments that i ride my sv well ,im proud to say the sv is the rocket for me for another year or so?

Eddy, test ride a GSX-R600 on a decent longish ride and post back here... I dare you

[eddy lee]

hahaha already done it wen it first came out 2 my buddies got them and i still leave behind at times,but hey like i said it all depends on the rider! yes gixxer are dam giuck but im happy with the sv,just hope find the right bike for you!

[forkoil]

hahaha already done it wen it first came out 2 my buddies got them and i still leave behind at times,but hey like i said it all depends on the rider! yes gixxer are dam giuck but im happy with the sv,just hope find the right bike for you!

I have mate I have...its the GSX-R

[discotex]

I had to shrink the jpgs a bit to be under the server limit :-(

Good shit man. You got the best colour I reckon. Doesn't look as good in photos but IRL looks better than the white/blue.

Time for the Evotech tail tidy now.

[Movistar]

But I have the feeling that the GSXR likes to be powered thru corners on that big rear rather than pushed thru from the front? Any opinions on this?

When I got my semfiddy I found the same thing, initially I thought it was suspension set up but I realised my entry speed was a little too high when this was happening, the bike never felt out of shape as such, just could feel the front pushing. Backed off on the entry speed a tad, on the throttle smoothly and earlier than I used to, and it's all good!!

Great machines, good choice!

[forkoil]

When I got my semfiddy I found the same thing, initially I thought it was suspension set up but I realised my entry speed was a little too high when this was happening, the bike never felt out of shape as such, just could feel the front pushing. Backed off on the entry speed a tad, on the throttle smoothly and earlier than I used to, and it's all good!!

Great machines, good choice!

Thanks for that confirmation, thats exactly what I think too, I got into the habit riding the SV which suited that type of cornering but the GIXXA doesnt!! It feels so very much smoother on the power in corners unlike the SV unless you turned sharply stood it up a bit and nailed the throttle. But the GIXXA seems to love throttle while still right over and if anything steadies, I reckon its the weight distro and that big 180 on the back

[Littleman]

hahaha already done it wen it first came out 2 my buddies got them and i still leave behind at times,but hey like i said it all depends on the rider! yes gixxer are dam giuck but im happy with the sv,just hope find the right bike for you!

I thought you were keeping the gixer?
Gonna work for your money now and not rely on that apathetic torque?

Enjoyed the ride back by the way.

[munterk6]

I wouldnt waste my time on an SV1000, I ride with a SV and I can tell you honestly, they are not in the same league as the gixxer. Dont get me wrong, they are a good bike, but the GSXR is a great bike!
Damn the torpedoes...go straight to the top