Kawasaki ER6n/f or Suzuki SV650/s

[Mental Trousers]

Try them both. I think you might find the ER6 has fantastic handling and the SV feels a bit like a marshmellow in comparison.

[Badjelly]

Wow, im in the same position as you, 2 months n counting the days till my full test, looking at a middleweight twin, now on a 250 suzuki single cylinder.
As im a bit more mature i have riden, if only for a short run, both. very much like the kawa over the sv for comfort but more choice of older sv`s and dealer is keen on getting my gn back to sell on. Just a thought, you r comming from a v twin so sv mite b more to what your used to with more low down power and overall hp, but er6 rocks in the looks dept n wont loose out too much on the road, just takes a little more work to keep up.

My 2c

You write like this just to piss off the punctuation police, don't you?

[Stirts]

Is that the ER6n or the ER6F you are talking about?

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Sexytiiiiiiiiime!

[N1CK]

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Sexytiiiiiiiiime!

If I get a ER6 I think I might have to do those modifications to it. lol

[FROSTY:Me]

Both in the real world have similar engine performance. My opinion is that OUT OF THE BOX the kawasaki is a better package to ride.
What would sway me towards the Suzuki is that suspension hot up parts and for that matter engine hotting up has become almost a case of do it by the numbers with a number of SV's being raced and there is a decent flow down effect of after market parts.
Plain english --when ya wanna go faster parts are easy to get

[carver]

i rode with a SV650s today on taupo track
smoked it on my ER6n
it had a pipe and power commander, my bike is standard.

[N1CK]

i rode with a SV650s today on taupo track
smoked it on my ER6n
it had a pipe and power commander, my bike is standard.

Do you think your bike needs a pipe?
I have read that the ER6 pipes are very quiet and also restrict the bikes power a little bit.

[GSVR]

Im looking to upgrade in a couple of months to either a ER6n/f or SV650/s.
I've searched and there isn't really anything about these two bikes in the same thread comparing each other.
Was wandering what the pro's and con's are of the ER6F/N and the SV650/s ? Maybe there are some people who have ridden both.
I can't get my full for two months, so I can't ride any bikes.
I will be using the bike for commuting to school/work and then open road riding on the weekends.

Both bikes are ok. This thread is not the first asking for comparisions. If you ride all 4 bikes you will have a better idea of things like the ergonomics which may or may not suit you. Choice of model and make will also depend on what your going to be doing with it. Neither bike is that good for pillion carrying if you want to do that.

The faired Kawasaki feels alot lighter than the SV650s with its handlebars more like a trailbike. You can't fit low clipon types as they will hit the fairing. But why would you wont to as the upright riding position of the Kawasaki is so much more comfortable for commuting or long trips at legal speeds.

Theres a guy in Ashurst with a Kawasaki 650F for sale with very few ks on it.

[Morcs]

SKip the 650s and just go for a thou.

They are unbelievably tame, yet when you push them they are still oh so rewarding.

[GSVR]

i rode with a SV650s today on taupo track
smoked it on my ER6n
it had a pipe and power commander, my bike is standard.

Wow maybe the ER6n is alot quicker bike as your a pretty slow rider aren't you?

[GSVR]

SKip the 650s and just go for a thou.

They are unbelievably tame, yet when you push them they are still oh so rewarding.

Thats not a bad idea with the SVs as they are the same price. A thou will last alot longer before its worn out. And will be better for longer trips.

[FROSTY:Me]

i rode with a SV650s today on taupo track
smoked it on my ER6n
it had a pipe and power commander, my bike is standard.

Not really relavant-Taupo isn't a power track its a rider track.

[N1CK]

SKip the 650s and just go for a thou.

They are unbelievably tame, yet when you push them they are still oh so rewarding.

Yea, but it will cost more to insure.

[Morcs]

Yea, but it will cost more to insure.

No idea. I dont have insurance. I just try and do the dont crash thing...

Hence why I spent under 7k for a mint tl

[carver]

Wow maybe the ER6n is alot quicker bike as your a pretty slow rider aren't you?

nah, its all me...
my zaki will have a pipe on it soon.
the SV is much more tacky and plain than the ER.
its a good useable bike and size for nz roads that aint straight.
most owners love em