Forum whore
Mmmm, recently an SV650 tucked a number of other flash bikes in a 3 hour endurance race in the UK... including a 1098Originally Posted by dipshit
SuperDave spent years cleaning up in AMA against things like GSXR750s, Dukes etc. Nothing special on his bike either, just knows how to ride it.
STEVE!
I totally agree.
I just see it as a shame that suzuki decided to make it a lower end bike - less performance, inferior suspension etc..
I would quite happily go buy an SV1000 tomorrow if it performed like a TLS, and had good suspension.
Forum whore
I'm not sure that giving it rotary dampener suspension like the TL would be an improvementDefinitely not inferior...
As for the motor... well, has the power where I use it...
STEVE!
wasnt meaning the SV has inferior suspension to the TL, im just meaning generally - ie. its poo compared to my RR.I'm not sure that giving it rotary dampener suspension like the TL would be an improvement
As for the motor... well, has the power where I use it...
Forum whore
Well you'd hope the extra six grand went somewhere...
Homo Sapiens Vulgaris
Mmmm, recently an SV650 tucked a number of other flash bikes in 3 different classes at the streetraces in Greymouth... including F1Mmmm, recently an SV650 tucked a number of other flash bikes in a 3 hour endurance race in the UK... including a 1098
Sorry for almost copying your post
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Forum whore
Yikes... did you see his seat? Were there indents from the riders oversize nuts?
Forum whore
One very successful bike in NZ indeed!
Homo Sapiens Vulgaris
I don't actually think he was pushing that hard, at least he maintained a comfortable lead most of the time so noone there to breathe down his neck...
It is preferential to refrain from the utilisation of grandiose verbiage in the circumstance that your intellectualisation can be expressed using comparatively simplistic lexicological entities. (...such as the word fuck.)
Remember your humanity, and forget the rest. - Joseph Rotblat
Trackday Whore
Mine suits me and your all ugly!
Forum whore
Shit, didn't realise the SV came out with USD forks. Obviously Morcs is talking shit again.
STEVE!
It didnt.
Ive never studied one close up, but Id say they came out with a conventional damping road fork with only preload adjustment.
Forum whore
I don't think he mentioned the SV650? The 650 has damper rod, and 2 piston sliding calipers, so they biff the front end for the cheap and cheerful GSXR front end, which gives them four piston calipers and cartridge forks, which is more suitable given it started as a commute before it became a race bike... at a guess, they did it for safety?
Geriatric hoon
So if this is what's replacing the SV650, is that some kind of an indicator as to what might replace the 1000?
With apologies to the copyright holder of course...
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
Forum whore
I hope not. I'd say NO due to the above mentioned reasons for the SV1000 being discontinued. There has not even been a tasty concept bike to hope for.
BTW those silver bits of frame on the new 650 in the picture are actually fakes - they are covers only!
Regarding the comments re 'budget'. Based on the price of the SV1000 over the past couple of years ($12500 give or take a couple), its been very good value.
And the suspenders must be capable for most as the first mod is a grand on slip-on mufflers.
I've seen a very tidy looking one in Christchurch with a under-tail muffler
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