...sv650 anyone?
06-04-2004, 11:59 AM
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Re: ...sv650 anyone? (falconGSR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by falconGSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">big. i think i had a large and it didnt fit
it was too short. my torso is long. it would ride up my back and i would have to pull it down.
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Yeah it is a large, I had the same problem with it beening too short torso.
Edit: damn, nice to hear about the new bike! how does it compare to your old zx-7s (i believe that was it) ?
it was too short. my torso is long. it would ride up my back and i would have to pull it down.
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Yeah it is a large, I had the same problem with it beening too short torso.
Edit: damn, nice to hear about the new bike! how does it compare to your old zx-7s (i believe that was it) ?
06-04-2004, 12:55 PM
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Re: ...sv650 anyone? (turbogixxer)
yeah the ZR-7S. so far its wayy lighter and turns much easier.
looking back i would have been better off on the SV650 as my first bike, but i dont regret my decision at all. i got a killer deal on the zr7 and it was a wonderful first bike. its a lot heavier and honestly not much faster even though its 100cc's bigger. i didnt understand engines and torque like i do now, i think the sv650 has more torque and is easier to ride and use the power it has, it pulls pretty hard even below the 5k breakin rev limit.
one thing i will say about the zr7 is that it really wasnt set up to corner well for a newbie. with the old tech chassis and suspension you really had to work it to make it corner...to me i was always scared it was going to throw me off if i pushed it harder. now i know i could have just muscled those handlebars around and the bike would have happily laid over and wound thru the corners like nothing.
the SV and even the FJR to some extent happily lay over and require MUCH less effort (pressure on the handlebars) to turn. this is just something that makes the bike much easier to push hard (since the bars arent pushing back!). so i am learning to grow my own skill levels since i can ride the bike harder now without it giving alarming feedback.
i will say that the suspension on the FJR is head and shoulders over the SV (and it should be, sicne it cost 2x the SV!) but the SV's suspension is perfect for mixing it up on the street. the forks sometimes get a little too much action over bumps and the rear shock has too much rebound damping so the bike tends to buck over bumps too, but the tightness is good because it doesnt wallow in the corners. suspension upgrades for the SV are all over the place. and i think all the GSXR bikes forks/suspensions bolt onto the SV since that is very popular, as well as lots of aftermarket stuff like cartridge emulators etc. i realyl dont have any need for this stuff now but maybe down the road depending on how track-oriented i get as my riding skillz improve.
looking back i would have been better off on the SV650 as my first bike, but i dont regret my decision at all. i got a killer deal on the zr7 and it was a wonderful first bike. its a lot heavier and honestly not much faster even though its 100cc's bigger. i didnt understand engines and torque like i do now, i think the sv650 has more torque and is easier to ride and use the power it has, it pulls pretty hard even below the 5k breakin rev limit.
one thing i will say about the zr7 is that it really wasnt set up to corner well for a newbie. with the old tech chassis and suspension you really had to work it to make it corner...to me i was always scared it was going to throw me off if i pushed it harder. now i know i could have just muscled those handlebars around and the bike would have happily laid over and wound thru the corners like nothing.
the SV and even the FJR to some extent happily lay over and require MUCH less effort (pressure on the handlebars) to turn. this is just something that makes the bike much easier to push hard (since the bars arent pushing back!). so i am learning to grow my own skill levels since i can ride the bike harder now without it giving alarming feedback.
i will say that the suspension on the FJR is head and shoulders over the SV (and it should be, sicne it cost 2x the SV!) but the SV's suspension is perfect for mixing it up on the street. the forks sometimes get a little too much action over bumps and the rear shock has too much rebound damping so the bike tends to buck over bumps too, but the tightness is good because it doesnt wallow in the corners. suspension upgrades for the SV are all over the place. and i think all the GSXR bikes forks/suspensions bolt onto the SV since that is very popular, as well as lots of aftermarket stuff like cartridge emulators etc. i realyl dont have any need for this stuff now but maybe down the road depending on how track-oriented i get as my riding skillz improve.
06-04-2004, 01:25 PM
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Re: ...sv650 anyone? (falconGSR)
Sweet write-up (to say)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by falconGSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> and i think all the GSXR bikes forks/suspensions bolt onto the SV since that is very popular,</TD></TR></TABLE>
I have heard and seen this too. I am thinking about getting a SV650 for a track bike (I hope kris does not see this, I will never hear the end of it) cause the class is not as big/competitive as the 600 class. The only thing that I may not like (i have not ridden one) that is the power is lower then the I-4 bikes. I guess it takes getting use to, but I like to rev the bike in the turns (to say). Have you rolled out the turns on the gas with the SV yet, wondering what you think of it.
If you want to bring the SV back to South FL, I will test it out for you for free!
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by falconGSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> and i think all the GSXR bikes forks/suspensions bolt onto the SV since that is very popular,</TD></TR></TABLE>
I have heard and seen this too. I am thinking about getting a SV650 for a track bike (I hope kris does not see this, I will never hear the end of it) cause the class is not as big/competitive as the 600 class. The only thing that I may not like (i have not ridden one) that is the power is lower then the I-4 bikes. I guess it takes getting use to, but I like to rev the bike in the turns (to say). Have you rolled out the turns on the gas with the SV yet, wondering what you think of it.
If you want to bring the SV back to South FL, I will test it out for you for free!
06-04-2004, 01:41 PM
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Re: ...sv650 anyone? (turbogixxer)
it definitely runs out of steam before the I-4's do when you wind it up. apparently the torque rolls off quick when you get to redline/past 10k (as seen on dyno comparisons). there is a lot of dicussion about opening up the stock airbox and getting full-exhaust or slip-on but it only nets you a few ponies...
havent really hit the corners yet aside from a few around where i live. i spent about 20min in a huge parking lot leaning it over scrubbing the new tires and revving the motor up and down over and over to help breakin. rolling on at the exit is cool with the vtwin thumping below you...it accelerates faster than it sounds like since theres only 1/2 as many cylinders firing at a given rpm. i can see why some people fall in love with the v-twin configuration, it really gives the bike a personality, where the I-4 is like a sewing machine or an electric motor that just goes and goes. i wsh you could put a pipe on without cutting the exhaust, and a full exhaust requires a remap of the fuel or a power commander ($300 eesh). so its a bit of a catch 22 there.
havent really hit the corners yet aside from a few around where i live. i spent about 20min in a huge parking lot leaning it over scrubbing the new tires and revving the motor up and down over and over to help breakin. rolling on at the exit is cool with the vtwin thumping below you...it accelerates faster than it sounds like since theres only 1/2 as many cylinders firing at a given rpm. i can see why some people fall in love with the v-twin configuration, it really gives the bike a personality, where the I-4 is like a sewing machine or an electric motor that just goes and goes. i wsh you could put a pipe on without cutting the exhaust, and a full exhaust requires a remap of the fuel or a power commander ($300 eesh). so its a bit of a catch 22 there.
06-04-2004, 01:51 PM
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Re: ...sv650 anyone? (falconGSR)
I am gonna have to ride a v-twin somewhere, i mean i've rode my dads old *** harley but its not the same, something like a SV_600 or 1000 or something just to see what all the hype is about, i love the inline 4 but ive never ridden anything to compair it to. Maybe my next bike i'll try go v-twin....i don't find they make enough of em the only really sport orientated ones are the SV's and the RC51, other than ducks, which i could never see myself spending that kind of $$
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Re: ...sv650 anyone? (Mazdillac)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mazdillac »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">only really sport orientated ones are the SV's and the RC51, other than ducks, which i could never see myself spending that kind of $$ </TD></TR></TABLE>
there's also the aprilia mille, and the suzuki TL-1000R (discontinued now, but plenty of 03s and earlier around). and the Superhawk.
</TD></TR></TABLE>there's also the aprilia mille, and the suzuki TL-1000R (discontinued now, but plenty of 03s and earlier around). and the Superhawk.
06-04-2004, 01:58 PM
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Re: ...sv650 anyone? (buji)
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there's also the aprilia mille, and the suzuki TL-1000R (discontinued now, but plenty of 03s and earlier around). and the Superhawk.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeh TL woulda been a consideration but i just got another bike and i won't be buying another one for a few years so by that time TL's will be few and far to find in decent condition, aprilla not so intrested in and the superhawk would be a consideration though, their preatty cheap too.
there's also the aprilia mille, and the suzuki TL-1000R (discontinued now, but plenty of 03s and earlier around). and the Superhawk.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeh TL woulda been a consideration but i just got another bike and i won't be buying another one for a few years so by that time TL's will be few and far to find in decent condition, aprilla not so intrested in and the superhawk would be a consideration though, their preatty cheap too.
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