well it was quite cheap hehe.. but i didn't like the color so i sold it for something new,more "powerful" bike hehe. Can't you see the cool custom paintjob on it?
I don't even own a car! Using rentals through work atm. Will only need to get a car once im done here in the US. And my main priority will be "will it fit a bike in boot"!
However, every car I have ever transported my bike in has been worth less than the bike!
Nothing humble about an SV650. I had one for a good couple of years and loved it (see pic). Do you know about www.sv650.org - very good resource for any questions you might have (although it'll probably give you a lot more!)
Yeah I visit that site quite often, great forum. Don't get me wrong, I love the SV, it's all the bike I want at the moment. I'm just under no illusions about its performance compared with true sports bikes
I still think you're putting it down a little. I thought it was perfectly geared and very well suited to real-world, on-road riding. It accelerates quickly at legal(ish) speeds, handles rough roads well, is comfy and reasonably frugal on fuel.
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't swap the 10R for one, but an SV in the right hands is no slouch.
Having ridden on the back of a 1981 Kawasaki GPz-550 (a bike somewhat similar to the SV650, just a lot older and a bit heavier) once when I was 16, I have to agree. It was 2 years before I actually got a bike of my own, but the GPz seemed ridiculously quick at the time, with a "mere" 58 HP from it's air-cooled 4-cylinder and 450 lbs.
The exact bike I rode on happened to be the last one my father ever owned, and in his opinion, it was plenty fast enough for anyone.
170mm in back(almost 7 inches), the fork is a Fox 36VAN, 160mm. Whole thing weighs only 35 pounds or so. Pedals up hill pretty well for such a 'big bike' (its my only ridable bike atm, and for the foreseeable future). I hate the paint job though. This year for their 'extreme' bikes specialized made some really stupid paintjobs. Oh well. I can get it anodized without voiding the lifetime warrantee sometime down the road.
The ACU has also lobbied the DCMS, DEFRA, DVLA and MDUK ensuring all agencies are aware of the significant and damaging implications of the Bill, as it is currently worded.
The ACU is strongly encouraging all of its' members to write to their local MP's and express their concern about how damaging this proposed legislation will be to law abiding organised motorcycle sport. The next stage of the process is Committee stage, where the Industry and Sport (MCIA and ACU) hope to be in a position oppose the Bill and table amendments that will defend the sport. If you feel you would like to add your voice to the growing anti Bill Lobby, you can sign the Number 10 e-petition at this link… http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/mini-motos Alternatively, you can drop a line to your local MP…act locally! Template letter can be found at the following address: http://www.mcia.co.uk/S_Press/SContent.asp?sc=D1BD Thank you for taking the time to read this message. If you have already done either of the above – and I strongly suspect many of you will have so thank you – forgive me for contacting you. If you have not, your sport needs you! If you would like to know more about the Bill or the work that the ACU is doing with its partners to protect the sport, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Kind regards and best wishes Dave