I've got a horrible feeling...

I liked it, but... Well, I never bonded with it. It always felt like a
potential liability, something expensive/painful waiting to happen. I did
lots of silly things on it, but it was when I was doing the sensible,
low-speed thing that I got hit.

I think the thing I liked best about it was the looks, and the general
Blower-Bentley-esque character. But it was a huge chunk of ballast to be
responsible for.

 

I have an uncomfortable feeling that you may be close to the truth.

"Differently sensible".

 

I get it, occasionally. Normally when there's a wait between buying a
thing and getting it. With most things you buy them, take them home and
know straight away whether it was a good buy or not (like a new CD).

I suffered it briefly whilst waiting for my SV, and also on the last car
I bought, both of which turned out very well.

I think I just need to care a little less...

--
John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

Bloody amateur humourist post editors.

 

I get it occasionally.

Usually when buying something and there's /that/ voice but I just tell it
"I can't hear you" and buy away.

It's only a bit later, couple of weeks maybe, I hear it saying "Told you
so, Tosser". Well I'll tell you what I tell it: "I don't fucking care I
like it and it's instructional". That shows it.

I get a different voice when I'm driving trains but that's the backward
record one I call him the "do it man just do it" voice. I don't like him.

 

'Cos he's a no-hope loser ?

Or he needs someone to feed and clothe him ? Again.

 

That would be the first time in how long?

 

Hmm, if that's all you're going to use it for, I would have got a GSX-R600
or 750 instead.

 

Just because no one has a positive word to say doesn't mean they have a
negative one either.

I think only a handful of people *own* an SV1000 on this group - read into
that if you will - but I'd say you'd be more interested in their opinion's
than the hundreds of people who don't.

There are people who will always recommend a sports bike - for some people
that's a good choice, others who'll recommend something practical and those
who'll recommend crap like CG125's.

Buy because you want to, not because of what everyone else thinks - they
won't be the ones cursing with backache after a 100 mile ride or wondering
how to pick up a 300kg motorcycle on the other end of the scale.

Elsewhere you've commented on how you are only going to use it for short
rides and 7 miles to work - if that is the case, then I stick with the
comment that you *might* have more fun with a GSX-R - BUT you might find
the SV gets you interested in riding that little bit farther and more often.

 

I didn't have one for nearly a year.

 

I seem to recall mention of having a 9R before - but that might have been
one of those Nick blokes.

 

See, that's why I got the DL-V ... it carves it's own furrow (slowly) and
doesn't really have to live up to anything.

 

Ta matey...

 

Bear says...

I had that feeling last Friday, about 3 minutes before the front brakes
failed.

 

Said the old lady as she pissed in the sea.

 

the cont known as Average Heli Person says...

They don't.

 

the cont known as Bear says...

Heh. We all are very knowledgable in at least one subject.

Unfortunately my subject is pish pads and shit wiping :-/

 

the cont known as Bear says...

You say the sweetest things

 

the cont known as Bear says...

 

FFS,leave Des alone.