Musings on next year's upgrade

It would appear that a year of carefully avoiding injuring myself or
others has given me a shiny new year of NCB and my insurance has pretty
much halved as a result. Which is nice.

So, I'm pondering whether to upgrade the SV next year or keep it. It's
perfectly competent and when ridden hard it's done a reasonable job of
keeping up with whoever I'm riding with, but frankly it's about as
stimulating and threatening as a sedated guinea pig.

So I've been thinking about maybe an SV1000. I know they're not exactly
rocketships, but even something medium-sized like a GSXR750 comes in at
about a grand and a half to cover (compared to under 350 quid for the SV
thou).

So, suggestions/comments? Other than pukka litrebikes, that is...

 

about as unpopular as the SV - TDM900

Not ridden the 900 but the later version of the 850 was fun on twisty roads

Steve H will be along in a minute to say they are unreliable & crap.

 

They're lumpy old pigs. I preferred my VTR1000.

Make sure you ride one/someone's before you buy, to see if you like
the power delivery.

P.

 

That good, eh?

 

Triumph Daytona? It was pretty decent on insurance when I had mine,
about half the cost of the big four litrebikes. With a noisy can it
should be reasonably stimulating.

I looked at getting an SV thou, as I'd loved my 650. All reports were
that it wasn't what I was after, which was the same bike with more go
and better handling. I didn't bother trying one, which perhaps I should.

I'm not sure you're going to get threatening and low insurance.

 

christofire says...

Mine will be up for sale soon.

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE
Suzuki SV650 K3
Honda CBR600 F-W
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka

 

<runs quick quote through H&R>

Hmm, same as an SV thou. That's a bit of a change from previous
speculative quotes.

Define soon, and how much? Also bear in mind that you say you're
thinking about getting a newer SV650, and I've got a near mint 3000 mile
SK5 sitting in the garage...

 

Nobody, but nobody, seems to have anything positive to say about them.
Just: "They're OK...."

If you want a V-twin, and don't want a Ducati, try an Aprilia, and if
you don't want a crouch-on sports bike, make it a Falco.

 

What he says. Except they stopped making them some time ago, so you
won't get anything particularly new.

 

if you want "stimulating and threatening", how about a TL1000S.

 

ogden says...

Your SK5 is worth a fair bit less than my Daytona, probably about 800 to
1000 less[1], so shall we start negotiating how much less and how much
comes my way?

[1] Have you checked the for sale section on sv650.org , there's a few
mint low mileage K5s on there for less than £2800. Some of them are even
black, and not <shudder> red and with shitloads of extras thrown into
the deal.

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE
Suzuki SV650 K3
Honda CBR600 F-W
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka

 

Bear says...

I have a very visual joke about jewish salesmen that I must show you
some time.

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE
Suzuki SV650 K3
Honda CBR600 F-W
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka

 

What's the mileage on yours, when are you thinking about making the
change, and shall we take this to email?

What kind of mentalist would have a red SV650 anyway?

 

ogden says...

I think we had better take our dealings to email from here on.

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE
Suzuki SV650 K3
Honda CBR600 F-W
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka

 

70s Italian is needed to achieve this.

"downright terrifying and low insurance." you need 70s Japanese.