Not your mama's SV

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kabob983 · #1 Post by **kabob983** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:08 pm

Up for sale on the WERA forums...is it just me or has this lost all resemblence of an SV650?

http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?t=114230

Very sexy nonetheless!

VermilionX · #2 Post by **VermilionX** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:16 pm

HOT DAMN!

that's a Vºtwin sportbike i wanna own.

but i'd still probably go w/ the 999R for a twin sportbike.

kabob983 · #3 Post by **kabob983** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:29 pm

999R - $35,000
This SV650 - $6,500

VermilionX · #4 Post by **VermilionX** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:35 pm

kabob983 wrote:999R - $35,000
This SV650 - $6,500

yeah, but it's still an SV deep inside even w/ all the upgrades...

look, it still only has 82hp. im sure it handles great though w/ the öhlins suspension.

TR7 · #5 Post by **TR7** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:57 pm

VermilionX wrote: yeah, but it's still an SV deep inside even w/ all the upgrades...

and whats wrong with that?

VermilionX · #6 Post by **VermilionX** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:58 pm

TR7 wrote:
and whats wrong with that?

nothing!

my point is just the 999R is just a better Vºtwin sportbike.

ninja79 · #7 Post by **ninja79** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:24 pm

my mama doesn't have SV. I do.

Sev · #8 Post by **Sev** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:47 pm

VermilionX wrote:
TR7 wrote:
and whats wrong with that?
nothing!

my point is just the 999R is just a better Vºtwin sportbike.

What makes it better?

kabob983 · #9 Post by **kabob983** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:26 am

It goes faster in straightaways...yippie.

They are two different bikes made for two different purposes, and they race in two different classes (since we're talking about a race bike).

My friend had a good point as to why he likes riding cheaper bikes. Which would you rather ride hard, your $35,000 bike that's ridiculously expensive to repair and hard to find parts for or a $6,500 bike that has parts everywhere and is cheaper. I'd rather have an SV simply because I wouldn't be worrying so much about it!

Don't get me wrong, a 999R is a beautiful bike and I'd love to own one, but for practical purposes I think I'd get much more joy out of riding an SV.

And for the record I think all mama's need one!

Dichotomous · #10 Post by **Dichotomous** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:14 am

um, the 999r is a litre bike, the 650 is a little more than half that. do all this to a sv1000 and the 999r doesnt look so much better anymore.
besides, the wheels, tank, all that are all the same on this.