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Not your mama's SV
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:08 pm
by kabob983
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!
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:16 pm
by VermilionX
HOT DAMN!
that's a Vºtwin sportbike i wanna own.
but i'd still probably go w/ the 999R for a twin sportbike.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:29 pm
by kabob983
999R - $35,000
This SV650 - $6,500
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:35 pm
by VermilionX
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:57 pm
by TR7
VermilionX wrote:
yeah, but it's still an SV deep inside even w/ all the upgrades...
and whats wrong with that?
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:58 pm
by VermilionX
TR7 wrote:
and whats wrong with that?
nothing!
my point is just the 999R is just a better Vºtwin sportbike.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:24 pm
by ninja79
my mama doesn't have SV. I do.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:47 pm
by Sev
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?
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:26 am
by kabob983
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!
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:14 am
by Dichotomous
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.