Suzuki SV650

Dear Bikers, The SV650S by Suzuki is awesome........... I have never riden a bike before, i decided i wanted to ride and went for it............ passing my test 3 weeks ago. i paid 1450 quid for a yellow SV from a lovely lady from ebay.....the bike just screamed at me to buy it.....or more like grunted at me. so here i am an sv owner and wearer of the biggest grin in the north of england. This bike is awesome, it sounds the business and is so confidence inspiring, my brother has been riding sports bikes for 4 years, but the thought of me owning a true sports just brought up images of mangled motorcycles and broken ...  Read the complete review

nice and cheap, as long as you don't do the miles. - Advantages: price - Disadvantages: quality

For the cash:fun ratio, you cannot beat the SV650. You'll find rave reviews of this bike in most magazines and plenty of on-line sites so I'll just relate my experiences. I bought my SV650S as a first bike and it is the best decision I've made in a long time. Why? It's a beautiful bike. It's excellent value for money. Insurance is reasonable considering the displacement. It's torquey, light, flickable and fun, fun, fun. Have a look at http://www.svriders.com or http://www.sv650.org for loads of info. What have I changed? The tires from Metzler MEZ4 to Bridgestone BT56. I might try the Dunlop D207 or the ...  Read the complete review

The SV650 was a move up for me from being on an Aprilia 125SP. This bike unnerved me a bit as it was MY first big engine. The looks grow on you and the bike actually looks better when you see someone else sat on it. Funny but true!! I wanted a big bike but not a racing bike and this one sat out as something i needed. Classed in the Sports range but also useable as a commuter. This bike has comfort, fun and grin factor, if the looks dont get attention the exhaust will. Colours are Red, Yellow, Blue and Black which one you pick is down to your own tastes. The bike comes in two styles, half faired(SV650S) or unfaired(SV650). I chose the S version because the worst ...  Read the complete review