which is more aggressive?

[ashman]

the riding position of SV650 naked or GS500? I assume SV, anyone have some long term saddle time they can comment on?

-Ash

[RVertigo]

I think the SV is more, but not much more...

I know the SVS is more (Clip-ons)...  Enough to hurt my back.   

[makenzie71]

^says it.  SV is about the same as the GS + legroom.  The SVS has higher rearests, iirc, and lower bars so it is a lot more aggressive in posture.  I actually prefer the S.

[SmartDrug]

I tend to agree with Mak on the comfort.  When I first rode a bike with clipons, it really hurt my lower back and wrists, but after a week or daily riding (an hour a day), I was used to it and wouldn't go back unless it were on a streetfighter or motard.  The SV is comparable to the GS in position, but the SVS feels more attached to you.

[Alphamazing]

I tend to agree with Mak on the comfort.  When I first rode a bike with clipons, it really hurt my lower back and wrists, but after a week or daily riding (an hour a day), I was used to it and wouldn't go back unless it were on a streetfighter or motard.  The SV is comparable to the GS in position, but the SVS feels more attached to you.

And once you go motard, it's hard to go back to a sportbike. They just feel so cramped. Motards have you nice and upright and your legs have tons of room. After getting used to the motard, hopping on the GS felt awkward and scrunched.

[makenzie71]

I beg to differ.  Ridden and owned all varieties of machines and I simply can not find "everything" in just one.  Motards seem cramped in comparison to an Electraglide.

[SmartDrug]

I tend to agree with Mak on the comfort.  When I first rode a bike with clipons, it really hurt my lower back and wrists, but after a week or daily riding (an hour a day), I was used to it and wouldn't go back unless it were on a streetfighter or motard.  The SV is comparable to the GS in position, but the SVS feels more attached to you.

And once you go motard, it's hard to go back to a sportbike. They just feel so cramped. Motards have you nice and upright and your legs have tons of room. After getting used to the motard, hopping on the GS felt awkward and scrunched.

Yeah, but there's an upside and downside to everything.  Yeah motards are great city bikes, but with no wind protection, highway time sucks, even in short stints.  Also try hitting a 110mph sweeper with a 50hp bike and you'll understand why people buy high powered sportbikes.  Then again, you do have bikes like the Speed Triple, FZ1, SV1000, Z1000, and 919 that make it hard to buy anything else unless you spend a lot of time at the track.

[makenzie71]

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[Wrecent_Wryder]

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[natedawg120]

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[Oni]

The SVS has higher rearests, iirc, and lower bars so it is a lot more aggressive in posture.

Y'know, I've read that the rearsets are higher/further back on forums and on review websites, but I checked them out right next to each other, twice, at motorcycle shows, and I sure couldn't see any difference at all. They looked identical. I strongly suspect the ONLY difference is the clip-ons.

As far as I know, 2nd gen ('03-'07) SV's have the same peg position.  1st gen SV's ('99-'02) have a noticeable difference.  The SVS is a more aggressive posture that takes a little getting used to.  Feels like you're atop the bike vs. down in the bike with the stock GS.

[afi1]

it hurts my back!  I think i smell somthing, sniff, sniff.  I rode 200 miles on my Gixxer yesterday.  Suck it up and ride on.