remember me?? GS > Sv650 > Sv1000

[Frost]

Hi gstwin,

I haven't been on this site for a long long time now...how's everyone doing? Kerry still passing that valve kit around?
I've traded in my 2003 GS500 last year in February and got a 2006 SV650...the SV650 is an awesome bike!...it offers everything that i was hoping for...
I rode the SV650 for one season and put ~21000km on it...went down to VA to blue ride parkway and had a blast riding those twisty roads around the area...the SV650 was a dream with some suspension mods...
but the power bug bit me again and I traded in my SV650 for a 2007 SV1000S!!!!!!!!!...picked up the bike late April and i've already racked up more than 22000km already!!!...can you say TORQUE!?!?!?!! HOLY!...there's so much of it on the SV1000...it's a HUGE difference compared to the SV650 and definitely compared to the GS...pwer wheelie first and 2nd gear!!!...it's a much heavier bike but it's nothing to worry about even in the tight twisties...rode down from Toronto, ontario to deals gap and had no problem griding down my pegs on the mountain roads down south...it's a bike of beauty...

well...just wanted to come back and thank you guys again for your hospitality and being so friendly when i had my GS500...i learned TONS on the GS500...and i know that i would never ride the way i do now if i started on a bigger bike...the GS is still one of my favs...i'd love to get it as a 2nd bike and mod the crap out of it...

if you guys have any question on the SV650/1000 give me a shout...

A GS rider forever,
Frost

[yamahonkawazuki]

aye frost, agree 100% i live not 40 mins from teh gap 

[toyopete]

Hi gstwin,

I haven't been on this site for a long long time now...how's everyone doing? Kerry still passing that valve kit around?
I've traded in my 2003 GS500 last year in February and got a 2006 SV650...the SV650 is an awesome bike!...it offers everything that i was hoping for...
I rode the SV650 for one season and put ~21000km on it...went down to VA to blue ride parkway and had a blast riding those twisty roads around the area...the SV650 was a dream with some suspension mods...
but the power bug bit me again and I traded in my SV650 for a 2007 SV1000S!!!!!!!!!...picked up the bike late April and i've already racked up more than 22000km already!!!...can you say TORQUE!?!?!?!! HOLY!...there's so much of it on the SV1000...it's a HUGE difference compared to the SV650 and definitely compared to the GS...pwer wheelie first and 2nd gear!!!...it's a much heavier bike but it's nothing to worry about even in the tight twisties...rode down from Toronto, ontario to deals gap and had no problem griding down my pegs on the mountain roads down south...it's a bike of beauty...

well...just wanted to come back and thank you guys again for your hospitality and being so friendly when i had my GS500...i learned TONS on the GS500...and i know that i would never ride the way i do now if i started on a bigger bike...the GS is still one of my favs...i'd love to get it as a 2nd bike and mod the crap out of it...

if you guys have any question on the SV650/1000 give me a shout...

A GS rider forever,
Frost
Helleu Frost,

Made a good choice very good bike I had the SV 1000 N just sold it some months ago because I moved to Brasil and importing bikes is virtually impossible here, ran into a GS 500 in Rio de Janeiro thats why, anyway the SV is to my concern one of the best superbikes on the market, I put in a other chip to make it a bit more easy to handle in short curves but probably that is a europeanstock problem. if I openedup the throttle  it used to kick in to harsh,.. but that torque, icredible from 1500 rpm's it just blows away,..
have fun take care!
Peter

[CndnMax]

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[97gs500e]

ha ha


Yeah I suppose I got bit by the power bug too.  My SV1K is awesome on the street, but isn't the best setup for the track, so I'm thinking about picking up a race-modified sv650 or ss 600 sometime during the winter..



Edit: (adds shameless plug for liter twins) 



Gotta love big twins!! 

[sys49152]

Frost, good to hear from you.  I was wondering what you were riding now-a-days since I haven't seen you post on gtam for a while either.

Is that Kerry's frost-on-the-seat picture you *nearly* guessed as your sig?  Hope all is well at your end.

Interesting how ex-gs'ers are a tight bunch.  I sold mine in '05 after my wife decided she didn't want it and I had already purchased an F4i.  And here I am still visiting the site regularly.

Any chance you'd be up for a few trackdays next year with the SV?  Given you're scrapping pegs and doing the gap, I think you'd have a blast.  Let me know if you're at all interested and perhaps we can plan something together.

[scratch]

Welcome back!

[toyopete]

Hey Toyopete, when quoting someone....

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[CndnMax]

Hey Toyopete, when quoting someone....

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wrong quote lol, when ur quoting some1 just start typing ur response at the end of everything (pressing ctrl-end will bring u there if ur unsure)

[Frost]

ya...i don't post much anymore...
I'll be interested in a track day...was gonna do one this year...but bailed out last minute because of some changes at work...

anyways...this forum is by far one of the best i've been on...and yes...my avatar is the "frost" pic from the guess the pic game

Frost, good to hear from you.  I was wondering what you were riding now-a-days since I haven't seen you post on gtam for a while either.

Is that Kerry's frost-on-the-seat picture you *nearly* guessed as your sig?  Hope all is well at your end.

Interesting how ex-gs'ers are a tight bunch.  I sold mine in '05 after my wife decided she didn't want it and I had already purchased an F4i.  And here I am still visiting the site regularly.

Any chance you'd be up for a few trackdays next year with the SV?  Given you're scrapping pegs and doing the gap, I think you'd have a blast.  Let me know if you're at all interested and perhaps we can plan something together.

[Frost]

here's my BIG TWIN wheelie contribution 

ha ha


Yeah I suppose I got bit by the power bug too.  My SV1K is awesome on the street, but isn't the best setup for the track, so I'm thinking about picking up a race-modified sv650 or ss 600 sometime during the winter..



Edit: (adds shameless plug for liter twins) 



Gotta love big twins!! 

[reminor]

As happy as I am with my GS500 I still can't help thinking 'what next?'. You know sometime down the road... And I was eyeing SV650 and SV1000 for the future. The bikes you experienced first hand.

And I wanted to ask you how was your move to the liter bike territory from the GS? Is it better to move to SV650 and then to SV1000, or it's ok and safe to upgrade to a liter bike right after our 500cc? Did you learn much on SV650? Or it was something you could safely skip on the way to your dream machine?

I only ride on the streets, never race (and never anticipate starting). So SV1000 will be a fine street bike, will it? Or I should stick with SV650 to be aplenty?

TIA

PS And I nver did a wheelie in my life. And frankly don't want to. I just want a powerful beautiful machine like an SVxxxx, for the streets.

[Frost]

well...a little history about me...I learned TONS on the GS500...i can catch up to 600 and 1000 supersports in twisties no problem...i can drag pegs and wheelie the GS with minimal effort...but i'm no where near a hooligan on the roads...(the wheelie pic is done in a parking lot)...I started touring on my bike during the last season i had my GS...and wanted to go further and have the capability of putting hard luggage on...

I got the 650 simply because of it's touring capability of hard luggage and because of insurance...here in ontario...even the FZ6 is considered a supersport for my ins. company...so there weren't much to choose from for a ~600 sport touring bike...bandit was too touring oriented...599 was naked...FZ6 was supersport (300% surcharge)...ZZR was supersport...YZF600 was supersport as well...so i was kinda "stuck" with the 650...

however...having said that...I always did and always will love twins...i'm not a big fan of 600 inline 4s...it's just too boring of bike for me...IMO...and so the 650 was the perfect bike for me...

i immediately put hard luggage on the bike right after i got it...taller windscreen, corbin seat, higher bars (convertibars) followed shortly...and i went on multi day rides down to the states to hit some twisties in VA and the BRP...the SV650 handles like a dream...i had racetech springs and gsxr shock...so needless to say...or maybe i already said it...the 650 was done to the fun bags...

yet...there always seems to be something missing...i bought the 2006 SV650S brand new and put a bit more than 20,000km on it by the time i traded it in for a 1000...so i think i have the milage under my belt to judge the 650...it always seems like it's running out of breath on the hwy during long interstate runs...its more than capable on doing 100mph+...but i always wanted more...more torque and more hp...but with the same ergos and same vtwin grunt...oh...and i started thinking of more mods to do on the 650...and my chain, tires, fluids and valves were due for maintenance and change...so instead of putting that money on the 650...i thought that the logical thing to do wwas spend it on a new 1000

anyways...i got an AMAZING deal on the 1000...picked it up on late april 2007...and i never looked back...yes...teh 1000 is heavier...less nimble...but it got so much more torque...and the engine/exhaust sounds so good stock...the brakes were significantly better and the suspension was a lot better than stock 650 (but not as good as my modified 650)...anyways...i've fitted heli bars, sargent seat, taller windscreen and full givi hard cases on teh 1000...it's basically the same as my 650 setup...but now i have a bigger engine...

so to keep the story short...(sorry...i'm rambling on...bad grammer...and fragmented ideas...it's really late at night and i had a long long day)...i've got 22000km so far on the 1000...and it's not even 5 months old yet...the weight is not a factor unless you take it to the track...so if you're an experiened rider with a level head...i'd say go with the 1000 if that's what you fancy...it has gobs of torque...much more in FEEL than the 650...maybe not on paper...and frankly...most reviews prefer the 650 over the 1000...but those reviews are done on the racetrack...where nimble-ness is key and where usable hp is the main thing they look at on a dyno graph...

however...having said that...a 650 will be more than you'll ever use on the streets if you want to keep your license...a 1000 is just that somethign EXTRA that maybe you'll always be craving or wondering...

so if you ask me...get the 650 if you plan on doing trackdays and city riding...get the 1000 if you want the torque at the expense of weight and less nimble...honestly...you can't go wrong with either bike...

oh...last note...don't think of the 1000 as a Litre bike...it's no where near as crazy as a I4 1000cc...the power is similar in number compared to a SS 600...but just that the power delivery is different...if you want 600 SS power...you'll be disappointed with the SV650...

As happy as I am with my GS500 I still can't help thinking 'what next?'. You know sometime down the road... And I was eyeing SV650 and SV1000 for the future. The bikes you experienced first hand.

And I wanted to ask you how was your move to the liter bike territory from the GS? Is it better to move to SV650 and then to SV1000, or it's ok and safe to upgrade to a liter bike right after our 500cc? Did you learn much on SV650? Or it was something you could safely skip on the way to your dream machine?

I only ride on the streets, never race (and never anticipate starting). So SV1000 will be a fine street bike, will it? Or I should stick with SV650 to be aplenty?

TIA

PS And I nver did a wheelie in my life. And frankly don't want to. I just want a powerful beautiful machine like an SVxxxx, for the streets.

[Frost]

you should test ride both the 650 and 1000...

for me...i fell in love with the 1000 the FIRST second i rode it...the rumble of the big V-twin is to die for...

[97gs500e]

I moved straight from a GS500 to an SV1000.  I did test ride several bikes before getting the SV though.  I test rode an SV650, a Daytona 675, a CBR 600RR, and an R6.  I was looking a fun street bike, and of all those, I chose the SV1000S.  The SV1000S was marked way down and was a stellar deal, which is a big part of why I got it. 

I'm looking for a good track/race bike now, an SV650 or a 600 ss..


test ride the bike's you like, and get what you like, not what other people say you should get..  (if i did that, I'd have a "gixxer" or a "ninja" ha ha)

[reminor]

Thanks for the tips guys! I am out of luck with regards to test driving bike -- dealers in Massachusetts do not allow that.  I may try go after some craigslist sellers, but I guess they are not too inclined to let people test-ride (mostly for liability reasons).


After riding my (modified) GS I can definitely tell what I am looking for in a motorcycle now - somewhat upright position (not to kill my wrists), torque (for effortless traffic light starts), stability at highway speeds, decent wind protection, good looks. I ride 85% of time on a highway. And 95% in good weather.

I am NOT looking for: wheelies, sharp and edgy handling, burnouts, stupid show-offs like stoppies (though I want good stopping dynamics), supersport riding position, regular two-up riding, beyond-80mph speeds, off-road or dirt riding, multi-day rides.

Is a cruiser or a GoldWing in my future, doctor? LOL  -- NOT! I would like to stay with a street (aka Standard) type of bike (FZ1, FZ6, SV, 699, etc). Ont he other hand maybe I'm missing the SS type of experience??? Decisions, decisions...


Some reviewer said about a GSRX1000 experience "It's like naked freak-dancing with a porcupine". So I am NOT looking for experiences like that with a new bike.