Time to upgrade.. Sv650s-sv1-fz6-fz1

[slipperymongoose]

Now that man ^ is an ideas man. Why did we forget about this bike?

[BassWoW]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTT_Turbine_Superbike

I suggest this!! .. Dated it may be!! But I reckon it'd cruise ok!

That is one smexy bike. JS.

Have you considered a Honda VFR800? The 06+ yrs are the best, but all are good back to 01. VFRs tend to be looked after. $5-7k will get you a pristine example.

I like them but they're expensive up here. Truth is i'm not going to spend 5-7 k on a bike. maybe 2.5k-4k at tops.

this spring I will be test riding some bikes and then I'll make my final choice. It seems to risky to just jump on one and go.

Everyone gave great ideas too.

SO after I test ride i'll write a review like other people did. in this lineup :

• Sv650s
• fz650 and 1

as well as cbr 600 f4i
and a z1000/ zx-6r

[Twisted]

SO after I test ride i'll write a review like other people did. in this lineup :

• Sv650s
• fz650 and 1

as well as cbr 600 f4i
and a z1000/ zx-6r

The last 3 you mentioned are rockets so take it easy

[ohgood]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTT_Turbine_Superbike

I suggest this!! .. Dated it may be!! But I reckon it'd cruise ok!

That is one smexy bike. JS.

Have you considered a Honda VFR800? The 06+ yrs are the best, but all are good back to 01. VFRs tend to be looked after. $5-7k will get you a pristine example.

I like them but they're expensive up here. Truth is i'm not going to spend 5-7 k on a bike. maybe 2.5k-4k at tops.

this spring I will be test riding some bikes and then I'll make my final choice. It seems to risky to just jump on one and go.

Everyone gave great ideas too.

SO after I test ride i'll write a review like other people did. in this lineup :

• Sv650s
• fz650 and 1

as well as cbr 600 f4i
and a z1000/ zx-6r

be mindful while you're test riding. all of the bikes you listed will break the back tire loose very easily, whereas the gs wouldn't in same conditions.

there is no fz650, there is a fz600/fz600s though. might want to put the ninja 650 on your list. it's very close to the gs ergonomics, and the versys also.

[BassWoW]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTT_Turbine_Superbike

I suggest this!! .. Dated it may be!! But I reckon it'd cruise ok!

That is one smexy bike. JS.

Have you considered a Honda VFR800? The 06+ yrs are the best, but all are good back to 01. VFRs tend to be looked after. $5-7k will get you a pristine example.

I like them but they're expensive up here. Truth is i'm not going to spend 5-7 k on a bike. maybe 2.5k-4k at tops.

this spring I will be test riding some bikes and then I'll make my final choice. It seems to risky to just jump on one and go.

Everyone gave great ideas too.

SO after I test ride i'll write a review like other people did. in this lineup :

• Sv650s
• fz650 and 1

as well as cbr 600 f4i
and a z1000/ zx-6r

be mindful while you're test riding. all of the bikes you listed will break the back tire loose very easily, whereas the gs wouldn't in same conditions.

there is no fz650, there is a fz600/fz600s though. might want to put the ninja 650 on your list. it's very close to the gs ergonomics, and the versys also.

Lol Sorry i've been extremely sick the last two weeks...wasn't thinking there!

What do you mean break the tire loose?

[shonole]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTT_Turbine_Superbike

I suggest this!! .. Dated it may be!! But I reckon it'd cruise ok!

That is one smexy bike. JS.

Have you considered a Honda VFR800? The 06+ yrs are the best, but all are good back to 01. VFRs tend to be looked after. $5-7k will get you a pristine example.

I like them but they're expensive up here. Truth is i'm not going to spend 5-7 k on a bike. maybe 2.5k-4k at tops.

this spring I will be test riding some bikes and then I'll make my final choice. It seems to risky to just jump on one and go.

Everyone gave great ideas too.

SO after I test ride i'll write a review like other people did. in this lineup :

• Sv650s
• fz650 and 1

as well as cbr 600 f4i
and a z1000/ zx-6r

be mindful while you're test riding. all of the bikes you listed will break the back tire loose very easily, whereas the gs wouldn't in same conditions.

there is no fz650, there is a fz600/fz600s though. might want to put the ninja 650 on your list. it's very close to the gs ergonomics, and the versys also.

Lol Sorry i've been extremely sick the last two weeks...wasn't thinking there!

What do you mean break the tire loose?

If you're too hard on the throttle in the corners, they make enough power to slide the rear wheel and send you to your impending doom. 

[BassWoW]

ahh now that would be bad. I remember my first sharp turn two years back..and trust me i was almost on the sidewalk by the end of the turn.

Scary stuff

[Juan1]

The FZ6 is a different bike than an SV in that it is more of an upright sports-tourer with a decent amount of legroom.  The SV is a better sport bike, but less comfortable.  You will likely grow to like either engine given time.   

[ver4]

How could you deny the sexiness of an FZ6 (with some light mods)  :

[ohgood]

How could you deny the sexiness of an FZ6 (with some light mods)  :

that's a nice one. sold mine for more than i paid with 33K miles on it. great engine, but i didn't like the poor slow speed throttle response. anything over 35mph was fantastic. excellent fuel economy, perfectly reliable (yamaha!), and very good exhaust note through the twin scorpions

but, i'd rather have a v like a sv650 for the low down smooth grunt. just me

[SAFE-T]

A'98-'01 VFR800 should be within your price range. I've had a VF750, a VFR700, a VFR750 and a VFR800 along with other bikes along the way. For some reason the 5th gen '98-'01 is always similarly priced to the 4th gen '94-'97 VFR750, although the 800 was mechanically superior with fuel-injection and linked brakes. My favorite was the 4th gen '94-'97 VFR750 because it was a little lighter and more compact, but it's also getting a little long in the tooth with carburators and an odd-size 170 rear tire. But it was the nicest to ride for me. The 5th gen VFR800 '98-'01 moved the gear-driven cam tower from the middle of the motor to one side, which gives it a lot more gear noise. Probably why they moved back to belt drive in 2002. 

[SAFE-T]

I've ridden the FZ6 and FZ6r ~ they feel pretty much the same up to 10,000 rpm ~ beyond that the older FZ6 has another 20hp but by then you are going pretty quick anyway.

[Steve146]

I guess I don't understand these kind of threads.

"The GS 500 is a great bike, but I wish I had something else,....... anything else"

[SAFE-T]

Great, but dull like a garden tractor. I would get another one if the price was right and I could afford an FJR1300 to replace my VFR800. On it's own there are just too many other bikes out there for not much more money that are simply better. But I loved its mellow simplicity for short trips and around town. It was even OK on the highway for about an hour, but after that it got tiresome winding it out to get any giddyap. Maybe if I had a bike trailer to pull it someplace fun to ride ~ about 5hrs from here ~ a GS500F would make an OK only bike.

[jestercinti]

My next bike will be a CB 500 or CB 1100.

My GS will last as long as GSJack's bike. Cause we Ohioans know how to roll.

And we are tough and ride in the winter.

[TonyKZ1]

And while you're all (or at least some of you) are looking for your next bigger more powerful bike, I'm just looking to for a GS500 to upgrade to...
Guess I just haven't found the right deal yet. And for winter riding, yep I'm there too. Rode to work this morning as per usual and just turned over 85k miles a few days ago. Good luck with your search for your next bike.
Tony

[gsJack]

My next bike will be a CB 500 or CB 1100.

My GS will last as long as GSJack's bike. Cause we Ohioans know how to roll.

And we are tough and ride in the winter.

[mister]

old Man in Aust has 200,000kms on his GS - but that includes a rebuild somewhere along the way.

I aim to follow in GSJack's footsteps too. So far I have 60,000+kms on mine. To get to 100,000 Miles I'll need to be 160,000kms. So only 100,000 to go 

[ohgood]

I guess I don't understand these kind of threads.

"The GS 500 is a great bike, but I wish I had something else,....... anything else"

ride more bikes ! there is no perfect machine, no perfect motorcycle, no perfect tire. they all have benefits and can make you smile, or grimace.

some folks will modify through any expense, for the sake of modifying. others sell and swap until they find the thing that fits just right (for now).

there's a guy on advrider that is turning a gs500 into a dualsport. another used a cb500. others took gsx-r's and R1's around the world.

find what you like, and enjoy it

[mustangGT90210]

And there's me, the guy that wants a cafe GS, and an R6.

Screw this one bike life!