What would you choose: SV650s or YZF600R

[96gs]

How about an SV1000S. Its has as much power as the 600SS bikes but is still going naked...well sorta. Thats what I want but good luck with your decision.

[jag69]

Ths SV1000 is a nice bike.  I just think that anything over 100 hp is too big of a jump from a GS.  In fact maybe the bikes that I like aren't the best?  I love to ride and I want to keep riding.  I do not mind paying my dues and graduating to bigger bikes.  I want a good second bike that can do everything well (Twisties, highway, freeway, travel and commute.)  I think we are really lucky that we have so many choices.  

Thanks

[cozy]

if you wait another season you might be suprised at how many more choices you will have. I'm sure Kawa will do a naked mid class bike, Yama might bring out the new yzf without the fairing....
Good luck with your choice, all lit i have say the same thing: the sv650 is fun to ride.  

[ejl10]

I spent about a year and a half making that same decision.  Last February (read- one year 2 months ago) I actually agreed to buy a 600R.  I was completely excited until I saw the title (with a big "Rebuilt" in the center of it) and realized the kid's definition of "never been down" meant "never been down since I had the frame straightened and rebuilt it".  I hate to stray too far from the topic, but this is funny- about a week later the kid called me up and told me that I was lacking in character because I had agreed to buy his bike and then backed out.  I just laughed at him and told him to grow up.

However, this year I settled on the SV, and I bought one about 3 weeks ago.  The two bikes each seem so perfect, but there's one trend I noticed in every formal and informal review I read.  Everyone who rode the 600R said it was a wonderful bike- very comfortable and very safe.  Everyone who rode the SV said that they just couldn't wipe the smile off of their face.

I've ridden both bikes and both are great machines.  However, I felt that the 600R was similar to a Volvo, while the SV was more like an Integra.  It's a matter of personal preference, but to me the SV is just more enjoyable to ride.  Mine's an 02 S, by the way.

Oh, one more thing.  Since you'd be buying new you should consider the fact that that the 600R is a dated design (97, right?), while the SVs are updated as of 03.  Notably, they have fuel injection and very stiff frames.

Good luck,
Emmett Lyman

[jag69]

I went camping this weekend and the road was paved except for the last 7 miles of dirt road.  Then it hit me like a freight train.  The V-Strom 650 like MP183 said.  It would be perfect for where I live.  There are 100's of dirt roads here in southern AZ.  Lots of hills, old ghost towns, etc.  It would be like having two bikes, (Street and dirt) for one.  I know it may not be the looker of the group, but it would make the most sense for the style of riding I do.  A do-it-all bike.

Thanks,

[newbieone]

Well there you go, glad we could help. Also, check out BMW's dual-sport, and KTM just came out with the 990 that got mad reveiws.  Good luck, let us know what you decide on.

[alerbaugh]

i was lookin at the SV, 600R and the ZZR600.  I like the ZZR600 best followed by both the SV and the 600R.  I just cant make up my mind