Me and my SV on my first track day back in 2011, sans mirrors and headlights.
A funny convo I had at Scuderia West when someone saw me with my bike.
Him: What do you ride?
Me: an SV650s
Him: Oh cool, that was my first bike
Me: Yeah, it's my 3rd
Him: It was a good little bike
Me: I love it, it's taught me so much and is the best bike I've had so far. I've learned body positioning on it.
Him: What's that?
Me: Guess you still need to figure that out!
Hoping to hit 1000 by December.
Would you drive in one of these?
Photo Courtesy of the New York Times Online.
I dunno. I disagree with the it's safer than a motorcycle argument. I'm not sure I want to be crushed in small steel box.
I'll take riding with Betty any day over something like that. But as a car person, someone may like that more than a regular car.
(Above: Betty on the Embarcadero SF)
Well, at least it looks much better than before. Maybe because it's a dark color? That lame white/blue concoction when they first introduced the SFV in 2009 was horrific! I don't know if they were trying to appeal to female riders or what, but it was hideous.
I haven't ridden one, and I'd certainly love to, just to compare it to the older generation models. I absolutely positively LOVE my SV. It does a little bit of everything really well. Just the fact that the SFV only has a 3.1 gallon (the SV has 4.5!) tank is enough for me to not like it. Not sport touring friendly. That's what's so awesome about the SV. It's a great touring bike!
I'm so glad I have one now, because if I had to buy a new Suzuki today, the only one I would consider (not necessarily buy, but just consider) buying is a VStrom.
Luckily there are plenty of used SVs to go around....
You can check out the entire 2013 lineup for Suzuki on their website. Meh.
