Sad farewell to my SV650

[Rabbie303]

So I had to part last week with my sv650s... She was really good to me. She will have a great new home soon enough.


To help me with my loss, I got a 2003 SV1000S!!! BOOYA!!!
I'm not sure why I didn't upgrade to the liter bike before.

Here's a few pics that I took and the seller took:
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/rabb...ry/All%20Bikes

[MarkT]

Nice!! Very nice!!!

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

UPgrade!

[Rabbie303]

I LOVE MY BIKE!! That's is all. Best upgrade of the year Cycle

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

I LOVE MY BIKE!! That's is all. Best upgrade of the year Cycle

Too much power is JUST enough.......especially at this altitude. People forget that. I bought my '01 new at sea level. HUGE difference. If I whacked the throttle open there at 5k or above the front end came up so suddenly I was almost bouncing my helmet off the tank. 1000's are like 750's here, and 600's, well......

Congrats!

[Ph03niX]

How much more power to you feel compared to the 650? Im debating going with the liter as well. But im still learning the ropes!

[Rabbie303]

Too much power is JUST enough.......especially at this altitude. People forget that. I bought my '01 new at sea level. HUGE difference. If I whacked the throttle open there at 5k or above the front end came up so suddenly I was almost bouncing my helmet off the tank. 1000's are like 750's here, and 600's, well......

Congrats!

Thanks man! I have noticed the front end is ready to come off now. I struggled to keep up just around town with my friends gixxer750 but not anymore. How do the 1k's run at sea level? I've never rode a bike at sea level.

How much more power to you feel compared to the 650? Im debating going with the liter as well. But im still learning the ropes!

Compared to the 650 it's truly day and night difference. If you are a new rider, I would recommend the 650 to start. It's a great bike to learn on, develop your form. I was on my 650 for 2 1/2 years before upgrading. In the canyons the 650 is amazing. The low end torque cannot be beat IMO.
The 650 is ~72hp and 1000 is 120hp, so that also helps show the power difference.
Riding the 1K is effortless though. Looking down I was coasting and didn't even realize I was going 90. With my 650, is struggled and was at high RPM's doing 90 and didn't have a lot to play with above that speed (not that you really need to be going 100)and had to really push it.

[sag]

nice. best color too, just like my old one. do you know if yours is geared? i went down 1 and up 2 and never looked back, its really how the sv1k should have shipped.

[Rabbie303]

nice. best color too, just like my old one. do you know if yours is geared? i went down 1 and up 2 and never looked back, its really how the sv1k should have shipped.

I believe it's bone stock but I'm going to replace the chain here soon so I may gear it while I'm there. What were the results of yours?

[sag]

it rode awesome. a thousand times better.