Diddums' new bike decision thread
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Not what these guys reckon?
You don't need an expert to see that SV has non-adjustable suspension apart from preload... I started reading, as I thought there's something wrong with my bike. Some other guys I rode with said that too, that my bike didn't behave right. That came from a bloke who did loads of trackdays and he helped a few people in the group to get theirs right. Its a budget bike anyways, I expected too much from it the more I rode it.
I also rode an R6 with an Ohlins on the rear and serviced front suspension, that would deffo get me in trouble quickly. The best fun was in the higher RPM's, taking corners at the same speeds as on the SV didn't seem to be that much of an effort. I would be scared to push it tbh, it handled like it was on rails though.
I also rode an R6 with an Ohlins on the rear and serviced front suspension, that would deffo get me in trouble quickly. The best fun was in the higher RPM's, taking corners at the same speeds as on the SV didn't seem to be that much of an effort. I would be scared to push it tbh, it handled like it was on rails though.
It was alright on good surface roads, but any smaller bumps and the bike was scary to ride. Once on a road when we were lets say warming up the tyres... I got some air off one of the bumps.
Depends how you ride? It was alright, for normal rideouts, but try to keep up with bikes that had fully adjustable suspension and whilst I was coming out of a corner, they were diving into the next one.
Yeah one of the Kwaka 636 shocks is a popular mod and yeah GSXR front end. Thats what I have done on mine, SRAD Forks and an old GSXR shock I had laying around, not that I have ridden it yet, could ride awful
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No offence, but you need to grow up before you get back on any bike.I might get a Harley, if I were to comeback onto the public roads. Hmm... what do you guys think?
Alright, I won't steal Didums thread.
Being a street Rossi is all well n good until you kill yourself/someone else. No level of machinery is going to account for a lack of skill or unknown road conditions and simply put if you want to push even the most basic of bikes, you're going to need to take it to a track (to do it safely).
Is the SV a perfect bike? No. However, 95% of street riders will never push it to the edge of what the machine is capable of (legally), so to criticize it because it feels unstable cornering at illegal speeds or because you can't get your knee down quick enough only really reflects on your riding habits.
Yep. Often to get your knee down you have to either be doing prison speeds or be taking a corner blind.
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That's why I said riding habits not riding ability. You can be an amazing rider, but it's pointless if you're in prison or dead.
Cruise... I know a few people in their early 20's on Harleys, so its not like I wouldn't have anyone to ride with. There would be no point of going out with the guys I rode with, 1st corner and there would be no sight of them.You say a bmw 1200GS is an old man's bike yet at 20 you want a Harley?
Yeah one of the Kwaka 636 shocks is a popular mod and yeah GSXR front end. Thats what I have done on mine, SRAD Forks and an old GSXR shock I had laying around, not that I have ridden it yet, could ride awful
04-05 ZX6R shock and 06 GSXR Front is the best combo apparently, ZX10R Shock which I had is the easiest to swap out as you only need to take out the battery box shield.