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After a chat with the nice chaps at York Suzuki on Friday I have chopped in the 98 GSX600F for a brank spanking new SV650 Sport to be delivered on the 20th :D I have gone for the blue/white stripe and will post pics as soon as it arrives :D
 
Yup, 0% over three years, minimum deposit of £500 and no early repayment fees, it's a sweet deal. I got 10% off the list price too, so probably worth a look if you are thinking about a bike anyway :-)

EDIT : No offer at all on the 750 atm, I guess because they can sell as many as they make....

here are the current offers... Suzuki On Road Range and offers
 
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Fireskull said:
Pretty good deals! not a big fan of the current styling though :( would rather my old 750 shape or K5 shape 1000.
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I'm the same, the current GSXR styling leaves me cold. I still love the Busa though, they had one in the shop and they are so comfy and curvy...maybe one day :)
 
Phoen1x said:
After a chat with the nice chaps at York Suzuki on Friday I have chopped in the 98 GSX600F for a brank spanking new SV650 Sport to be delivered on the 20th :D I have gone for the blue/white stripe and will post pics as soon as it arrives :D
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Yay! Thought it were only black or blue though.

Also: Have prices gone up? I'm unsure of the RRP or whatnot when I got mine, but it was almost 1400 less than the list price on't website thar.
 
Not gonna spam the thread too much with pics of my bike, decided to go for a blast up to Alston today with the gf on the back, she was almost in tears when we got home. It was rather chilly up there.
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moss said:
Not gonna spam the thread too much with pics of my bike, decided to go for a blast up to Alston today with the gf on the back, she was almost in tears when we got home. It was rather chilly up there.
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I have not tried Alston on the bike just yet. Cant wait until this summer and get the leathers freshened up.

Your Buell looks very nice. Lovely colour.
 
The road running from the A69 to Alston is in very poor condition, lots of gravel/mud and in the summer its really busy. The roads running from Alston to High Force or Alston to Stanhope are really nice roads, great visability and various stretches of good straights and twisty parts.
 
Phoen1x said:
Yup, 0% over three years, minimum deposit of £500 and no early repayment fees, it's a sweet deal. I got 10% off the list price too, so probably worth a look if you are thinking about a bike anyway :-)

EDIT : No offer at all on the 750 atm, I guess because they can sell as many as they make....

here are the current offers... Suzuki On Road Range and offers
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Call me a badger but I just noticed the images of the SV650 Sport over there have ABS. As far as I am aware it's still not available in the U of K. Am I correct? Assume it's just pictures from EU/US/Bognor.
 
I've a general ABS question - opinion seems quite divided about whether ABS is a good thing or not.

I'm currently only on a 125, but will be doing the DAS soon and then probably running a CBF500 for a few years (something that's cheap to run and fix if and when I drop it). However, they come both with and without ABS, so I'd need to decide whether I'd want it or not. I currently have no experience of what ABS feels like on a bike.

On the one hand, anything that stops the front wheel locking up and throwing the bike over is a good thing. I've tumbled before in the wet when pulling the front brake too hard, and being able to avoid this would be a good thing. On the other, it's one more thing to go wrong, I hear it can sometimes kick in when you don't want it to and that some people hate the 'feel' of it.

Given that I've no experience, what do people suggest? Should I go on a test ride with a bike with ABS, and then do some hard braking to experience it? What's all this about ABS that brake the back wheel as well - is that called something different?

Advice muchly appreciated.
 
I believe that ABS is not the same system necessarily as Two Wheel Braking, you can have one without the other, although I think it is unlikely you would get Two Wheel Braking without ABS?
 
moss said:
Yeah, although its starting to show signs of corrosion already with less than 300miles on the clock. Thats even after I coated it in WD40 after every outing, damn salty roads. :(
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Aye, I've been riding mine through the winter (no car) and it makes me cringe when I think of what condition certain parts of my bike were in before the winter roads took their toll.

I subscribe to the "if it ain't dirty then you ain't riding it enough" philosophy. And any bike that isn't ridden enough is a shame. Unless it's a MrSheen'd Hardly Movison, in which case keep it in the garage. :p
 
growse said:
I've a general ABS question - opinion seems quite divided about whether ABS is a good thing or not.

I'm currently only on a 125, but will be doing the DAS soon and then probably running a CBF500 for a few years (something that's cheap to run and fix if and when I drop it). However, they come both with and without ABS, so I'd need to decide whether I'd want it or not. I currently have no experience of what ABS feels like on a bike.

On the one hand, anything that stops the front wheel locking up and throwing the bike over is a good thing. I've tumbled before in the wet when pulling the front brake too hard, and being able to avoid this would be a good thing. On the other, it's one more thing to go wrong, I hear it can sometimes kick in when you don't want it to and that some people hate the 'feel' of it.

Given that I've no experience, what do people suggest? Should I go on a test ride with a bike with ABS, and then do some hard braking to experience it? What's all this about ABS that brake the back wheel as well - is that called something different?

Advice muchly appreciated.
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It's really down to you - I wouldn't be without it on my old Beemer as it could be a bit of a handful under braking, but there's a lot to be said for getting experience without it, particularly if it's your first 'big' bike.

I'm not sure if modern systems are different, but one thing to watch is that it won't work under about 3mph - there are plenty of stories of people coming almost to a standstill then toppling over as the front wheel locks at the last second. This page has some useful info - particularly the footnotes.

Linked brakes is completely separate from ABS - depending on the system, it links the operation of the rear and one front brake to the footbrake, and the handbrake operates the other front. Personally I love it, but again it's down to personal preference. I've never heard of a bike with ABS fitted to only one brake though, sounds like a lethal combination to me.
 
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growse said:
I've a general ABS question - opinion seems quite divided about whether ABS is a good thing or not.

I'm currently only on a 125, but will be doing the DAS soon and then probably running a CBF500 for a few years (something that's cheap to run and fix if and when I drop it). However, they come both with and without ABS, so I'd need to decide whether I'd want it or not. I currently have no experience of what ABS feels like on a bike.

On the one hand, anything that stops the front wheel locking up and throwing the bike over is a good thing. I've tumbled before in the wet when pulling the front brake too hard, and being able to avoid this would be a good thing. On the other, it's one more thing to go wrong, I hear it can sometimes kick in when you don't want it to and that some people hate the 'feel' of it.

Given that I've no experience, what do people suggest? Should I go on a test ride with a bike with ABS, and then do some hard braking to experience it? What's all this about ABS that brake the back wheel as well - is that called something different?

Advice muchly appreciated.
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My old hornet (well 07) had linked brakes and ABS.

I only provoked the ABS on a couple of occassions, you'll be suprised how much you can brake without locking the front, though that will be similar to the linked ABS on the CB500 there might be small differences.

It feels strange, you notice the pulsing through the bars. The new CBR 600 RR & Fireblade ABS is supposedly a lot less noticable.

I've also ridden the non ABS version of my bike, I had the front skipping on the ground braking a it aggressively once, but that wasn't too bad (read I was lucky) not had front wheel lock since.

I have no idea whether it works when cranked over, and quite frankly I wasn't willing to find out.

All in all I don't mind ABS, but it would not put me off getting a bike without it.

As for the CB500, it's a bloody light bike. and though it has little power it can be thrown around quite happily. A lot of people will tell you not to as you'll get bored of it and if I'm honest I'd be inclined to agree with them, but you will learn so much more on that than jumping on a larger more powerful machine and it will be a lot more forgiving.

Whatever you decide to get, best of luck with the test and hope you like the new bike.
 
Thanks all. I'm still undecided somewhat - a bit of me wants to go without ABS so I can learn to cope without it. The other bit of me wants to get it as part of the whole "forgiving CBF500" thing.

I'm aware that the CBF500 isn't terribly exciting, but I'm not really after "exciting" as such. I just want something that I can comfortably commute on but also sit on the motorway. The 500 seems to fit the bill, with the advantage that as I figure out where the edge of my ability is, it won't be too expensive to fix.

Give it a couple of years, then I'll go buy a speed triple :)
 
IMO a CBF500 is going to be so forgiving I wouldn't bother with ABS.

Its what I learned on and is exactly what should be used for teaching people to ride motorcycles.
 
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