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Tickled_Tortise said:
Does anyone here own one of the new SV650's or what's the consensus on this bike. Is this V-Twin as fun as it's marketed to be?

At R100k brand new I wouldn't call it a bargain but the price isn't terrible, although I'm yet to see one on the pre-owned market. Could this be because everyone loves them too much to sell or because no is buying them in the first place.?
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I have a 2006-2007 half-faired SV650S and it is amazing... It's got over 100K on the clock and it has never let me down (the reason you haven't seen any pre-owned is probably because they are sill being ridden), everything on it is stock and it gets the job the done so well.
Easily the most reliable bike I have ever owned. Yes I've been told to put a pipe on it and other mods but why fix whats not broken? It has a lot of simple, humble and unsung character to it with a lot of feel.
Should you go down the road of some simple mods like an exhaust and pipes it only seems to get better.(I'm now looking to do this after I low sided it to avoid an idiot. Note even after that I road it home, with out a complaint from the bike)
There is nothing like a good time and tested V twin between the legs.

I will leave this here Why I chose a Suzuki SV650 above every other motorcycle
 
Looks like i'll be needing heated grips, or winter gloves, or both.
Got a new Job, which will see me riding 122km one way (to centurion from vaal) until i can get a new place or use the car. Any idea's?
Looking at the Oxford adventure kit R1413 at trac-mac.
 
Zuner said:
Looks like i'll be needing heated grips, or winter gloves, or both.
Got a new Job, which will see me riding 122km one way (to centurion from vaal) until i can get a new place or use the car. Any idea's?
Looking at the Oxford adventure kit R1413 at trac-mac.
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Start with the proper winter gloves.

Heated grips have a weird counter effect whereby because the inside of your hands are warmer....the outside is freezing cold due to the imbalance.

Which is why I never use the higher setting on my bike as the effect is actually that of making it feel icy cold.

Also if you don't have some kind of hand guards or reasonable fairing protection don't even bother with the heated grips.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Start with the proper winter gloves.

Heated grips have a weird counter effect whereby because the inside of your hands are warmer....the outside is freezing cold due to the imbalance.

Which is why I never use the higher setting on my bike as the effect is actually that of making it feel icy cold.

Also if you don't have some kind of hand guards or reasonable fairing protection don't even bother with the heated grips.
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I see, yeah, no hand guards, it's the ER6.
I'll go with the gloves then, makes sense.
Open to any recommendations, I'll have to visit some shops when I'm in jhb.
 
get hand guards, though depending on the bike can be weird. i have yet to find a pair of gloves that completely isolated my hands from the cold, mine are not bad, but they have the same effect, the outer part is freezing, and the inner is sweating.
 
Steamy Tom said:
get hand guards, though depending on the bike can be weird. i have yet to find a pair of gloves that completely isolated my hands from the cold, mine are not bad, but they have the same effect, the outer part is freezing, and the inner is sweating.
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Hand guards will make the bike look very weird. I'll start researching winter gloves, last year it took 300m for my hands to freeze in winter.
That was in jhb at 7am. This will be from 5:30am in the vaal, much colder.
 
Zuner said:
Hand guards will make the bike look very weird. I'll start researching winter gloves, last year it took 300m for my hands to freeze in winter.
That was in jhb at 7am. This will be from 5:30am in the vaal, much colder.
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yeah its gonna be cold alright, specifically through the valleys.

To be honest though i typically find it coldest just before sun up, but either way you will experience the worst parts of it :p
 
Zuner said:
I see, yeah, no hand guards, it's the ER6.
I'll go with the gloves then, makes sense.
Open to any recommendations, I'll have to visit some shops when I'm in jhb.
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I have some RST waterproof jobbies. Think the model was Titanium something.

Has lasted a good three or four years now and pretty impervious to serious cold having traveled across country with them in 2 degree lows.

Proper winter gloves are however not cheap, prepare yourself for R1200-R1500.
 
DoodleBug said:
I have a 2006-2007 half-faired SV650S and it is amazing... It's got over 100K on the clock and it has never let me down (the reason you haven't seen any pre-owned is probably because they are sill being ridden), everything on it is stock and it gets the job the done so well.
Easily the most reliable bike I have ever owned. Yes I've been told to put a pipe on it and other mods but why fix whats not broken? It has a lot of simple, humble and unsung character to it with a lot of feel.
Should you go down the road of some simple mods like an exhaust and pipes it only seems to get better.(I'm now looking to do this after I low sided it to avoid an idiot. Note even after that I road it home, with out a complaint from the bike)
There is nothing like a good time and tested V twin between the legs.

I will leave this here Why I chose a Suzuki SV650 above every other motorcycle
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Great review, similar to what iv read about the old SV650's. So you reckon the new ones will be just as good?
 
SauRoNZA said:
I have some RST waterproof jobbies. Think the model was Titanium something.

Has lasted a good three or four years now and pretty impervious to serious cold having traveled across country with them in 2 degree lows.

Proper winter gloves are however not cheap, prepare yourself for R1200-R1500.
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I figured it'll cost a bit, had the bike for 3 years now, its time i get winter gloves..
 
Zuner said:
I figured it'll cost a bit, had the bike for 3 years now, its time i get winter gloves..
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I also went years with only summer kit and augmenting with wind breaker and ladies evening gloves underneath etc.

Trust me it’s a game changer having the right stuff.
 
I've tried two sets of winter gloves, and have gone back to my Richa summer gloves. I have far less feel with winter gloves and prefer using my armoured Richas in any case. It's seldom that my hands really get that cold.

My X-Kulcha jeans have a liner, so I never feel the cold on my legs.

Use a buff to stop the cold air coming in around neck.

On cold days I'll wear my Richa rain jacket over my leather jacket. I don't sweat and because it's a rain suit (i.e.: solid), it does a fantastic job of keeping me warm.
 
Merlin said:
I've tried two sets of winter gloves, and have gone back to my Richa summer gloves. I have far less feel with winter gloves and prefer using my armoured Richas in any case. It's seldom that my hands really get that cold.
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There's no reason the winter gloves shouldn't be armoured too.

So it sounds like cheap winter gloves.

But yes they are a bit thicker but it only takes one ride to settle into it. Not sure you need "feel" in your gloves to operate a motorcycle, my grips are even specially thickened to prevent hand cramps due to the stupid standard grips.
 
SauRoNZA said:
There's no reason the winter gloves shouldn't be armoured too.

So it sounds like cheap winter gloves.

But yes they are a bit thicker but it only takes one ride to settle into it. Not sure you need "feel" in your gloves to operate a motorcycle, my grips are even specially thickened to prevent hand cramps due to the stupid standard grips.
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I'm aware of that, thanks. :-) Should've phrased my message to read that my two pairs are not armoured.

They're BMW gloves, so they definitely aren't cheapies. Took them over from a relative when his bike was sold, so it's more a case of trying what came my way.

As for feel, well, that's a personal preference. I'm not the first one to complain about lack of feel with these particular gloves.
 
Merlin said:
I'm aware of that, thanks. :) Should've phrased my message to read that my two pairs are not armoured.

They're BMW gloves, so they definitely aren't cheapies. Took them over from a relative when his bike was sold, so it's more a case of trying what came my way.

As for feel, well, that's a personal preference. I'm not the first one to complain about lack of feel with these particular gloves.
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Guessing it's not being used on a BMW as well? Their grips are ridiculously thin and does the opposite for feel.

But I think I know the ones you speak of which aren't armoured and they are so thick I would imagine they probably have more abrasion resistance than most armoured jobs and would outlast a drag test.

Think they are maybe a bit too hectic for our climate.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Guessing it's not being used on a BMW as well? Their grips are ridiculously thin and does the opposite for feel.

But I think I know the ones you speak of which aren't armoured and they are so thick I would imagine they probably have more abrasion resistance than most armoured jobs and would outlast a drag test.

Think they are maybe a bit too hectic for our climate.
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Your assumption is correct. They've moved from a BMW to a Ducati to a KTM...and now into a box, as spares for the occasional pillion. :-D

I'm sure that they'd stand up more than adequately in a test. I just happen to prefer my visibly armoured and far more comfortable Richas. They'll be due for replacement by the end of the year and I'm quite happy to invest in another pair of the same.
 
Merlin said:
Your assumption is correct. They've moved from a BMW to a Ducati to a KTM...and now into a box, as spares for the occasional pillion. :-D

I'm sure that they'd stand up more than adequately in a test. I just happen to prefer my visibly armoured and far more comfortable Richas. They'll be due for replacement by the end of the year and I'm quite happy to invest in another pair of the same.
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Which Richas and where do you buy? I had a set of T-Pro's back in the day and have been unable to find anything locally (although I believe the T-Pro's are discounted anyway)
 
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