Need some explanation?

[Tony Nitrous]

Should be the other way around.

I know guys who've raced SV's (similar to the later Glad's) in the Mini-Twin race series. They are a light nimble bike and can be chucked around in the twistys. Unless its a big-bore seriously worked little twin the 14 shouldn't have a drama pulling away at speed.

Again, the twistys is more down to the rider. Straight line speed really shouldn't be.

Marks SV...

[Bielie45]

Hi Tony

I am a huge SV fan its the most under rated bike out there and by the look it did not take off here in OZ.
My wife owned one of each of the models ever made with full power, so this means the very sexy round shape and carby model and the sharp fuel injected one, they were both awesome bikes, my wife preferred the look of the first generation and it sounded like a TL1000 with the Yoshi can I fitted for her untill you park next to one and the SV is dwarfed by the size of the TL
In the twisties you could overtake any other bike out there even a skilled rider on a litre sports bike could not last long in front if you are a skilled rider on the SV and once over took cant keep up. For a out the box bike the steering is very sharp and accurate with exelent feed back especially in the very tight twisties and flicking from one corner to the other its absolutely seemless.
My daughter owns the new relaunched SV but they are not full power for some stupid reason here in OZ, too regulated. But again the SV does not dissipoint in the handling department.

Straight line you need to control putting the power down on the ground and horse power wins that one.
The only other bike out there that surpases the SV hanling (in my opinion only) is the Tryumph Daytona 675 now that is a exelent ballance between handling and power available.

[Tony Nitrous]

Yes, we have had a few.
Early tube frame / carb ones in the UK,
Later brand new box frame injected one out here in AU.

Had another early one in AU after those, did the Renthals / Yoshi can / Single seat / useless twin lights etc.
Ex-Mrs had it as a first bike (pre-LAM's and new restricted licence Law).
It ended up doing regular 1000k weekends to Macksville and back or 1100k weekends up to Agnes Waters and back. Sold it with 103,000k's on the clock, after several owners and a few crashes it still went as good as any other little SV.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

The only other bike out there that surpases the SV hanling (in my opinion only) is the Tryumph Daytona 675 now that is a exelent ballance between handling and power available.

Fully agree, i had the '08 Daytona in Tornado Red with Factory Race pipe, single carbon silencer, so nice and balanced, but not much of a tourer. Still miss that bike, but the GSX1400 is an awesome machine, everything in the right proportions and it just looks right.

[Bielie45]

Mine was a 06 Graphite with all the factory racing trimmings, I was fortunate to own one of the first 4000 off the production line for 2006 world wide.
Yes not for touring but eats up the km"s like theres no tomorrow.
Still love my 14

[Tony Nitrous]

There's a yellow 2nd shape naked SV650 for sale near me.
Looks OK but has 130,000K's on it. Cheap enough at $1,350.

I'm hoping folk are paranoid about the mileage, I'm not.

[VladTepes]

Looks OK but has 130,000K's on it. Cheap enough at $1,350.
I'm hoping folk are paranoid about the mileage, I'm not.

I reckon. Too few people realise that's in not the mileage that's really importance - it's the condition and maintenance.

A well maintained 130,000 kms is better than a not maintained and ridden unsympathetically 50,000 kms.

Let me know if you ever come across a TL1000R at that price... :D

[Tony Nitrous]

Let me know if you ever come across a TL1000R at that price... :D

I will, when its sat in my garage, although its the TL1000S I'm after not the R.

[Sweaty]

Have you had a look at this Tony. Was $7000, now $5500 and if it's as good as he says ? Might take $4500 to get rid of it?
https://www.bikesales.com.au/bikes/details/1998-Suzuki-TL1000S/SSE-AD-5512560?id=SSE-AD-5512560

[Bielie45]

Wow thats not bad.
I first want the new busa.

[bikerface]

I rode out with my mate who was on a triumph  Rocket 3 in a straight line they are quick and I wasn't far off him and I know he was giving it some with all the black lines he was leaving.
The GSX14 runs out of juice about 6500 rpm anything over that is just noise (in standard trim) Ride that torque and watch the horizon arrive quickly

[Andre]

I think of that every time I see a vid where guy is accelerating the 14  shifting at 8-9k rpm. Think she would do better when shifting around 7k.

[seth]

On my tuned 14 the dyno guy said theres mo point reving past 7000rpm as the power starts dropping of then it's be sooner on a standard bike .

[Hooli]

I rarely go past 7.5-8k even when getting a shift on & I only go that high to be right in the power band when I shift. But then that's not what these bikes are for so it doesn't happen often. Normally I'm shifting by about 5-6k.