Want.. KTM SMT thinking of buying.. SV1000
Discussion
So selling some bikes and thinking about what to get next. Unfortunatley my work doesn't have any secure parking, which means I can't buy the bike I want, which is the KTM SMT.
I looked at an old Tuono but again the parking situation is going to be a real worry and that will mean it will get nicked.
So I am going for a 2k ish SV1000. It seems to have similar bhp and torque figures and even similar weight. Also I don't think the SV1000 is that desirable that someone will nick it. I recognise an SV1000 isn't a SMT but the stats seem similar.
This is going to be my October to May bike to commute into London the days I can't face the train or I'm too knackered from the pushbike.
I hope its the wheelie machine its reputed to be as that always livens up an empty carriageway.
Has anyone ridden this bike? Is the naked version a better bet than the faired model? Anything to look out for?
I looked at an old Tuono but again the parking situation is going to be a real worry and that will mean it will get nicked.
So I am going for a 2k ish SV1000. It seems to have similar bhp and torque figures and even similar weight. Also I don't think the SV1000 is that desirable that someone will nick it. I recognise an SV1000 isn't a SMT but the stats seem similar.
This is going to be my October to May bike to commute into London the days I can't face the train or I'm too knackered from the pushbike.
I hope its the wheelie machine its reputed to be as that always livens up an empty carriageway.
Has anyone ridden this bike? Is the naked version a better bet than the faired model? Anything to look out for?
Jazoli said:
I have had dozens of bikes but currently run a SV1000S and its a great road bike, the engine whilst being a twin is not lumpy in traffic and will pull happily from 2k rpm, I really rate it, its better than the GSXR750/929 Blade/955i Daytona/Fazer 1000 I have had in recent years, it is plenty fast enough (on the road), sounds awesome (with some easy intake and exhaust mods) and is all day comfy.
I think they are very underrated, plus they are a good looking, good handling bike, they are a doddle to wheelie, and do 50mpg, there's no real issues to look for, just the usual neglect, the engines are a derivative of the old TL1000 engine and is also used in the DL1000 adventure thing so pretty bulletproof, the pegs on the naked version are an inch lower but I only get twinges after a couple of hundred miles, I wouldn't want a naked one personally.
Recommended by me, I'm thinking of keeping it, which for those who know me on here is quite unusual.
Wow just the kind of response I was hoping for. Seems like an underrated bike. I think they are very underrated, plus they are a good looking, good handling bike, they are a doddle to wheelie, and do 50mpg, there's no real issues to look for, just the usual neglect, the engines are a derivative of the old TL1000 engine and is also used in the DL1000 adventure thing so pretty bulletproof, the pegs on the naked version are an inch lower but I only get twinges after a couple of hundred miles, I wouldn't want a naked one personally.
Recommended by me, I'm thinking of keeping it, which for those who know me on here is quite unusual.
I was also considering a ZX9r or old blade or 955i as these are all around the same price.
I was a little concerned about the engine being lumpy in traffic as I had run Ducati's previously. Air-cooled ones at that. However I have read that the V-Twin is super super smooth for a twin.
Hopfully i'll bag a semi decent one. Might even use it as a 'wet' bike at trackdays on those crappy days where the rain has come and risking the main bike isn't worth it.
Cheers for that.
I have no idea what a TRE is? Please enlighten me.
I am dropping my budget to include servicing so its between the SV and the 955i. The Triumph seems terrific value at the moment, with late 2006 bikes even falling into budget. However I have already been there with a 955i so leaning more toward the SV.
The good news is that most of the SV's I have seen have had many of the upgrades already done apart from the sprockets.
I have no idea what a TRE is? Please enlighten me.
I am dropping my budget to include servicing so its between the SV and the 955i. The Triumph seems terrific value at the moment, with late 2006 bikes even falling into budget. However I have already been there with a 955i so leaning more toward the SV.
The good news is that most of the SV's I have seen have had many of the upgrades already done apart from the sprockets.
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