Opinions on a SV

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I don't understand how an 03 is different from an 04.

There was a major design change in 03 (they became fuel injected and got an all-new frame with straight edges). But after that, they all looked the same after that. I stopped paying attention to them though, so I don't know the details.

For 2004, Suzuki lowered the subframe by 40 mm and made the seat more narrow; the rearsets were also higher on the 03 and the rear angled up more compared to the 04+. In addition, the 03 shared the same radiator as the first gen SV.

There are also some length differences between the 03 and the 04+ (the 03 SVN was 2125 mm (83.7 inches) long while the 04-06 was shorter at 2080 mm (81.9 inches).

If I recall correctly, ground clearance was also reduced from 155 mm in 03 to 150 mm for 04-06 (though it remained at 155 mm on the S models).

It may not seem like a lot but a lot of the most common upgrades (like the seat and rearsets for example) are not interchangable from the 03 to the 04+.

Oh, and the frames were silver up until 05.