Want 650 - Page 6

Porkchop · 03-09-2011, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by derf

My wife just saw teh picture of the gladius and asked why they put a sword (passenger foor peg) on the bike

Kawi did the same thing on their 650.

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Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

Again a buddy is selling his SV for $1700...

Oh damn, thats cheap....

Where, and why so cheap?

Rangerscott · 03-09-2011, 12:24 AM

That's the older model.

Porkchop · 03-09-2011, 11:29 AM

The new one is almost as big. It is just color matched with the frame right???

Rangerscott · 03-09-2011, 09:26 PM

Naw. Its tubed.

Phenix_Rider · 03-09-2011, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

You have the first gen right? How is the wind protection? The fairing on gen 1 looks rather small compared to the new ones.

I like the smooth fairing. And are you kidding? I'm bigger than the entire bike LOL Want a big fairing? Get a ZX14 or busa or fat ST bike... or an HD... blech

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Originally Posted by derf

They replaced it with the gladius, which is way down there with the standards. Since I have never seen one in the wild, I am assuming that it sold rather crapily and really was just a way for suzuki bean counters to take an otherwise decent bike and make it cheaper to build thus also making it crappier and stealing its soul

I didn't care for the gladius I rode. Steering is sketchy and the seat has some horrible ridges. The ER-6n is a better choice.

Porkchop · 03-09-2011, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

I'm bigger than the entire bike LOL

Yea well... me too.

101lifts2 · 03-10-2011, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by derf

Did you ever wish that you ran a bike company for a day, especially the one day the accountants run the show....

Since working for two OEMs, from what I've seen accountants do not run the show when it comes to looks...that is more a function of market trends, safety or crash regulation (on cars anyway). Budgets are already determined before change up of body work is even started.

Accountants come into play when parts need to be cheapened. GM was always good at this shit.

Cutty72 · 03-10-2011, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Even the SVS's they list on the corporate website are 2009's.

Somewhat off subject (by ~600cc), why hasn't there been more discussion about the GSX1250FA?
It looks interesting.

Suzuki did not offer some models in the US in '10. The SV was one of them. Maybe they aren't bringing any SV's for 11 either.

Porkchop · 03-10-2011, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cutty72

Suzuki did not offer some models in the US in '10. The SV was one of them. Maybe they aren't bringing any SV's for 11 either.

They didn't offer any sportbike in '10 did they???

I believe the SVS is only offered in the UK now.

Cutty72 · 03-10-2011, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

They didn't offer any sportbike in '10 did they???

I believe the SVS is only offered in the UK now.

I knew it was limited, didn't know if they brought any of GSXR models over or not...

03-09-2011, 11:29 AM	#53
Porkchop 125GP Champion Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worthington, OH Moto: Empty Garage Posts: 3,419	The new one is almost as big. It is just color matched with the frame right??? __________________ *Coming soon? 2010 Ducati Monster 696 - Sold 1984 Honda VF500F - Sold 1999 Yamaha R6 - Sold

03-09-2011, 12:24 AM	#52
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	That's the older model.

03-09-2011, 09:26 PM	#54
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Naw. Its tubed.