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[rickster]

howdy guys, im a newbee to this site been riding motorcycles since i was 8yrs old am now 53. rode harleys most of my life. this time i did a little research and decided to buy : a sv1000s. bought it in oct of this year and between snow storms and cold weather have managed to put on 3000 miles. love this bike it rocks. like the site also and the info. and to all the european bros rock on................rickster

[Skidz]

Welcome

[delkron97]

hey all, new member here. i am considering a new sv 1000s. not to concerned about fastest, best handling, cornering, braking bike out there. just looking for good all around bike....has to be a v twin though. i like looks of sv and reliability of suzuki. i am 6'4" 215 lbs. 39 yrs old. been riding for bout 25 yrs or so. dirt bikes, street bikes, mini bikes...if it has 2 wheels and an engine i like it. i currently have 97 h-d flht, 98 honda valkyrie, 75 kaw z1 900, 89 kaw kx 250 in garage. any info anyone here has for me concerning purchasing sv 1000s will be greatly appreciated.
thanks all

[Skidz]

Welcome

There is more than enough to keep you amused on the SV on this site, Use the search facility, plenty of results will come back. Look forward to seeing you in SV ownership

Warren

[ChrisBar]

Hi all! I'm from France, not yet a SV1000S owner but I hope it will be the case within the following weeks!!! I rode a Yam 750 XV, a Yam 750 YZFR, stopped motorcycle for several years, and bought a new one (HD 1340 softail) 1 year 1/2 ago. Now I am selling it cause I fell in love with SV1000S!
See you

[BJAM]

Originally Posted by ChrisBar

Hi all! I'm from France, not yet a SV1000S owner but I hope it will be the case within the following weeks!!! I rode a Yam 750 XV, a Yam 750 YZFR, stopped motorcycle for several years, and bought a new one (HD 1340 softail) 1 year 1/2 ago. Now I am selling it cause I fell in love with SV1000S!
See you

Thats the spirit - out with the old and in with the new A very warm welcome to you.

[Big Angelo]

Hi I've A silver 1000s since march last year and I think its awsome, I will start comunicating I have got lots to say .
Anybody wondering about my name? - I am big and I am an Angel!!

[CraigBellamy]

Hello and Welcome to the best SV1000 website in the world Big Angelo!!

Are you female?

Cheers, Craig

[Squire]

Originally Posted by one2many

Welcome Squire Have you flogged that SV on the Nordschleife yet?

Unfortunately not. It is not far away (150km = 93 miles) from my location. Last time I was there more than 10 years ago with a Yamaha RD 250. Lots of fun, if you have to go into the green in the first curve of the first round
In the meantime the Nordschleife - especially on weekends - is crazy to drive as there are too many ugly cars. All spectators are waiting for the next "funny" crash.

For the ones who do not know Nordschleife: It is next to the formula 1 racing track "Nürburgring" and is used for several kind of races. On some special days it is open for everyone to have a ride with car or bike for 14 Eur = 18$.

[one2many]

Originally Posted by Squire

Unfortunately not. It is not far away (150km = 93 miles) from my location. Last time I was there more than 10 years ago with a Yamaha RD 250. Lots of fun, if you have to go into the green in the first curve of the first round
In the meantime the Nordschleife - especially on weekends - is crazy to drive as there are too many ugly cars. All spectators are waiting for the next "funny" crash.

For the ones who do not know Nordschleife: It is next to the formula 1 racing track "Nürburgring" and is used for several kind of races. On some special days it is open for everyone to have a ride with car or bike for 14 Eur = 18$.

Though I've never crashed on the North Loop I sure have come close. Had many a friend destroy a bike (and bones) out there. Great fun but you are right about the crazies in cars. Crested a hill once in full tuck with the throttle pinned to the stop to find a fucking tour bus in the middle of the track. On a scale od 1 to 10 the Pucker Effect was at 20!

[RSSV]

Hi everyone
Have been following this forum for some time now and amazed at the amount of knowledge out there about the SV1000. Have returned to biking after a long absence. Had a 1985 GPz900 Ninja for year before trading it in on the SV. This is my first V2 and I'm loving it. I'm finding the information on suspension settings and the like most useful and thank members for sharing their knowledge

Cheers
RS

[stmoffatt]

New to the forum and the bike.

After 20 years without a bike in the garage, my wife just got me 2003 SV1000S for our 20th . . . I've got a looooong SoCal commute with plenty of opportunity to split lanes (legal here) and my life insurance is finally worth something.

In my past life I was an open class off road rider; this is my first pure street bike. I love the big twin already, it lugs down and almost thumps, then revs out nicely. But the suspension has been a little confusing; way too much dive going into the corners with the stock settings, and I'm in no way capable of pushing a street bike. I just gave it a little more preload in front with a definite improvement and will be trying out some of the many suggestions found here. Thanks to all for sharing!

BTW: $6499 USD out the door in LA for my 2003!

[booda]

Hello boys and girls. Just registered on this great site. I'm not quite yet an SV owner though I do pick it up on the 1st of March. It's a blue SV1000S. I have been off bikes for a year, my last one being a VFR800. My other half has just passed his test and he's having a Triumph Thunderbird Sport so I decided to get back on two wheels too. I'll be asking a lot of questions so please be patient. Cheers.

[andyw]

Originally Posted by booda

Hello boys and girls. Just registered on this great site. I'm not quite yet an SV owner though I do pick it up on the 1st of March. It's a blue SV1000S. I have been off bikes for a year, my last one being a VFR800. My other half has just passed his test and he's having a Triumph Thunderbird Sport so I decided to get back on two wheels too. I'll be asking a lot of questions so please be patient. Cheers.

Welcome to the site...don't worry about asking the questions but do check out the sites Search feature its pretty good.....plus the FAQ's section.

My other half has just passed his test and he's having a Triumph Thunderbird Sport

...apologies if I'm jumping to conclusions but you'll be a 'lady' rider then???......hope so 'cos with just one active female member to date that'd be great

Enjoy the site

[BJAM]

Andy, your straight in there - SueZuki has company everyone - welcome to the site.