OldDuffer
Well-Known Member
Norm you asked for a riding impression of the SV. It's like sitting on a nicely paded bench, while someone pounds on the underside with a rubber mallet. This thing is not the refined beasty that my FZ was. That's why I LIKE IT! I've only had one day to ride and put on about 100 miles running errands and screwing around on one of my local loops. My impression is that if I'm gonna get on this thing any harder the Pilot Roads that came with the bike when it was new 6 years ago gotta go. That's an easily solved problem. Other than that little issue this thing is the Bee's Knee's for back road squirting. Pick your corner entry speed dip in and twist the rumble stick. This thing just turns in with an enthusiasm the FZ didn't have. It's much more nimble. Exits are the best, doesn't matter what gear you're in. The torque is just there and plentiful. This thing is built for the close tight stuff around my house. Touring, not so much. The FZ has it in spades in the comfort department. The long range capabilities of the Yamaha far outstretch the Suzuki. We don't need to get into the power thing, obviously the FZ has the SV trumped easily. And it's also more stable at speed. They're just such different bikes that a comparison isn't worthy of either bike. They both fill the niche for which they were intended.
All that being said I wish I could have kept the FZ and gotten this bike. But I know Mrs. D would never go for that. Oh well if I had everything the way I wanted it, I'd still worry that something was wrong. Later folks gotta go pick Mrs. D up at the airport. If there are no further posts you'll know what happened. LOL
All that being said I wish I could have kept the FZ and gotten this bike. But I know Mrs. D would never go for that. Oh well if I had everything the way I wanted it, I'd still worry that something was wrong. Later folks gotta go pick Mrs. D up at the airport. If there are no further posts you'll know what happened. LOL