It's done...
I placed a bid on Ebay for a copper '03 SV1000s with the full fairings, 1018 miles on it. After hearing all of the concerns concerning litre bikes and newbies, I was almost kinda hoping that someone would snipe me at the end and outbid me. It didnt happen, I won the bike for $5200. That is almost 1k below the NADA retail value.
Even though I am totally aware that its not recommended for new riders to start off with a litre bike, Im VERY happy about this bike. Its a great color, a great price and a great bike. Knowing my personality, as well as being 38 with a family, i feel confident that im going to ride inside my limits, (but then you never know your limits till you exceed them right?) my plan is to ride carefully around my neighborhood and in the walmart and HEB parking lots, until i know how the bike handles and get a grip (literally) on throttle control. I will take it slowly. Ive gotten a lot of advice from several forums to take it easy and be smart with the throttle control, practice practice practice, wear gear, take the MSF course. Ive also heard that you usually get into trouble with your bike when you dont respect it like you should. Trust me, I RESPECT this bike. I plan to keep all the fairings in factory condition with no road add ons (scratches, rocks, etc).
So that being said, what is the difference between a v-twin litre bike and a I4 litre bike? what should I expect?
I placed a bid on Ebay for a copper '03 SV1000s with the full fairings, 1018 miles on it. After hearing all of the concerns concerning litre bikes and newbies, I was almost kinda hoping that someone would snipe me at the end and outbid me. It didnt happen, I won the bike for $5200. That is almost 1k below the NADA retail value.
Even though I am totally aware that its not recommended for new riders to start off with a litre bike, Im VERY happy about this bike. Its a great color, a great price and a great bike. Knowing my personality, as well as being 38 with a family, i feel confident that im going to ride inside my limits, (but then you never know your limits till you exceed them right?) my plan is to ride carefully around my neighborhood and in the walmart and HEB parking lots, until i know how the bike handles and get a grip (literally) on throttle control. I will take it slowly. Ive gotten a lot of advice from several forums to take it easy and be smart with the throttle control, practice practice practice, wear gear, take the MSF course. Ive also heard that you usually get into trouble with your bike when you dont respect it like you should. Trust me, I RESPECT this bike. I plan to keep all the fairings in factory condition with no road add ons (scratches, rocks, etc).
So that being said, what is the difference between a v-twin litre bike and a I4 litre bike? what should I expect?
