I am 55 and had most bikes in my time i have been riding bikes since i was about 12 years old and i now have an SV650n 05 plate nothing special and my personal view is i think i have hit the sweet spot with it and i will be honest when they first came out i did not like them it was the single down pipe on the exhaust that looked silly and i thought they wont catch on now i love them to bits, i have had two 1 litre twin bikes, a Mille, and an TL1000 and like you say the SV is so managable in every way, great review...

told my brother kev i had left a comment and you had got back to me saying you are over the moon that my brother is happy with it and appreciate the bike as you were sorry to see it go. kev said you seemed like a good guy and very helpfull.

Hi Mike Midlands. Yes the SV 650 would be an ideal first bike. My brother actually bought that SV off the toon fabricator,the guy in the vid.Rode it last summer and again this summer.(2 summers).brother loves it.Fast enough.135-140 MPH .Estimated

I got sv650 as my first bike. Cant fault it. Sounds and looks better then a bandit I thought

Nice honest review, enthusiasm is quite contagious and after drawing on comparisons of previous bikes I'm sold on the SV....cheers TOON

Hey, loved the video a great review and especially good to hear of someone with a lot of experience. I'm fairly new to riding myself but have been riding a 125 for a few months and been dying to upgrade to a 650, wasn't sure whether I was making the right choice going for the sv650s but now I'm sure. Again loved the video and will be checking out more of your content.

Interesting point of view I'm just looking at getting my first road bike an atm it's between an older twin headlight fzr600, thundercat, zx6r or cbr also looking at the sv650.

hi toon fabricator.Great review and walk around.My brother kev bought the SV650 off you. loves it

Hi Toon Fabricator . Just to let you know my brother Kev is still enjoying the SV 650 he bought off you last summer.He put it away for the winter.Just got it back out.He can't wait until the summer.

Sweet looking ride! Not really a fan of the faired versions, but yours looks absolutely beautiful!

Found my way here from the forum.. Nice that in black

I'm after one of those nice sound 😉

The only thing that really sucks about this bike, is the sharp edges of the seats, that material get harder over time, and tend to break on the edges, also that dash pod is something a 10 year old would design :\ so ugly, other than that, what a great little engine! lots of pull down low, light and very flickable...I wish could understand a word you're saying tho lol :D

Thinking of getting one as first bike I’m only 5ft5 would this model be ok

Hi its Kevs brother again who bought your SV 650.Was wondering what bike do you have now ?

that block is now in the v strom

Nice review, and you can't beat a Geordie accent! Currently got a Bandit 1200, so I understand your diesel-torque comparison. Might get one of these next, as I have to sell my bike, or possibly the SV1000. It would be nice to try a twin, and something lighter than my big old two wheeled bus! Cheers!

Does somebody know what belly pan that is?

Nice bike in black, mines white also nice, but I noticed your top yolk needs a touch of paint. It's yer keys man, get em in yer pocket. No offence, nice vid

Hi great vid ! anything to look for on these as i'll be buying one at beginning of september with my redundancy money av been riding 30 years but just curious if these have any particular issues ? cheers ride safe my friend Dave

What is the rear hugger fender? Where did you get it? TIA

Anyone know where to get the lower fairings? For this specific bike!

nICE rEVIEW

Hi, nice one for the Diesel comparasion about the power delivery. I am 26, planning to get a first bike. I am down to a sv650n or S, depends on condition of the bike, or yamaha fz6n. I live in Europe and my type of riding will be most of the time - urban and from town to town 30-100 km max. Highway - maybe couple of times in the year. What do you suggest for a bike. I have ridden bikes in the past, but i dont have time on a " big bike " in urban enviroment. Thanks !!!

Hello matey, nice video, I've got the same model and just wanted to know if the tail tidy was easy enough to fit and where did you get it. Cheers.

Good video! How tall are you? Will 186 cm be comfortable?

Hey, thinking about purchasing one off of a buddy. It's an open fairing model which I'm not much a fan of. I was wondering if you can purchase a fairing kit of sorts for it?

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Hi fella, great walkaround. I am thinking about my first bike. A mate has offered me an FZR600 (2002 with fog eyes) about 20K on the clock for a grand. A neighbour has one of these though with 34K on the clock. An 05 plate. It has full fairing. Is that something that was standard on them? Also being 6'2" I am wondering what might be better. I feel the SV seems better with slightly dropped bars as opposed to the more upright Fazer which seems a little smaller, contrary to what I had expected. Do you think there is much that can be done to make the cockpit seem a little bigger? Thanks

How tall are you? would you recommend for someone 6'3 tall?

hey man what's the size of the front tire?

Hi, great review, do you think this bike would br suitable as a first bike?

Great review, answered many questions I had on the bike, however, as far as pillion passengers go, does it make the bike feel sluggish or is there still plenty of power? Also, how would you rate the bike for doing long distance journeys, say 4-5 hours of riding covering 300 miles plus? Thank you, keep it up!

Mirrors not mirrows

Nice, Do you still own this bike?

anyone tell me the seat height of the sv 650 please ?

This bike dives when the throttle is closed. Doesn't this annoy you?

Theres a 05 sv650 with 15k miles for 2500 in my town. Should I buy it, or is that too steep?

For a not native speaker almost impossible to understand that anoing dialekt,had to turn it off,3 min. in& not one useful information😳🧐bike looks quiet nice though

is this even English? lol