keep Sv or buy Bking

drwizz · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Karma :

right so the title says everything
so do i

A: keep the 2004 Sv1000N "ive done lots to it and i do love it to bits"

B: buy a Bking "which ive test rode along with the hiyabusa and they both left me speechless"

any pro`s or against`s would be great

ANYONE Smile

hmmmnz · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

plenty of parts available for reasonably cheap for the sv,
nothing available second hand available for the bking.

i think id be to afraid to crash the bking to really give it the punishment it deserves.

i would keep the sv, and spend the money that you would have spent on the king, on cheap women Very Happy

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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

One of the blokes and a Suzi dealership I go to said it went to a test day where they went round a track on the majority of suzuki's product line. He said no one could believe how nimble the Bking was and how great it was round the track.

It is meant to be a very good bike, even if it is ugly as sin Laughing

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_Will_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Karma :

Bking.

That is all.
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C: Hold off and see how the new V-Max turns out Wink

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nrml76 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Karma :

If you bought a B-king, you would have to spend shed loads of money just to make it look presentable.

I doubt that the new Vmax will be seriously sporty / sport-touring. If it was, it would compete with the FZ1 and the FJR. Yamaha are very conscious of that sort of thing. They intentionally downgrade things like suspension and performance on some models to avoid in house competition.
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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

I heard that busters do chevrons for the tank it's so wide Very Happy

Saying that I'd dump the SV for a Bking any day
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..then I'd turbo it Very Happy

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Alex A · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Karma :

No no no... if you want brital styling from a big Jap bike:

https://www.mcnews.com.au/Wallpaper/Honda/CB1000R/Wallpaper/2.jpg
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drwizz · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Karma :

thanx for the input guys
my sv is fully loaded and fully messed with
everything power has been done and the suspension has had a few things changed and setup on the last track day i took it to Smile

"i didnt say that to loud did i"

the bking is a monster "yeah all be it people say its a unusual in design"
i test rode the bking and the busa as i wasnt sure what i wanted
the bking in any gear makes your heart jump when you nail the throttle and the only gear it wouldnt wheelie in was 6
not worried about messing with it i think that suzuki have done a great job and the 186 bhp at the rear is the cherry on the cake

anyways i will keep you informed with pics etc when i collect it

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nrml76 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Karma :

I think the new V-max is not going to be a naked sports bike by any measure. It will be better than the old one for sure (Yamaha is very good at acting on customer feedback), but it will still remain a modern cruiser albeit one that handles well. Yamaha learnt their lesson with the original Fazer 1000, which was such a good all rounder, that it became a more popular sports tourer than the FJR instead of being the naked sports bike in the line up. When they updated it to the FZ1, they made the handling much more sporty, reduced the fuel capacity and gave it a much harder suspension. If the new V-max is sporty, it will compete with the naked FZ1 for sales. I can't see Yamaha allowing this to happen.
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