terry_b
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So, I have the chance to acquire my friend's 2006 SV1000s for a song. It currently has about 6,000 miles on it and has always been garage kept and barely ridden. To sum up the circumstances, he moved away and left the bike in my garage for me to either sell for him or buy from him. I would likely sell my '04 FZ6 and give him the cash because I just don't need 2 bikes.
Obviously, this forum may be biased - and I am as well to a point. I truly don't know which bike I'd rather have for myself. I'm hoping some of you will be able to give me some more well-informed points to consider between the two. I love the FZ6, am very comfortable with it and really enjoy the bike overall.
That being said, the Suzuki is technically a newer, nicer bike, and for the deal that's offered, I would truly get a lot more for the money. It has been ridden far less, it's newer and very well taken care of. It also has fully adjustable suspension (preload, rebound and compression dampening front AND rear), steering stabilizer, and the body work/paint is flawless.
But - as it is now the riding position is less comfortable and I've got less time on it so I'm less familiar with it. I do have some options that would improve the riding position - I currently have a set of Heli-bars for it that will make the seating position less "sport-bikey", and if those aren't enough I can actually convert from the clip-ons to a setup more like the FZ6 where I can use any 7/8" bars.
Maintenance is easier on the FZ6, but certainly still do-able on the Suzuki since I have a set of swingarm stands and the front stand. The FZ6 has that ugly dent in the tank that I just hate looking at, where the Suzuki is truly flawless. Both have good tires/chains/sprockets - the FZ6 has all been replaced in the last 6k miles and the suzuki barely has 6k miles.
The obvious difference being the 600cc 4 cyl vs. the big 1000cc V-twin. I like the torque of the twin, but I do love the high RPM from the 4 cyl.
I realize this has all been kind of a ramble... but please, weigh in with your thoughts. Help me choose which one to keep.
Obviously, this forum may be biased - and I am as well to a point. I truly don't know which bike I'd rather have for myself. I'm hoping some of you will be able to give me some more well-informed points to consider between the two. I love the FZ6, am very comfortable with it and really enjoy the bike overall.
That being said, the Suzuki is technically a newer, nicer bike, and for the deal that's offered, I would truly get a lot more for the money. It has been ridden far less, it's newer and very well taken care of. It also has fully adjustable suspension (preload, rebound and compression dampening front AND rear), steering stabilizer, and the body work/paint is flawless.
But - as it is now the riding position is less comfortable and I've got less time on it so I'm less familiar with it. I do have some options that would improve the riding position - I currently have a set of Heli-bars for it that will make the seating position less "sport-bikey", and if those aren't enough I can actually convert from the clip-ons to a setup more like the FZ6 where I can use any 7/8" bars.
Maintenance is easier on the FZ6, but certainly still do-able on the Suzuki since I have a set of swingarm stands and the front stand. The FZ6 has that ugly dent in the tank that I just hate looking at, where the Suzuki is truly flawless. Both have good tires/chains/sprockets - the FZ6 has all been replaced in the last 6k miles and the suzuki barely has 6k miles.
The obvious difference being the 600cc 4 cyl vs. the big 1000cc V-twin. I like the torque of the twin, but I do love the high RPM from the 4 cyl.
I realize this has all been kind of a ramble... but please, weigh in with your thoughts. Help me choose which one to keep.