Suzuki SV650 Last Ride | Camping Trip
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- The SV650's due to go back to Suzuki, so we thought we'd head off on a bit of a trip for our last ride. Chris packed up his tent and the Whiskey and we headed off.
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probably more adventure then most GS's see🤣
Too true
Absolutely 😂
Very true
like any other bike, the GS is a compromise too. Just a heavier and more expensive compromise.
You said it perfectly for why I bought my 23 sv650. "I just want to ride my bike". Nothing else, just ride my bike. It does it perfectly. Not a day has gone by that I've not ridden my bike. Always on my mind, and when I get on it, it's absolutely great riding it.
I bought a 2024 brand new for 5200 absolute steal
I'm 25, about to pick my first bike next week, a sv650. I love the simplicity of it
@@MarcAureIe congrats on the bike and getting into motorcycling. Becareful. And remember, you can't take every corner at high speed. Roads aren't built that way.
Thanks
I tested 4 bikes last week, eventually picked a hornet750.
@@sendit7777
I just upgraded from a 06 SV to a 2024. I can't believe the difference. The new bike seems to know where I want to go before I do!! Love this video, now I know weekend trips are an option. Thanks man!
I sold my adventure bike, and bought an SV650, and I absolutely love the thing, it brings a smile to my face every time I ride it, and sounds epic with a slip-on exhaust fitted!
Which slip on do you recommend?
Did a 3 weeks camping trip around NZ 10 years ago on an SV i still get the chills when i think about it. On and off road fast and slow. Memories of a lifetime. Im gonna buy another one
Was my first bike, since then I've gone through a fair few bikes of most CC's. I've just bought another SV and modded it how I did back in the day. Front end swap, new shock, quicker throttle. I fucking love it.
did you have a favourite part/road? I did a brief loop of the South Island this year but already planning the next one, hopefully on an SV this time!
@@johns66723 for going fast, Akaroa.
I owned 4 SV650s, among dozens of other fancier bikes (Busa, Ducatis, etc), and it's always one of my fave bikes of all, a happy little puppy of a thing.
Great video. I love my 2023 SV650. It’s one of my favorite bikes along with my VStrom 650.
Have the same bikes. love these Vtwins!
@@TrustyZ900 rock!
@@Bayerius nice! Congrats! Good amount of miles for just 3 weeks!
My first bike after a 20 year hiatus - absolutely love it. Fast enough, light handling. Utterly reliable, cheap to run. Awesome
The 650 twin class of bikes (sv650, z650/er6 and mt07) are incredible beginner bikes. I started with an A2 restricted z650 and within a year I'd gone through europe and travelled all around the UK camping and exploring. They are all super reliable bikes with ok suspension and brakes and are incredibly manageable. Not enough is said about how important this class is for people getting to grips with motorcycling nowadays. Big enough not to feel like you're riding a moped but not hair raising enough to scare people away.
I passed my test on a z650 full power and what a bag of 💩 it was uncomfy slow vibey cheaply made front dived like Tom daily every time you went anywhere near the brakes I wouldn’t wish one on my worst enemy 😂 can’t speak of the sv or the mt new hornet etc as I haven’t rode any of them yet
It’s not just a beginner bike it’s potentially a forever bike . It’s fun to have to work for the speed and keep the throttle pinned :)
I like it, but it doesnt have traction control tho, is that ok? Fyi, I’m riding a 250 atm
@@gigirocky I passed my test on an MT07 in winter on grimy roads . The instructor let us have a spirited ride after passing and I didn’t feel the need for TC. Just be careful not to give it power at lean angles when it’s slippery
Chris as always is able to bring into words the feel of many riders.
I am without shame a SV fan. The Gladius was my first big bike, had an accident and bought another one. After selling it I ventured into the triple engines sold and bought a SV650s and this year bought another one.
Like Chris I love these bikes. Just wished I knew how to ride like him 😂.
3:10 - absolutely the core of motorcycling these days and I wish I had figured that out earlier. A smaller easier ride/trip is better than none at all and comes with less stress, expense and usually as much fun. Max smiles per hour.
After passing my das and moving on from the world of 125cc engines I got an SV. I will NEVER get rid of or sell this bike. I may get others but the sv will remain my daily commuter for as long as she’ll have me. It’s too easy, too fun and too capable at everything I need it to do. It’s fun putting miles on it on longer trips and fun filtering through traffic and riding off. I love it.
What a lovely story. Never knew SV is such a blast. Eye opener
Passed my Mod 2 six weeks ago and bought myself a SV650 a week after that. Absolutely love everything about it!
Great video! Very well summed up what is motorcycling is all about🙌🏻
Lovable content. Natural and credible. This bike truely brings its emotional value along with its mere greatness. If I were a SV650 I'd feel unstoppable after this video. Cheers!
40 years on two wheels and my K9 SV650S, which shares the garage with my Street Triple and two Ducatis, is still my favorite bike. It is just such a well-developed package, and I would argue that the chassis on the second gen is one of the best ever designed; pair it with that jewel of an engine, and you have one of the best bikes ever built regardless of price or pedigree.
OK don't get carried away..
@@mark675 Owns two Dukes and a Street Triple. Takes the SV. Go figure?
@@mark675 Too late, I am already there 🙂So by your name I am guessing you own a Striple? 🙂I love mine, but I stand by what I said. For me it isn't all about BHP or spec sheets. As good as a Street Triple is, I think the SV is a better complete package as a do-it-all bike. One particular area is touring, sit at 80 or 85 MPH on the SV and it is dead smooth, the "frantic" nature of the Striple is pretty tiring to me on long journeys.
@@johna6968 They say there is one in every crowd, I guess I am that one 🙂 I should add that I have K-Tech suspension on mine with upgraded brakes, so not quite stock.
@@timothymills733 lol na I used to have a '06 daytona 675,
got a '17 yamaha mt10 now 👍
🥰For sure he Loves the Bike and i can feel it. Must be an awesome ride
happy to see finally someone to enjoy a bike and drive it like this
It came out at the end of the 90s and was absolutely wonderful, my French mate said it was the top selling bike for 2 years on the trot there 👍 Always surprised Suzuki didn't make a 700 or 750 version to keep it fresh and up near the top in it's class ...
They made the sv1000..., Great bike. Making IT around 800 CC , fixing oiling issue while wheelieng and gaining some HP could mąkę it competetive again. Suzuki redefined this Class in the 90, they are probably going to keep the SV on sale for a few more years.
Purchased mine last year and love riding it.
Cracking film Chris, I've not had a V-twin & now I think I want an SV👍
I think you've just shown in the film exactly why Suzuki should give you another 6 months ...call it the 'Scrambler that can' project 😉 ...modify it to see how much you can do, a bit meteor-esque. Sounds a bit mad but Suzuki aren't in the scrambler space, & 98% of the bikes in the class are street bikes...so why not see how far it can go, Ducati did the desert sled so a few mods you could be well away up a muddy track for good value money....
Go on have a word with them, you know you want to 🤣🤣
Great vid & a fitting tribute for a great bike. It'll be gone soon enough & people will realise what they've lost.
It was my second street bike in 2003. Since I have tried them all. Now I have 3 bikes to sell and I am going to buy one SV650 to grow old with me. It’s a great bike for what I like to do.
I’ve been riding my whole life I’m 63 and going back into this segment for simple reliable fun. Cheap insurance no more crazy expensive Harleys it was a huge waste of money. This segment is the true core you want bigger and fancier but truly don’t need it at all.
Everytime I looked at getting my next bike the SV was always on my list now on my 9th bike and I finally got one.
I got to experience cruisers, an 80s sports bike, current sports bikes, ADVs, dual sports and a naked scrambler thing CFMoto made and I'm grateful for all those experiences but by christ I should've got an SV sooner.
That little V twin is a cracking motor that loves to rev and be used!
I've gone the full kit with mine using emulators in front, a Nitron rear shock, R&G sliders (frame & case), Barkbusters (utilizing what I needed out of 3 kits), Shad side cases, Givi top box (modified frames because I already had the box), LED lighting, windscreen, Leo Vince slip-on, rad guard, etc.
I've built up a bike that is good for ripping round back roads, travelling and going 2 up, commuting to work and when the time comes, tracking.
I love this new bike and the best thing I did was that suspension!
My first 'return' to biking bike after 25 odd years. Absolute hoot of a bike kept it for 3 years did about 15k trouble free miles on it..
Really love the fact you show all the newbs, there’s no need to spend big money on a great bike
Thx 🙏🏻 so much (!) for this wonderful review of an absolut heartwarming bike: so beautiful, so simple, so powerful, so naked, so retro without being retro - all u need ! And Y o u showed us, that it depends mostly of the rider, but everything is possible 🫶🏻💪🏻
Convinced at all, definitely will testride this gorgeous v-twin soon (even being “late”, while old/53, but curious as a teenager 😅) !
Ride safe, greetings from the Black Forest 🇩🇪
I love my 2017 Sv650 I cant wait to take her on a trip this year!
What a fantastic video and narration! Even though i am not nearly as good a rider, I couldn't agree more. I have the same bike (blue, ABS) and every time i ride something fancier, i realize that i have as much or more fun on the SV. Plus it had zero problems. I'll never sell it.
Amazing, I went for a similar trip this weekend crossing mountain terrain at 10,000 feet on my single cylinder Ktm Duke ..and had an awesome time .
Soft spot for the SV650. Learned to ride on one…all those years ago.
Just bought an SV 1000 and really enjoy riding it,,in the garage with my K6GSXR 1000 ,, really appreciate your videos 😮😮
I can't help but think 7k for a bike that has been using the same base componentry since 1998 is a bit salty, particularly given the new Hornet.
Think how many times over the initial building costs have been paid for since then. 😮
I have a soft spot for the SV. unfortunately Suzuki haven't done an awful lot with it whilst it's been in production. If you rode a 2002 first gen FI you'd struggle to see the difference.
Great review as usual Chris. 👍
loving riding my V-twin sport tourer naked honda ntv 650 revere on backroads, The rumbling engine note give it soul/carisma. compared to my older/faster/heavier 750cc 4cyl inline sewing machine.
Thank you for this series!
I commute on mine, will do a weekend on the track this month, and in the summer pack it up with all the gear for 9 days living in hammocks while adventuring. Love the sound and feel of the engine
About time someone said it like it is; Adventure bikes are not the only bike capables of of sealed road.
You should make a playlist with all sv650 videos
There is loops already attached to the bike beneath the seat as standard 👍
ive had mine 3 days and i love it.
Been riding for over 10 years now had several 600s and a gen 1 sv650s, ive now been looking at 1000s but i still feel a strong pull to going for another sv as for road riding it ticks all the boxes.
Greats bikes , rode to the alps on one and the same year tracked it 👍🏻
Have the sv650 2022 exact same as this one it's a hoot to ride and this September Im of to the French pyrenees on her. Can't wait to have a blast up there on her. Get lot compliments about her too. Not meany 650s you can achieve 73.7 to gallon on eather.
If it weren't for the 25%-more-of-everything 8S coming out, I'd be tempted to buy a new SV650, kit everything out the way I want it, and just ride that bike until I can't ride motorcycles anymore. I've had 4 SV650 bikes from the 2nd generation through the years, even coming back to them from 150 horsepower inline-4s, shows how much I liked them.
I do moan about the departure from the V-twin architecture, but I know Suzuki has put the time and money into this new 776cc engine they released and it sounds just as good, is reported as very smooth, and has more poke everywhere. Also the chassis seems to be designed for people who aren't tiny.
Brillant vid Chris motorbike legend
loved my K9, never let me down once in 5 years
"Go out, and talk rubbish with my mates", there's nothing more I want from life! That sounds like the best evening, and if there's a ride home the next day after a bacon butty for breakfast, it's been brilliant! You are talking my language! Where do I sign up? Oh! Suzuki SV650, I see. Simples.
I use a SV650 for the daily commute, on my 3rd one, nothing comes close for reliability and fun all on a budget. They are truly the last characterful bargain out there, with the rise of the more cheaply produced parallel twins you won’t see their likes again.
A great bike sound super I have had all kinds of bikes but the SV tops them all for me does what it says on the can lol.
Nice little springtime ride. The Cuckoo approved too.
Brakes are now 4 piston up front. Older ones were only 2. I've owned a 2001 S model and a 2005 SV1000S. Put 80k miles on the big SV.
Great video, I have the exact sv650 ,I absolutely love it, it's my 2nd sv, it's great for the shorter rider (like me). Awesome 😁
Would've been nice to see stock SV 650 acceleration vs SV 650 with a quickshifter. Maybe I just have to get my own SV 650 one day.
Truly a fantastic bike, trust me
This was awesome! I have a perhaps weird question for Chris: What can be done to an SV650 to make it as offroad capable as possible (while still being road legal)? Tires? Longer suspension (or is that a BAD idea)? What else? Thanks!
I love the engine of this bike, I tested ride a Vstrom 650 and love a feeling of it, I'm not a Adventure or touring guy so yeah I'm maybe going to buy a SV650
Bought a v-strom after divorce as a “cheap and cheerful workhorse” to sit outside in all weathers but I absolutely loved every ride on it. 100% agree with Chris.
Amazing ❤❤❤
Basic, it works brilliantly and cheap motorcycle fun. What more do you need?
Had the S version 650. Brilliant bike aside from comfort
Did I miss a video for the track day mentioned ~8:40?!
Rode one for the first time today. Lovely engine! The steering feels kind of stiff, though.
In 2012 I got my first big bike at the age of 18… mine was also 61 plate sv650s and to this day and over 10 bikes later it’s still the most fun Iv ever had on a bike… although I tried another sv 650 a few years ago and it wasn’t quite the same… think the age had a massive contribution to the feelings towards the sv… I’d still have it to this day if it wasn’t stolen! 🙄☹️
I'm hoping no official announcement of discontinuing of the SV means they'll keep it as the budget starter sport bike.
I learned on one.Cracking bike!
Great video 🙂
I wish they'd put the forks and brakes from GSX-S 750 on the SV 650. It would fix pretty much the only issues SV 650 has and I don't think it would cost that much more.
SV650 and Ninja 650 are both so underappreciated.
Li Ion battery will help take weight off too. 2012 V-strom 677 guy myself.
Looks more like a Ducati than the new monster...😁😄
Love the video when motorcycles were simple plan fun.
So happy Suzuki is still selling this simple and proven platform 20+ years on. It just goes to show that bikes aren't always about the latest gimmicks and electronic wizardry.
Awesome
Just had a brand new one as a courtesy bike for two weeks whilst my Fireblade was in the shop.
Shhhhhh, dont tell the blade, but i miss it a lot 😢😂
Loved the video! Would love to know how it compares with the trident 660
Gonna miss v-twins. If you want one you better get one while you can. They'll never be a new v-twin developed.
I have always thought the sv650 had a ton of class. It will be missed when Suzuki let's it go soon
Suzuki says they are keeping it alongside the GSX-8S
Not to knock on the new bike they just came out with but it's got quite a steep hill to climb from where the SV650 came from.
I'd probably by the Honda Hornet 750 as my first big bike. It's £7k too.
big love jp
Thanx for the lovely video :) I really love the SV, as a professional biker do you thing the SV is beginner friendly or maybe to much as a first bike!? Cheers and ride safe :)
It was in the top three of my list as my first bike, went with something else. Got a nice deal on a Duke 390.
have you ever tried the aprilia shiver 900? also a v-twin, not to much power, cheap and a full tft screen.
I have the 2020 model with red frame and rims and mat black tank and plastics. I love this bike
What's the long term maintenance like? Does it have hydraulic lifters? Do you have to half disassemble the bike to do anything you have to do at regular intervals?
At £7k it's close to it's competition that are better bikes. In the the past it was £5k with a good gap upwards to it's competitors. If people want to buy one go a head, it's brilliant but not the bargain it once was. Chris did more miles on the kwak z1000sx in one hit than the total on this bike, says a lot.
Good evening. My SV in a straight line the handlebar gives the feeling of being slightly tilted to the left. Does it also happen in yours?
I rode sv650 daily, never let me down.
Ill say it again older SV650s can go for around a thousand, its dirt cheap and in return you get reliability and fun, and speed but you cant exactly use it in the UK, for reliability EFI is always better in pretty much everu scenario
🍻for such a good bike made by suzuki and🥃 for such a good rider
I have mt07 i like the bike but small part of me thinks SV would been maybe better choice :p
The secret is in you, not in the motorcycle😉
nice!!!!
If you buy this you must be careful ......you will be addicted !!! You can't stop riding it !!!! I can't describe it ...
I got my first SV in college, totaled it and got another. It was my only transportation for years, covered 18 or 19 states in all. I lost the lower end bearing on the second one around 30k miles.
Ehat height are you? I am 1,86m do you think the sv650 can be so little for me?
Thought you planned on racing it?
That tailpack looks amazing - would it fit on a Daytona?