Re: Value of 2001 SVS650 as a collector bike

To me it looks like a cross between a bug and an alien. I agree with
the character comment - definitely not your generic crotch rocket.

That's my only complaint about the newer gen - to me they look like a
Yamaha FZ of some sort. I know they're different, but to the casual
eye they have a lot in common. But NOTHING looks like a first-gen as
far as I know.

That's one of the reasons why I picked it over the other two I was
shopping at the time - CBR600F4i and Ninja 900. That and the "cheap
Ducati that doesn't break" vibe of the L-twin. I put about 1000 miles
on a Duc in Tuscany in 2001 and while I loved the character, I didn't
like the reputation they had for being a maintenance drag.

Some day I'd like to figure out how to take a long trip on mine.
Right now it's too much of a Painmobile (butt, hands) to do more than
100 fun miles or so. And I'm spoiled by my current long-distance ride
- a 2003 BMW K1200RS (also kind of an odd looking bike, in its
way...). It's a heavy pig at slow speeds, but incredibly solid and
planted with this big, smooth, muscular push from almost any RPM. And
electronic cruise control, hard bags, heated grips, etc. I already
spent my $600+ on a custom seat on the Beemer, so it's hard to
justify doing so for the SV.

Sorry, didn't mean to hijack your thread (or wander off there). Back
to the topic - while I wouldn't sink my investment capital into a
garage full of them, I definitely expect the 1st gen SVS will find
itself in the "Retrospective" pages in the back of Rider magazine in
20 years or so...


- Bob



On Mar 2, 2006, at 10:58 PM, Stan Potts wrote:

>>
>> The rounded half fairing is what makes the first generation S so
>> desirable
>> to me. Its oddball looks are ugly and pretty at the same time. It
>> has real
>> character.
>>
>> Guess that sorta makes it the Sharpei of motorcycles...so ugly its
>> cute.
>
> Stan
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