cousin has exactly this, rides a lot nicer than any of the sports bikes. feet are a fair chop back but then i’m used to sumo / enduro. he bought it with the renthal bars, currently in the process of changing the front forks to R1 forks IIRC.
lots of bottom end bang, thing takes off like a bullet from the barrel of a 44 magnum.
Well the Galdius is relatively similar to the naked SV650, I’ve not tried one but the write-ups say it has better suspension which gives a better ride but it’s also bit heavier, with steel frame not alloy, which could be a disadvantage.
Do you mean the Romford bike was a SV650S and had the clip-ons removed and replaced with naked SV650 type bars?
You would need to change the top yoke and probably several other bits.
Not sure why anyone would want to do that, but that’s just me
I found the standard bars on the naked SV650 had me riding sit up and beg, i.e. way too high.
So I got M&P universal drag bars for less than £20 and fitted them angled down.
Not as dropped as the clip-ons on the SV650S but a much improved riding position and no need to change the top yoke.
I’ll dig out photo later.
Yeah exactly, he’s removed the clip ons and put a standard bar on it and raised it up for a different riding position.
To be honest, i’m starting to think I’ll sit on the SV650s and hopefully test ride the one I’m looking at and realise the clip ons are going to be fine ha
if anyone wants sort of clip on stance but higher try thr m bars by norman hyde, a lot pf people use em on the new triumphs and they do 7/8 and 1" size too
Hahaha! Yeah yeah Art, I’ve already had my best friend draw and send me the following picture upon mention of changing the bars. Needless to say I’ m going to stop being such a pussy and give the clip ons a shot for a while haha
