powerpuffgirl (23/09/2008)
djc999 (23/09/2008)
I know what you mean Pete, i’m 23 and with no garage, I was quoted 1300 fully comp, 1100tpftwith H&R Insurance this is when I get my First Years NCB in late November. Thats for the GSXR, the SV650Sport’s £955 fully comp.
These insurance companys must be rolling in it
There are a lot of bike accidents. I would be interested to see how many people on this forum have not had any kind of accident. Some people pay for the repairs themselves, but a large proportion cannot.
Take the difference between the GSXR and the SV650. The cost of the SV parts is less than the gixxer parts, so would be easier for you to repair if you broke them, similarly the Suzuki is probably one of the cheapest main brands there is.
My first bike after the DAS was an SV1000s. I loved it! I had very little knowledge of bikes when I first started, having nobody around me really all that interested in bikes and willing to impart knowledge.
I dont personally think there is any particular difference between bikes in relation to accidents. Yes, superbikes are capable of faster acceleration and higher top speeds, but the first accident I ever had was on a CG125, when an articulated lorry pulled out on me while it was trying to do a u-turn on a single carriageway. I then got through 3 SV1000s: the first was killed by a car braking in the wet on the motorway very sharply and for no apparent reason - I braked and took evasive action (despite being about 10 lengths behind) and unfortunately caught a cats eye and ended up on my arse in the fast lane; the second was a car pulling out of its driveway into the side of me (despite my being stationary at the time); the third was another lorry rear-ending me at traffic lights.
Then I bought a ZX10 and I love it - but because I do so many miles on it and because its coming up to winter when all the corrosive salting machines come out, I use my other half’s SV650 - and I go just as fast on that as the zx10 in town two up (as Da Artist will tell you after our little outing to chelsea bridge the other week lol)
I find myself preferring the SV. Its more economical than the ZX10 and dont get me wrong, its my DREAM bike - but the SV is much more forgiving to ride. Ive said before that if I took the superbike out on a rideout, Id probably not have as much fun as on the SV. Its a very cool bike because nobody expects you to be good on an SV. So when you are more than keeping up with a gixxer thou (07 plate, the copper colour, in case that wasanyone herethis morning that I saw again) and they keep looking behind to see if they have lost you yet, its a very satisfying feeling. Whereas if you are on a gixxer going more slowly cause you dont want to bin the bike or arent used to the power it has, it doesnt reward in the same way…
Im not saying to worry about what other people think and Im not saying that you should pay any attention to bike snobbery. What I am saying is: know your limits and enjoy yourself.The above are reasons why I know what I can get away with on the road and what I cant and how I enjoy myself…
Its still up to you whether you take that on board, having asked the question If you really want one, youll go and do it anyway and then you will find out whether its for you or not… But be honest with yourself early on, because if you dont, you will get yourself into trouble when out of your depth.