Opinions on a SV

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by Tsunami

You are not helping the 06's cause...

Unless he maintained it himself

Receipts honey bun.

I say got '06. If it doesnt work out you can always haul ass on it to his place. Stop a few blocks away. Open up the tank cap, stick a shirt down it, light it, then haul ass and jump off at a high rate of speed, letting it crash into his place.

I crack myself up sometimes.

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by Tsunami

Unless he maintained it himself

Doesn't matter. I do my own work, but it is all documented in the back of my owner's manual (when, what, and who). I could probably even scrounge up some old receipts of oil and filter I bought.

[Tsunami]

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/mcy/1655206880.html

Thats the link to the 06

[pdog]

That's an good deal for an 06 if it's in good shape with no accidents. I paid $3500 for a crashed 05 with 9k 3 months ago (with more goodies though).

I'd pass on the 03. I don't like the silver frame and some stuff was changed considerably in 04 which means that some aftermarket parts are 04+ only.

[Particle Man]

I'll respond here too (responded on facebook too )

I personally would go with the 06 (even though I love my 03) because, as stated above, a lot of aftermarket goodies only fit on the 04 and up models. The 03 was really a generation of it's own and sometimes it's tough finding things that will fit.

I'd also be wary of that few miles on the SV - depending on how it was stored, you could be looking at a lot of dry rot (rubber bits and such) and brake line issues (moisture in the lines).

Just my .02

[Tsunami]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

I'll respond here too (responded on facebook too )

I personally would go with the 06 (even though I love my 03) because, as stated above, a lot of aftermarket goodies only fit on the 04 and up models. The 03 was really a generation of it's own and sometimes it's tough finding things that will fit.

I'd also be wary of that few miles on the SV - depending on how it was stored, you could be looking at a lot of dry rot (rubber bits and such) and brake line issues (moisture in the lines).

Just my .02

I was thinking about the parts too. Funny thing is I already have an extra seat for the 03 that I was going to send to Sargent to get refoamed. So if I get the 06, I have to look for another seat.

The 03 is stored outside (Logically, I would hope under a bike cover or some shade...) as my friend doesn't have a garage.

Girly question-- what do you think of the 06 color?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

I'd pass on the 03. I don't like the silver frame and some stuff was changed considerably in 04 which means that some aftermarket parts are 04+ only.

I don't understand how an 03 is different from an 04.

There was a major design change in 03 (they became fuel injected and got an all-new frame with straight edges). But after that, they all looked the same after that. I stopped paying attention to them though, so I don't know the details.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I don't understand how an 03 is different from an 04.

There was a major design change in 03 (they became fuel injected and got an all-new frame with straight edges). But after that, they all looked the same after that. I stopped paying attention to them though, so I don't know the details.

For 2004, Suzuki lowered the subframe by 40 mm and made the seat more narrow; the rearsets were also higher on the 03 and the rear angled up more compared to the 04+. In addition, the 03 shared the same radiator as the first gen SV.

There are also some length differences between the 03 and the 04+ (the 03 SVN was 2125 mm (83.7 inches) long while the 04-06 was shorter at 2080 mm (81.9 inches).

If I recall correctly, ground clearance was also reduced from 155 mm in 03 to 150 mm for 04-06 (though it remained at 155 mm on the S models).

It may not seem like a lot but a lot of the most common upgrades (like the seat and rearsets for example) are not interchangable from the 03 to the 04+.

Oh, and the frames were silver up until 05.

[Rangerscott]

Count me in for the '06.

[Particle Man]

Don't ask me - I only like the copper which is why I have the 03