12-22-2015, 01:18 PM
I am happy to see Suzuki bring the SV650 back to its roots. It kind of never went away since the SFV650/Gladius was meant to be a replacement for the SV, but it was too heavy to truly live up to the original SV's mission. One good thing the Gladius did was provide some nice refinements to the V-strom's powerplant.
It will be interesting to see if any of the new SV's engine refinements that add power and fuel economy will make it into the V-strom 650. That would make a bike that already punches way above its weight class that much more impressive.
Suzuki has also filed patents for a 1000cc v-twin with variable valve timing which many speculate is destined for a revised V-strom 1000. Might be cool to see another SV1000.
It will be interesting to see if any of the new SV's engine refinements that add power and fuel economy will make it into the V-strom 650. That would make a bike that already punches way above its weight class that much more impressive.
Suzuki has also filed patents for a 1000cc v-twin with variable valve timing which many speculate is destined for a revised V-strom 1000. Might be cool to see another SV1000.