TALK ME OUT OF IT!

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I guess I should have made it sound that simple, but basic motor, transmission, etc are all the same I meant. ive ridden my nephews Gladius and found it quite an engaging bike. i've also ridden his brother's NC700 and liked it as well. Both possibles for a future bike. Also ridden a buddy's lowered Versys, and an FZ07 and an FZ 09 and an FJ 09. I like riding them all lol

Gotcha, yep, the first gen V-strom and 2nd gen SV shared the same basic engine other than cams, EFI tuning, etc. The 2nd gen V-strom shares the Gladius engine architecture. A number of internals are interchangeable. A popular mod for the 2012+ V-strom is to swap in the 2nd gen (2003-2008) SV cams for more power. They're all "kissin' cousins."