only thing i'll add to this is if you really had a sv650 and it felt quick at ALL. untill you ride a newer 1000, you just can not wrap your head around how fast they are.


a newer sv650 runs about as good as an early 90s 600 4cyl. todays 600s run about what those 90s 1000s run. i've owned my 10 for 2 years and when your up in the power band in 2nd and 3rd, it still feels like i'm fast forwarding from corner to corner. i'm not scared of it at all but i damn sure respect the hell out of it and only ride it like 70% of what i think i can.