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It's hard to be critical when you're in love!
Pre-2003 SV650s have carbs, 2003+ are fuel-injected, keep that in mind. My next dream bike as well! The midrange torque versus a 400cc inline-4 makes it much better for a daily rider.
What my Bandit 400 purchase taught me is how easy it is to fall in love with a bike and then check out someone selling that model wearing rose-colored glasses. I was emotionally attached to the bike before I ever saw it in person. And so I test rode it a good 15-20 minutes and it ran great "what could be wrong with it?"
Many things. The seller didn't know much about bikes, the guy he bought it from apparently didn't know much. From the bandit forums my experience is just typical. You wouldn't believe how many threads just end... people give up. I guess I should be happy now as it's running great, but now it's like, uh, oh, the fork oil needs to be changed, and I might as well upgrade the springs, and then I'll have to dial in the preload... then... etc. etc. Just don't have time for another project.
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