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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
Yeah, 1st-gen SV650 was great, still very popular on track. Actual weight was around 420-lbs though and gained more and more weight with each generation adding EFI and ABS. For that heft, you can use CBR600RR or R6 for tonnes more power.
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My SV is definitely around 420lbs wet, but I know the 1gen could get down to the 375 mark pretty easily; lot's of guys racing them on the SV forum who are down in that range.
The R6 is hands down faster (and extinct, along with the SV), but if you want 70hp at 375lb you can either wait for Kawasaki to do it or grab what Suzuki already did. The classes are getting more and more meaningless now anyway, engine configurations and chassis design keep on changing. It's crazy what is going on in the midsize parallel-twin market now!