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On 2005-06-13 06:37, Sport wrote:
I'm surprised to hear someone say the SV may out perform the ST in the twisties. I'll admit the ST is heavy (Top Heavy) preventing us smaller riders from flicking it through the twisties as quickly as other bikes, but its ridability, low end grunt and willingness to be riddin hard, leaves me confident and pleasantly impressed with this being both a Toruing and a Sport Bike.
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The only advantage the SV has over the St is engine braking and a slipper clutch which helps on the tight twisties, i found it easier to ride quick without the need for any brakes, as rolling off the gas on the sv is like applying the brakes. So in my opinion it was easy to ride quick but i dont recall saying the Sv was quicker than the ST !.
I too found the St top heavy particularly at v'low speed when doing u-turns etc but once on the move it rode like it was on rails and the front end feels so planted it should have roots !.
Being a large guy at 6'4" and 210lbs i dont have any problems chucking it about !
