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Lastly, we have another Suzuki, the SFV650 (which Suzuki's marketing department wants us to refer to as the Gladius but which will undoubtedly remain the SFV650 in common parlance). At first, this bike seems to hit all the right buttons: 650 V-twin manufactured by a company that knows how to make engines that don't fall apart, and has serious racing cred to back up those pretty looks. Upon closer inspection, however, we see that those pretty side casings are in fact plastic thingies that appear to be there solely for looks. The repulses my inner gearhead almost as much as that automatic Honda from a couple of years back, or the carb-shaped injector housing on new Thruxtons. On the other hand, everything else! And I'm not sure how low a dealer would be willing to go, but I've seen one year old, 10,000 Km examples for sale for AU$7,500, which would probably let me walk away with a sweet Dainese jacket, rather than a less stylish fabric chest covering. And I could probably take the plastic thingies off.
So what do you reckon, /tek/? Which bike should I buy? Or should I be looking at something else altogether? Don't care? Just post whatever bikes you lust after then!
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