2017 Suzuki SV650 Review & Test Ride 

Bruh.. great video and thank you for all you do but.. too much music.. from the start to finish?! Especially during the ignition people wanna hear how it sounds.. not the music.. please..

I have one and have had the stock seat upgraded by Viking Saddles near Brands Hatch which has made a huge difference. They insert extra padding and gel pads for about £160.

Cracking review. Have ridden most of the 650 SV variants including the V-Strom and by far the best in my view is the "S" If you can get your hands on one give it a go. I'll be test riding the 2016 in the next few weeks. Enjoying this channel, you're carving quite a niche in winter vlogs. 3 months in and almost 300 subs... well done sir.

I put the optional roll top seat for my SV, which is part of the Suzuki accessories catalogue (at least in Australia). Much better than the OE seat, and it looks a bit nicer too (at least on my black SV)

I have that exact bike in the exact same colour. Love it.

The white is absolutely gorgeous!

You're right it looks so much better in person. I'm torn between this and the strom.

I agree on the Seat, had mine for almost 8000km now and if you ride longer than 2 hours you begin to get the tinglies. Been looking for some aftermarkets, but nothing really grabbed my eye yet.

I've owned an er6n since 2009 but I ended up selling it last week. I'm considering the SV for my next bike.

I did my DAS on one of these and it was great, really easy to ride. The low RPM assist is a big help for new riders but the standard seat is grim. I'm quite slim and the seat killed my ass after about 2 hours, it became really uncomfortable. An upgrade seat would make this a great bike such that I'm thinking of selling my Street Triple and buying one.

Would have been a great review, but oh my Lord, WHY the horrible horrible music over the damn thing? I wanted to hear the bike, and everything was drowned out by that awful din!!! Sorry, don't ever like to be negative, but I have been looking for a good review on this bike as I am thinking of getting one myself, please please PLEASE next time, lose the soundtrack!!!!!!!!!

Dope video man! Considered getting the standard upright version but happy I went with the S!!

One of the most underated bikes out there, however the seat is unacceptable. too hard and uncomfortable. I loved the top end rush when you rev it to the limit.

Video ruined by atrocious music. Otherwise a very informative review. You really don't need the music. I'll give you a thumbs up. EDIT: Have you ridden the MT-07? I'm thinking of getting an SV and not an MT. Thoughts. One more thing: what is the SV's gear change like, please?

SV is defo my next bike I want. But only coming up to 1 year riding/no claims, License since October, so the insurance is a too high for the moment. Have to stick to my 125 :(

the long clutch pull is something i did get used to pretty quickly, but even now (after driving an hour and a half to work every day in DFW), if it crosses my mind, i'm still annoyed that i can't use just two fingers as well as i can on my last [first] bike. i could understand someone considering it kind of a big deal on something that's supposed to be a street fighter. but really, like i said, i did get used to it, and it doesn't hinder me, as far as i can tell. as far as seat comfort, i've gone over 6800 miles on it, and i would say, the maximum length of time it's ever been comfortable for me is an hour. by the time i get home (after an hour and a half), if i haven't stood up or gone into a low tuck at least once to take pressure off my ass, it's very uncomfortable.

Bar end mirrors and a tail are also nice mods. Two Brothers exhaust the next change.

Did you have a spliff after the ride ? LOL , great bike man.. it'sa living up bike :)

Agree the sound is really nice. Everyone seems to think the seat is too hard. Wish it had higher grade brakes and suspension - 2019 did get four-piston Nissan brakes. Have you ridden a Ducati 797? Similar engine and looks...any comments on how they compare?

Thanks for sharing

Would really like to see you test the new Kawasaki Z650. Considering that versus the SV650 and the Street Twin...you would be the guy to give me an honest comparison. Thanks and Hi from the U.S.!

I owned 2016 ER6N but I let it go because of the vibration on the handlebar make my hand numb within 30min. I am looking for new 2016 SV650 but you said in the video it has vibration as ER6N, may I know which vibration is more serious. Which engine is more smoother?