The V-Twin sport bike that you didn't know about 

The bike nobody really knows about is the suzuki TL10000R

Of course we know about it. The sv650s big brother. Hell of a bike...

i actually prefer a twin over a inline 4. love the sound and the down low torque.

My Sv was a 2004 full fairing with a power commander, full Yosh RS exhaust, K&N airbox, gsxr 1000 inverted front forks and clip ons. It was a powerhouse and would run all day at 80mph at low rpms. What a great bike.

Unknown Gem... I bought myself a new naked version SV1000 here in England for my 40th in 05 for £3999 brand new pre- registered with 8 miles, put an American M4 2into1 exhaust, and power commander with custom map and got 130bhp out of her, loved a 2rd gear wheelie that you could hook 3rd and land it at over 120... and could keep up with the R1s and Gsx1000s... Ahhh memories P.S. your 0-60 You only hit 7k in first, they rev to 11,500 🤣 High 2s achievable for sure... GodBless brother 🙏

I own a 2008 SV650S and it supposed to be my first bike..I still have it after 4 years and 20k miles. They are so much fun and reliable just great bikes for the buck. Thanks for the review.

Shifting at 8k in 1st & second? Come on bro, that 11,500rpm is hella fun

These bikes are so sick. I love the lower fairing. Wish the sv650 more comonly came with that fairing.

Old, yet they look sooo good. This design was so ahead of it's time...still looks fresh today, after 16 years! I have one in blue, the smaller sv650s but fitted the bug spoiler of the sv1000s, looks just like this one. I love it. Sounds amazing with the Arrow exhaust :)

Bought that model when it came out new. Used it mostly to commute in the city (Houston) and it was great. I’m a big guy so I loved the down low torque. Great bike in its day.

This was on my radar on my hunt for a bike. This, the superhawk, sv650s, fz1/6, and f4i. I ended up getting a vfr800. I bought a vfr because finding an sv1000 is incredibly hard to find! These are fantastic machines and I'd own one in a heartbeat!

These engines rev well and keep pulling to 10krpm. No point taking it to 11k red line as it drops off. 6 to 9 krmp is the sweet spot from memory. Tuned to 125hp at the wheel I cut 60,000 klm on mine. It was easy to service and never had a problem, still had the original battery when I sold it. Been on Phillip Island track twice ( suspension is one of its let downs ..... but only when pushed and easily rectified anyway). Great brakes, feel and power, still impressed years later. They're as much of a weapon as your ability allows.

I used to ride my GS650 back and forth from Lancaster to Chambersburg weekly and I could not help stopping at M & S Cycles while out there. Fell in love with the SV and the Bandit. I could never choose between them so I stuck with the good old GS650G!

I had a 08' 650. It was exhilarating when accelerating because of the savage engine tone and torque. It would grab gears like crazy and pull you. Quite the experience

This has been my first love when I started to look at sports bike. But it never made it to my country. So good to see your video.

I had one, the unfaired version. would have still had it if not for epilepsy but these are criminally underrated. Lots and lots of fun.

Great vid. I ride a 2003 sv1000n, when I went to buy a 2004 sv650 the sales man said I’ll sell you a 1000 from last year for the same price. SOLD!!!

Man this makes me miss my 03 sv1000 naked. That v twin whine brings back memories.

good bike...had two...one street one track, the track bike I had gixxer 1000 front end with upside down forks, radial brakes etc

Suzuki uses this engine in the v strom 1000 also,good engine

The TL 1000 was the bigger, badder father of the SV but it got a bad reputation as a tank slapper.

Had the 650 and the 1000 before I moved up the GSX-R. Lovely little bike and a lot of fun 👍

I miss mine it was a reliable 2004 it had some good power maybe all you really need on the street. I know I took it up to 142 mph easily but most of the time I babied it. It had Heli bars and it would was good for anything and versatile plus it always looked awesome in blue. Yoshimura pipes give it a great sound.

That sound makes me miss my Suzuki DL1000 Vstrom. Great engine & bike! Always wanted to ride a SV

Got the naked version still looks futuristic and a great motor super reliable as well.

Love your videos. Great work. I actually own a 2007 SV1000 that has 3/4 exhaust and intake with custom tune. Down here at sea level it only puts 65 ft/lb and 109 hp to the rear tire. Wet weight as mine is, 450 lbs even.

I had a 2005 Sv1000s that i bought new added the full fairing along with exhaust programmer ect. Bike made 124hp at the wheel on the dyno. Fun bike

This is the first sport style bike that I actually enjoyed the exhaust note. Nice growl.

Got the sv650s, absolutely love it. Cheap to run and a hoot to ride.

I used to own a ‘99 SV650. Loved it. Great street bike. Very comfortable. Not a great highway bike, but not bad. I’d love to grab one of these SV1000s. The added weight would be beneficial.

Nice bike, must admit though I love the aprilia falco sl 1000.

Hi Shaun, really enjoy the videos and the sv is one of the most solid bikes out there. I have a 2019 SV650x and it great! What jacket is that by the way?

I have a 2001 SV650 love it! Get compliments all the time. Has been very reliable.

Bro, everyone knew about the SV1000s. It was the modern "widow maker" back then. I wanted one so bad back when I had the SV650s 15 years ago, Also even though its a V-twin you were short shifting on that 0-60. I would of smoked you on my old 650s launching that thing like that.

I had one identical that I bought brand new in late 2003 or early 2004. Absolutely loved the bike and wish I still had it, wheelie monster

I miss my 97 tl1000s. These bikes a wheelie kings. The biggest improvement on the better fuel injection system on the SV. Atleast the my TLS was good for 170. Intake pipes and power commander. With partial airbox mod.

As an owner of one of these I gotta say you woulda got to 60 way faster if you revved it more. She definitely pulls hard pretty much all the way to redline, very revvy for a V twin!

I just got this bike, it has yoshimura pipes and sounds amazing, and does not intrude on the highway. Worth it!

Great job on the memory with the GSX-F series, 1250 and 650. 650 is cheap, fast (enough) reliable fun... but the 1250 makes nearly 80lbs of torque near 3,500rpm. Truly nutty for an inline-4 that revs just fine. Incredible, the comfort they all provide. Everyone that rides my GSX650F says "Dude I could ride this for 24 hours". True or not, they all say it. Suzuki makes a comfortable street bike, reliable with surprising value.

Great bike, kind of rare now. I’d love one to go with my SV650.

I bought my SV1000SZ new in 2005... I wish I still had it,, never seen another bike I've looked the look of so much and with art race cans it sounded like being followed by an attack chopper! Miss her!

I own and ride a 2007 SV1000S two brothers racing exhaust, power commander and dyno tuned, changed out the sprockets and it's a beast.

Funny you mentioned both my first bikes, i had bandit 1200 as first bike and learner bike, then switched to my current sv 1000s. I wanted that Great sound and wanted to feel how it was to ride fuelinjected both are fun and quite different from each other, first thing i did with then though was a small gearing change. The bandit was a beast real wheelie machine if you wanted it to be but still gentle, sv 1000 a little twitchier due to the injection i guess faster to steer and lackning just that little in The absolute lowest revs, wich gearing solved. OH man i could go on and on, they are fun bikes.

Did a +2 on my rear sprocket on my sv1000s and it pulls so hard. 3sec 0-60 easy. Also love the sound of it!

Exhaust and power cmdr really wakes the SV1000 up. Great value for reliability.

I regret selling mine. Did clutch basket mod, blue connector mod, full yoshi setup, power comander, euro turn signals, gel seat, fender eliminater kit. It was a great bike but not that fast even with power comander but could still power wheelie in 2nd gear. Very reliable after the 2 mods

hows sitting position on this bike , it kinda looks like the same like on other ss bikes , im kinda tall and ive struggled with ss (gsxr and cbr) , im looking now more for FZ1 but i also love SV 1000, but never had any chance to sit on them or to test them.

I started off with my dads sv1000 as my learners bike. Then I bought a sv650 to hold onto. Now as a twist my friend is buying my sv650 and I can finally say I have a sv1000. Both bikes are amazing, reliable, comfortable, and cheap.

Great video, they sound awesome with Yoshi's. Always been a fan of the 650 curvy's as well. As an interesting aside, Honda built the VTR1000F Superhawk/Firestorm to be the "roll-on king" of bikes. In top gear roll-on tests it would take the CBR1100xx Blackbird 100 meters to catch-up with it and the Fireblade nearly 200 meters to catch it.

When are you going test the 2nd gen Vmax. Love your channel. a lot of the big metric muscle bikes you test are not available in new Zealand but vmax's are. everything here is roughly 3 x the price you pay in the states.

Nice I have a 03 sv650s had it for 10 years now love it still

Great bikes. Loads of torque. Heavy on fuel in slow moving traffic (mid 30's), but good on a run (mid fifties). I often found myself going faster than I should! They have a few inherent problems which need fixing, such as the magnets detaching themselves from the rotor, wiring connectors which corrode and burn out, and clutches which rattle and knock alarmingly, but all fixable! Mine had superbike bar conversion (S model) and was comfy enough for a long run. They sound beautiful as they go past you, but you can't hear that lovey sound from the saddle unfortunately!

I purchased this bike today

I had that exact bike, I won it in a Bar contest in 2004, its the bike I learned to ride on, amazing motorcycle

Suzuki made this engine to compete with Ducati ! Your treating it like a custom V-twin ! I have a TL1000s, on the SV1000 Suzuki toned down the motor a bit. But it still can rev as good as a four. Keep up the good work !

Hey Sean will you ssap it for my MG.ZT ltd edition

We know about it. I always did, and still do, prefer the standard SV650.

Solid bike. maybe get rid of the clip-ons and add risers with some hard bags, probably make a decent touring bike.

Someone did somthing bad today I dident really do anything about it I said it’s ok, iv been thinking about it all day and I thought about getting back at them but decided not to, then I play your video when I’m going to sleep and first thing you said in the beginning the lord will fight for you I was so happy so proud that I dident do anything god bless you keep making these good videos

Wow what's the odd of you test riding my next bike. My CBR was stolen 2 weeks back and my neighbor across the street offered me his 2004 sv1000s for a sweet deal, of course I jumped at it. He's now onto a 2007 Yamaha R1. Thanks Sean good stuff 👍

Owned one, only thing I bought brand new in my life, same color, had it for 7 years. At that time I had 2 choice for that price, ans SV 1000s or a VFR.. I choose the SV, it was sick looking at that time and still is today. Best bike for fun-torque style riding, men this thing was FUN. for the exception of the V twin vibration in the handles. I miss it a lot. And it was powerful... the torque was amazing.

Seriously awesome, underrated bikes. Have had multiple SV650’s and an SV1000. Very rewarding to ride, smooth, beautifully balanced and handle surprisingly well. Would 10/10 buy more!!!

Nice 😊👍 I hade 650 Vtwin. 2003 bran new, when they hit the shops in the UK, blue one , loved it , first big bike , yes , 1000 vtwin the big brother, man 🍺🙂

Remember the Honda GLI 500 you tested a while ago? Honda also made 500 and 650 turbo sport bikes using the same engines. I would love to get your opinion on one or both of these.

Forks are fully adjustable in all years versions. However the K5 and onwards are more difficult to service.

It was my first bike, I won it in a bar contest, It got dropped off at the house in 2003, never ridden a bike before, I didn't know how to turn it on, I spent 3 months riding in the back roads till I was comfortable taking the test, kept it for 4 years and sold it, but I want it back

Thanks for the Ned Flanders throw back!

Don't use the left clutch hand lever; the pause will slow you down. Learn to shift up only with your foot shift, like the racers. I only use the hand lever when down shifting during engine breaking or when I change gears at low RPMs cruising.

Its a SPORTS TOURER 2:40 Riding profile is between a sports bike and a tourer, with the upright bars.

when i first saw this bike like 12. years ago in my head was the benz slr mclaren ,they even sound similar. watch this and find a good pov ride of the slr.

Was about to say thats my bike!! but its a 1000. good review.. love the sv

Had one, loved it miss it. I had D&D exhaust on mine and it still wasn't that loud. They will go faster than 148 mph.

No...totally knew about it. Wanted the standard model before I wound up with a ZRX1100.

I've owned a 1000cc vtwin and a 1000cc triple. Its tough to pick the better engine, each had its own vibe and both were amazing.

I miss my 2004 SV1000S, but Taiwan regulation requires bikes over 10 years old to be checked out of emmsion and muffler shields every 6 months, I found myself too busy to ride it, so when a college boy came with the cash, he rode it home that afternoon.

SV has balls everywhere. Fed my wheelie addiction for many years on one of these :)

Love the sound of this motorcycle. So unique.

Hell I am driving an SV650 since years, and that's simply one of the best bikes ad an overall, commuter-tourer-doitall partner. This SV1000 must be a huge step up in power, I would be really happy to try that one out some time. These are pretty rare though, never seen one personally in Cologne.

Sean, love the video but curious as to what brand of boots are those that you are wearing ?? Thx !

Owned one for 3 years. Last bike I rode before hanging it up and having kids... swap forks with inverted GSXR 750s, GSXR 1000 rear shock, -1/+2 sprockets, ss lines, power commander, and some decent rubber. I miss it every day.

Wasn't there a semi-sport bike that used the vs800 engine? Why don't you get into the higher RPM's on a V-Twin?

What do you think about this being my first bike? Never been on one but I turkey believe it would only take 1-2 days to fully learn how to ride

thanks - i just bought one - love it

I sold my 1997 XT350 for a 2006 SV1000S it’s a great bike. I’ve had it 5 years now and it’s been a blast

A good review of the bike, I had one in 2006 from new, however there were two issues, the seat was well known for making your balls go numb ( no joke) and a few bikes at least here in uk developed a worrying knocking noise due to out of tolerance main bearing. Oh and don’t expect that rear shock to be much good after 1000 miles. However they were such a great bike to ride, because of that torque. Mine was the half faired version in blue and it looked fast even when parked up 😂

me and my friend both have 98 superhawks. lot of torque down low. super fun bikes

I had one. Quite soon after purchasing it the lower bearing of either connection rod gave up. The bike stood on a workshop for three months! I had red that the motor is reliable, but in this time it was not. Later I red more and by an accident find a claim that the motor cannot stand wheelies. Well, my bike had dents on the both sides of the tanks, so it had experienced a hard tankslapper or something like that.That does not necessarily implicate wheeling, but anyway, some kind of aggressive driving. Otherwise the bike was light and relative comfortable for a sporty vehicle. However, it is not an armchair on two wheels and riding according to the low Finnish speed limits made my wrists sore. However, I loved the bike, the copper paint, the aggressive composition of engine and fairings and, of course, the sound! I would like to have another one. I think it would be funnier and more interesting than my heavy CBR1100XX.

I know about it.... I even had its poster in my room.... I always liked it's front .... Flat and Sharp....

Had two of these, change the stock exhaust and you'll have a new bike again. You can also find full frames around so it looks more sporty

I liked the SV 650 &1000 a lot but I loved the TL 1000R. The S was good but TBD R was a great bike.

I remember it as not getting rave reviews. I like V-twins to 4's so I like it alright especially with that kind of torque down low. Those cans are huge though, I would replace them with smaller ones.

I'm still waiting for the big dogs bike to be on the website?

A video about the tdm 850 would be nice

New all about it in the early 2000’s wanted that bike so bad.

hey whats up bro.. I am from Middletown Pa which is 20 or 25 mins from where u r making this vid...lol Just wanted to say love the vid, and i just bought the 2006 SV 1000 W/15000 miles, its a beautiful bike and i have put the fairings from the GSXR 1000 on mine, also just putnew sprockets and chain with power commander on this weekend!!! Wow what a differance. i put 14 teeth in front sprocket and 45 teeth in rear...lol crazy amount of torqe now...I THINK THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BIKE IVE RIDDEN AND OWNED...MY LAST BIKE WAS A YAMY R1 AND IT HAS NOTHING ON THE SV!!! THANX BRO NICE CHANNEL TOO

Im mad i missed this video, as many b&b videos as Ive seen over the years

This needs to be brought back, as well as an S model 650.

man i love your channel and have been a fan sense i got into riding this year! this month oct 10th i got my hands on a sv1000s stunt bike and i loved the bike with all my heart it was tuned with a Power commander and Yoshimura rs3 exhausts but oct 13 2023 i got into a low speed accident where the jeep Infront of me was texting and driving and it was stop and go traffic and the jeep slammed on his brakes from about 35 to 0 nearly hitting the person Infront of us and i however was not able to slow down or weave out of the way in time and ended up clipping the jeep going about 15-20 mph braking and locking my brakes up from the left lane clipping the jeep on the rear right bumper lost control of the bike that high sides me and the girl i was riding with under a semi truck in the right lane. this was on i81 southbound near hershey pa. both my ancles got ran over by the semi but somehow i didn't break them! they were super swollen and Im still recovering from it now, the girl i was riding with she broke her ankle thankfully it was a fracture and not a full break still waiting for more details from her. its just a miracal Im honesty alive because it ran my ancles over while i was a ball so a few more inches could have been my life and this isn't deterring me from riding as i have a 83 xj550 maxim that i have had issues with the exhausts so i bought the sv1000s and had a fun 3 days with it but its freaky i crashed Friday the 13th lmao. but hey im still here and i genuinely plan on buying my next bike from you guys i see how thorough you are about the bikes and it will make me feel alot better the next time i buy a bike instead of getting one on marketplace agian. i loved the sv1000s i really wasn't expecting it to be as fast as it was with a tune and on a private roadway i was able to achive 173 mph with a little more in it with how myn was set up. the bike really was as i said it everything i cracked the throttle what the f*** type of fast it was fun while it lasted hopefully one day i can snag another one for a good deal! but sadly after the tow bill i cant afford to get the bike out and i think the block is cracked because the semi did drag it 250 yards from where i was laying on the ground... so i gotta try to get this maxim running again so i can ride again befor winter. or hell maybe during if Im feeling up to snow slides lol! i havent shared my story really anywhere because im honestly embarrassed about crashing its my first wreck ever 3 days after i get a supersport so it sounds bad am i not wrong and i figured id share here!

My race club has 5 or 6 fellows that run SV1000s, sport class lap times are 1.14. To 1.12 times, the open class run I the 10s. So this bike is fast no matter what street riders say. Cheers

Where is the red rune ? Any update on that big boy