LONG-TERM REVIEW
Well I never. I can’t say I was looking forward to losing 80bhp when I handed my GSX-S1000 GT back to Suzuki and picked up a 2012 SV650. I was convinced that going from 150bhp to just 72bhp would be like being clapped in irons; restrained, hobbled. Downsizing to what is essentially a cheap little commuter bike was going to be an absolute bore.
I’ve rarely been more wrong.
I haven’t stopped giggling since I first slung a leg over Suzuki’s