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Racing Discussion => Racing Discussion => Topic started by: Lowe119 on October 24, 2017, 06:24:43 PM

Title: What has happened in the last 15 years?
Post by: Lowe119 on October 24, 2017, 06:24:43 PM
I haven't raced in almost 15 years and am looking at getting back in it. Is a second gen sv650s still a competitive bike in the lightweight class? What are people racing in that class?
Title: Re: What has happened in the last 15 years?
Post by: Woofentino Pugrossi on October 26, 2017, 06:26:37 PM
Yep. LW classes are still dominated by SV's.
Title: Re: What has happened in the last 15 years?
Post by: DougG60 on October 29, 2017, 12:39:44 PM
Ask about lw 565, old rules in place to make a 400 into a 565. Now you get modern 600's made 35cc smaller and legal for lw classes 
Title: Re: What has happened in the last 15 years?
Post by: britx303 on October 29, 2017, 02:56:51 PM
Quote from: DougG60 on October 29, 2017, 12:39:44 PM
Ask about lw 565, old rules in place to make a 400 into a 565. Now you get modern 600's made 35cc smaller and legal for lw classes
And "fast as F***!"......... :jammin:
Title: Re: What has happened in the last 15 years?
Post by: Super Dave on October 31, 2017, 08:13:11 PM
I'm still 26 years old.  :D

Title: Re: What has happened in the last 15 years?
Post by: Super Dave on October 31, 2017, 08:16:45 PM
I think the first gen SV appears to be very competitive as a superbike as there's quite a data base for what to do.  Second gens don't seem to be so common in the MW even though they are a billion years old.  There's talk that the Yamaha FZ07 is pretty darn strong though.  I did ride a Ninja 650 some years ago, and it was very, very good.  Very accessible area to work on it. 
Title: Re: What has happened in the last 15 years?
Post by: bruce71198 on November 06, 2017, 02:20:01 PM
Everyones cheating! take up basket weaving instead 
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