I never thought I'd get the itch for a modern bike. My faithful old KZ1000 has given me many memorable miles and taught me a lot. It cost me a lot of time and money (on top of the purchase price of the bike) to get the bike safe and reliable. A lot of garage time, spent wrenching when I would have rather been riding. Would I take it all back? Hell no. I love that bike, and will probably never sell it. I always detested modern sport bikes. I can't get used to the idea of being in a race riding stance on a street driven bike. I like to sit up. One day, I discovered that you can have most of the power and handling that these sport bikes have to offer, without being enshrouded in plastic, and without being humped over a plastic tank whilst clutching on to clip-on bars. (Not that there is anything wrong with that, just not for me!) I researched like a mad man, and decided on a Suzuki SV, like so many others have. I didn't want to go from a 1000cc four cylinder bike to a 650 twin, so this was the only logical solution:
2003 Suzuki SV1000
I love this bike. Whoever says that modern bikes cannot have a soul, has never heard a V-twin sport bike with gear-driven cams and a set of nice aftermarket cans. They most certainly have never driven one.