GSXR Vs. SV
I had an SV and now have a GSXR. I had a targa 1/4 fairing and it made a lot of turbulance at my 6 foot head. I had nothing, and it sucked, but NOT AS MUCH AS THE 1/4 fairing. If you lay down realy low, you are actually tucked nicely out of the wind, I guess the headlight is your fairing then. But, the naked SV is NOT designed for that type of riding, so you're not realy in controle of the bars very well, and all of your weight is on your tush. This casued me some discomfort, as my considerable tush was not up to the daunting task of supporting my vast bulk. Humm. Then I got, what was later identified to me as a Suzuki Fly Screen, THAT THING IS THE NADS! If you can wrap your mind around having a \"windshield\" I recomend this as your best solution.
Now, the GSXR. My humble appolagies to all the show-room sitters out there, but you just can't get the feel of this bike sitting still. Under speed, with you'r knees gripping the tank, the riding position conspires to distribute your weight over the feet, tush and hands. Nicely done, and actually rather comfortable. I tend to rest my left arm on the tank and take the weight off of my throtle hand after a long bit of riding. The wind protection is great, even compared to the fly-screened SV. This I like. Around town, SV HANDS DOWN, On the road, gsxr by a nose, in the twisties, either is a nice bike. One added note, as you mentioned comuting: I have not yet been able to bring myself to even mount saddle bags long enought to adjust the straps on the gixer. Can you imagine how horrible a top-box would look? Ughk. Look, all those words and still not a damn answer to which bike is best. I could work over at Motorcyclist! (You reading this Boehm?
Best of luck
Ken
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Haverhill MA