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kevin beyreuther
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I am ready to buy a niced used SV as a returning rider after 8 years without a bike. I really like the baby ducati/streetfighter look of the first gen SV's and would like to do some 'standard' mods like dual headlights/clipons/highmount/etc without going all out. I probably will pick up a Triumph ST in a couple years if I stay with the hobby this time(and keep the SV). I have found a few very nice bone stock SV's ready to violate ;D locally, including a couple black ones
I want a simple point-and-shoot to get back in the swing for now, and go high-end sports tourer later(the triumph is friggin knockout sexy)
My main question is, is it THAT big a deal to have the fairing?? I really dont even drive that much living only a few miles from work(twisties all the way with no traffic too!) and most of the group get-togethers around here are relatively short hops to the twisties, and lots and lots of traffic most of the time on the slabs anyway. I figure I could just get a nice windscreen i could remove or install quickly if I get the wild 'hair' to go atlantic city or something. Nakie owners, how bad is it for say highway speeds for maybe an hour at the most??? My last bike was an FZR so it had a fairing, and it wasnt THAT effective.
My main question is, is it THAT big a deal to have the fairing?? I really dont even drive that much living only a few miles from work(twisties all the way with no traffic too!) and most of the group get-togethers around here are relatively short hops to the twisties, and lots and lots of traffic most of the time on the slabs anyway. I figure I could just get a nice windscreen i could remove or install quickly if I get the wild 'hair' to go atlantic city or something. Nakie owners, how bad is it for say highway speeds for maybe an hour at the most??? My last bike was an FZR so it had a fairing, and it wasnt THAT effective.