SV engine in the DL

[ekaphoto]

I had an SV1000 before changing to the DL. I liked the SV but due to old injuries it didn't fit me well. I miss the power of the SV, how about using the same spec engine etc as the SV with the11,000 redline insted of the 9500 like the DL?

[Stromin'Nroman]

Get aDL650, you can rev it to 10,500 RPM.

[WeThereYet]

Get aDL650, you can rev it to 10,500 RPM.

At 65 mph!

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[Stromin'Nroman]

At 65 mph!

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In second gear.

[msheron]

Get aDL650, you can rev it to 10,500 RPM.

LMAO! Good one Norm!:p

[ekaphoto]

The SV had more power all accross the power band, not just top end.

[BV1]

The DL650 makes 5 hp more from 3500-6500 then the SV650, thanks to shorter duration cams.

-Steve

[MR_TiGGer]

The SV had more power all accross the power band, not just top end.

Not having bought my DL1000 I was wondering that do aerodynamics not count against the DL vs the SV. The Strom is hardly likely to quietly slip through the air like a sports tourer. ;)

Was reading this thinking the BHP is the same as my CBR600 with 50% more torque and I doubt a strom will worry any 600 class sports:confused:


Grrr?

[Boondocker]

What is the weight difference between DL and SV (given the same engine displacement). No doubt, shedding weight from any vehicle will make it feel more powerful. It's cheaper and easier than an engine replacement. But don't listen to me, I just keep adding stuff to my bike :)

[JetJaguar]

What is the weight difference between DL and SV (given the same engine displacement).

IIRC, the SV650 weighs about 80 lbs. less than the DL650. Don't know about the liter bikes, I'd expect the difference to be comparable.

[greywolf]

http://suzukicycles.com/Default.aspx? will display specs for all the bikes. 458lbs for a 2008 DL1000 v. 410lbs for an SV1000S for 2008 non California models is one example.

[hbonser]

Take a look at Dale Walker's Holeshot website. He has dyno curves for DL 1000 and SV 1000, before and after his basic modifications (TFI, slip-ons). The modified DL has the modified SV covered in HP and torque clear up to around 7,000 rpm or a bit higher. I don't spend much time up that high, but the SV rules once you wind it up. It's clear the SV with much less weight and top end hit will carry the day, but in terms of everyday power output, the DL engine is stronger where we use it most.

[Corkus]

Yamaha "listened" to it's owners and put a less altered Literbike engine into their Standard FZ1 than before. Result, all the power is way up high in the rev range and every single magazine reviewer complains about the soft low end torque. So do many riders.

Suzuki went the other way and tuned their new standard bike the 1250 Bandit for torque. Reviewers and riders rave about that in everything I've read and seen online. In head to head comparo's kinder thnigs are said of the Suzuki's powerband even though it is ~30 hp down on the Yamaha.

Sportbike motors in non-sportbikes, I rate that as a bad idea.

[Trooper32]

I agree... torque rules on the street.

[greywolf]

It depends on what the rider wants.

[Trooper32]

Well, there's a generalized statement if I've ever seen one.

[Mountaintime05]

It depends on what the rider wants.


Exactly. I use my DL as a sporttour bike. Triple digit sightseeing. I'd love to have another 20hp from 7-9k rpm. Make shorter work of passing lines of rolling road blocks.