Video: MCN Fleet report on our Suzuki SV650 Published: 01 July 2016 Updated: 29 June 2016 After 2000 miles on the cheeky new Suzuki SV650 this year it's time to show my first video report about the bike. It covers what I'm impressed with, what I've changed and what needs to change next to make it suit me. If it raises any important questions, please email me. Click here for more updates about the Suzuki SV650 Looking to buy your own bike? Visit MCNbikesforsale.com or use our Bikes For Sale App. Other pages you might like ... NewsArticles VideoVideos ReviewsBike reviews For saleBikes for sale (34) Best electric motorbikes of 2019 It’s time to take electric motorbikes seriously. In 2016, Germany voted to ban the internal... Curtiss unveil Hades, latest electric concept The designers at American electric bike firm have unveiled another rendering of a whacky machine to... 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SUZUKI SV650 (1999-on) Middleweight V-twin all-rounder which proves you don't have to be boring to be practical MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 84 owners' ratings:4.5 out of 5 SUZUKI GLADIUS 650 (2009-on) "Improved looks but the real beauty is under the skin" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 15 owners' ratings:4.1 out of 5 HYOSUNG GT650 COMET (2004-on) "A little bit crude and outdated compared to the later SV650" MCN Rating: 3 out of 5 5 owners' ratings:3.4 out of 5 KAWASAKI ER-6N (2005-2008) Nine out of 10 road testers prefer it to virtually any other middleweight MCN Rating: 5 out of 5 36 owners' ratings:4.3 out of 5 HYOSUNG GV650 AQUILA (2006-on) "Oddball Korean concoction whose extreme Dan Dare styling is more than matched by its consummate ability" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 10 owners' ratings:4.6 out of 5 SUZUKI GSX600F (1996-2000) "As a cheap alternative to sporty 600s it sold well" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 20 owners' ratings:4.7 out of 5 SUZUKI SV650X (2018-on) The SV650 gets a retro makeover with new café racer styling MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 2 owners' ratings:4.5 out of 5 BMW F800S (2006-2010) "A bike you could learn to ride on yet keep and enjoy" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 25 owners' ratings:4.4 out of 5 HONDA FMX650 (2005-2012) "Perky enough if you're a new biker, but unless mere adequacy is your buying criteria there are better motorcycles" MCN Rating: 2 out of 5 5 owners' ratings:4.4 out of 5 SUZUKI GSX-R1000 (2007-2008) "Now thanks to a three-way power switch you can choose how much power you need" MCN Rating: 5 out of 5 17 owners' ratings:4.6 out of 5 DUCATI 620 SPORT (2002-2003) A cheap way into Ducati motorcycle ownership MCN Rating: 3 out of 5 YAMAHA FZ6 FAZER (2004-2009) Looks sharp, has a brilliant motor, excellent handling and offers huge versatility MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 61 owners' ratings:4.2 out of 5 HONDA CBF600 (2004-2007) "A supremely competent motorcycle but lordy, is it dull!" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 30 owners' ratings:4.6 out of 5 SUZUKI SV650 (2016-on) Suzuki go back to what the SV did best MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 1 owner rating:4 out of 5 SUZUKI DL650 V-STROM (2004-2010) "As a fun, realistic alternative to a licence-bashing sports middleweight, the V-Strom's a winner" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 29 owners' ratings:4.7 out of 5 KAWASAKI ER-6F (2005-2008) "A cunningly-disguised riot of fun, the Kawasaki ER-6f is cute, capable and competent" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 10 owners' ratings:3.4 out of 5 SUZUKI DL650 V-STROM XT (2017-on) Suzuki have made an already good bike great MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 4 owners' ratings:4.8 out of 5 SACHS 800 (2000-2004) "Part roadster, part sportsbike, part cruiser and the result is a slightly disappointing" MCN Rating: 3 out of 5 3 owners' ratings:4.3 out of 5 KAWASAKI ZEPHYR 550 (1991-1998) "An OK commuter but undepowered, too soft and rots far too quickl" MCN Rating: 2 out of 5 16 owners' ratings:4.3 out of 5 HONDA SILVER WING 600 (2001-on) Not only is it competent, it's versatile and huge fun, too MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 7 owners' ratings:4.4 out of 5 All related reviews SUZUKI SV650 (2016/16) £3,295 Suffolk SUZUKI SV650 (2018/18) £4,999 Essex SUZUKI SV650 (2017/17) £4,994 Avon SUZUKI SV650 (1999/V) £1,699 Hertfordshire SUZUKI SV650 (2016/66) £4,395 Clwyd SUZUKI SV650 (2019/65) £6,599 East Sussex SUZUKI SV650 (2019/65) £5,999 East Sussex SUZUKI SV650 (2017) £5,695 Lancashire SUZUKI SV650 £5,800 Lancashire SUZUKI SV650 (65) £5,490 Lancashire All related bikes for sale Share this article ...