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Old 11-06-2009, 01:38 PM   #31
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Highly doubtful.
Why?

People said the same thing about Hyundai and KIA.

40 years earlier they said the same about Honda and Toyota.
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Old 11-06-2009, 01:47 PM   #32
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Im sure every first bike that the jap comps released were just super awesome.

Its called progress. Yes they have been making cheap "mopeds" for years but they are just now getting into bigger bikes. Completely different field.

They use what they can get a hold of. South Korea is a small country with a psyco twin attached to them.
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Old 11-06-2009, 01:50 PM   #33
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Why?

People said the same thing about Hyundai and KIA.
Who are you kidding? kia is still fucking garbage.

I'm amazed nobody has claimed the old "hyosung made the SV motor" yet
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:05 PM   #34
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Why?

People said the same thing about Hyundai and KIA.

40 years earlier they said the same about Honda and Toyota.
And both are pieces of shit IMO.
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:18 PM   #35
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But I see that no one is touching the comment about Honda and Toyota
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:24 PM   #36
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But I see that no one is touching the comment about Honda and Toyota
I don't know about Honda in the early days but I remember in the early 70's we had a Toyota and that was a great car. My grandparents also had a Datsun during that time which was also a good car.
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:28 PM   #37
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I don't know about Honda in the early days but I remember in the early 70's we had a Toyota and that was a great car. My grandparents also had a Datsun during that time which was also a good car.
We had a 1972 Toyota Crown. It was a 2600cc V-6 and went like a bat. Rusted to crap in just a few years. It was Toyota's Achilles Heel, as they were generally made with a large amount of poorly smelted "reclaimed steel." They were already rusting on the inside when they were shipped.

Hondas tended to go the same way, in the early days. Edges of hoods and bottoms of door panels were the first to go, followed shortly thereafter by fenders.
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:36 PM   #38
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We had a 1972 Toyota Crown. It was a 2600cc V-6 and went like a bat. Rusted to crap in just a few years. It was Toyota's Achilles Heel, as they were generally made with a large amount of poorly smelted "reclaimed steel." They were already rusting on the inside when they were shipped.

Hondas tended to go the same way, in the early days. Edges of hoods and bottoms of door panels were the first to go, followed shortly thereafter by fenders.
Ours was corolla and being in Southern Cali we never had an issue with rust.
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:51 PM   #39
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If the issue is looks, just put an aftermarket fairing on the SV.
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Old 11-06-2009, 03:32 PM   #40
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Thanks for the classy reply. They've been selling 650s since 2004, dum dum. It's not a new bike.

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Its a new bike dum dum. Id hope the SV had a great support group for its age.
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