Well it's coming down to the wire... time to make a decision on bike shopping. I've pretty much narrowed it down to two top choices. Either a Honda CBR600F3 (95-99) or a Suzuki SV650 (99-02). I think these two both match my criteria:

* Good first bike
* Sporty
* Comfortable

I want a nice sportbike that I can use to commute to class on Monday and carve up the country roads on Sunday. Drive 250 miles on a roadtrip this weekend, then do a riding school at the track next weekend. You know, a good bike-of-all-trades.

I might go for the CBR F2 or F3 depending on what I can find in good shape for a good price. I can't really swing an F4 or F4i on my budget (around or under $3000). And the SV is going to be a first-gen naked because of pricing too. If I could swing a second-gen, I'd go for the SVS, but I don't particularly like the curvy Katana-like first-gen SVS fairing.

So what do you think I should do? And why?

 

I'de get the CBR it'sa better bike more sporty than SV

 

Have you fell and hit your head lol, j/k you should look at the F4s. IMO when buying used always i mean ALWAYS buy Honda just my .98 cents shy of a dollars worth.

 

definatly the cbr. i sat on my buddys sv650 and it sucked, it wasnt comfortable at all

 

If you can find one in good shape hands down get the F3. I don't like the looks of the old SVs.

 

Get the F3 for sure, if you look hard enough you could probably find an f4 in that price range. Good luck and be safe when you get it.

-Jesse-