Here she is, not in all her glory, it was winter and there was a bit of salt on the road, so she's a mucky biatch.
The following spring I upgraded her bits, new shock, new underseat tray (yellow), carbon fibre rear hugger (fits over the rear tyre very snugly and prevents dirt getting on the shock absorber spring, got rid of the passenger seat and put a cowling on, a new yellow case chain, and she was mint!
Sadly I never took a picture of her when whe was all dolled up for a night on the town, but take my word for it, she was a stunner.
It (Suzuki SV650s) was my first big bike, and to be honest, I was a bit intimidated by it, but there was no need. It's a budget big bike, but it doesn't ride like one, steady as a rock, and for new people it was an excellent introduction to fast riding. Happy at 30mph pottering around town, and 130+ on the motorway. It was this bike that allowed me to get my knee down! Something that scares you shitless the first couple of times you do it, but after that... fucking bliss when you get a fast corner just right.
In fact it's been such a popular bike for suzuki that it spawned several redesigns and colour changes, and a bigger brother - SV1000. The SV1000 was based on a the TL1000 engine, a complete nutter of an engine too but slightly detuned for the SV thou'
If I had the cash, I'd been down the bike shop tomorrow and buying a new one.
Hey cruising at 42mph was beast lol!