[whiteboyslo]

1) my VFR is struggling to break mid-30s, and that's dialed in at 80 on the freeway for an hour each way.

2) IMO, the SVs CAN get uncomfortable after a while. this is especially true with the 'S' model. the 'S' tends to put a lot of pressure on your wrists. this can be alleviated with any sort of aftermarket clip-on setups (Helibars, Convertibars, etc), or by throwing on some taller stock clip-ons from another bike (i know for a fact that the clip-ons from a Honda Hawk fit the 2nd gen SVs). however, once you get the pressure off your wrists, you'll find your ass getting sore. Suzuki does make a gel seat you can buy just about anywhere, and there's always the option of getting a Sargent (sp?) seat or something like that. still, it's just not the most comfortable bike out there. don't get me wrong, it doesn't rape you like some crotch rockets do, but after a 300+ mile ride my butt would be so sore on my SV650. it's the only reason i got rid of it and bought the VFR.

but, if you're only on it for relatively short periods of time, it's not that bad.

Mike