It's About Time: A Suzuki SV650 kit by C-Racer

While everyone's clamoring for a slice of the heritage market, one manufacturer's quietly been sitting on a sweet modern-day UJM, ripe for customization. We're talking about Suzuki, and the SV650. A modern day classic, the original Suzuki SV650 was launched in 1999. The 'poor man's Monster' lasted ten years before being replaced by the (far less popular) SFV650 Gladius. And now, after an incredible 400,000 global sales, there's a new SV650 for 2017. The $6,999 all-rounder is receiving praise for the qualities that made the original popular: good performance in a versatile package. It’s also affordable—playing in the same ballpark...