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SV650 (3rd gen, 2016-current): what changes by year
Only what our guide ties to model years: the versions, recalls and faults that name years. It's not a ranking of years.
2016-current
Version
645cc V-Twin (SV650 LAMS): LAMS, ABS, 35kW @ 8500rpm.
2018
From the guide
Full-power bikes advertised to learners as if they were the LAMS model
From April 2018 Suzuki Australia sold the LAMS and full-power SV650 side by side.
2018-current
Version
645cc V-Twin (Full power): not LAMS, ABS, 56kW @ 8500rpm.
Most faults in the guide depend on mileage and how a bike was kept, not its model year; those are in the full guide and the checklist. Across all years, our guide rates this generation a Top pick.