Most people probably want a super sport inline, but from experience I'm still kinda bummed I sold the 650 for one. You can romp on the 650 and keep it somewhat legal, not so with the race replicas.
If I were any closer to you I'd be interested
Thanks for the bump.
This is my first bike also. Very happy I chose it. (Did quite a bit of research trying to find the "best" starter bike and the SV650 was always one of the bikes mentioned)
It was very easy to learn on, has a huge online community if you ever need help (I like svrider.com the best), and has enough power to keep me interested passed my "learning" phase.
It also is super cheap to insure since it is a "standard" bike.
I would keep it if I had the time to actually ride it. But I need to haul too much stuff with me on a daily basis to fit it all in a backpack.
So unfortunately it spends much of the time just sitting in the garage. Would much rather someone else get use out of it.