I actually liked the SD. Agree that it's a very different animal than the SF. Doesn't feel nearly as precise or urgent. redline is so much lower than the SF, but with so much torque you can be really lazy with the gears and not suffer too much. It's fun to ride and a very competent street bike. Comfortable too, but it lacks the turn in and sharp handling of the SF as well as the bonkers top end. having 15K revs to play with offers so much versatility. I also don't think the SD can compete on looks or visual presence. Sound with the stock exhaust is anything but "beastly" while in the seat. Kinda sounds like a sewing machine, but it sounded better following from behind. Really different strokes for different folks. In the right hands I think the SF is a much more capable a machine. Suspension, brakes, topend, looks and with the exhaust the sound is perfect and the low end has more than enough grunt to be the hooligan when called for. Best of all worlds in my view. Now the price required to get it to that level with all the extras.... that's debatable .
