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[gemmandmarksv]

Hello,

Joined up earlier today but have only just got chance to post. I've just put a deposit down on a 2005 SV650 for my girfriend, Gemma. It's only done 2500 miles and looks like it's never been out on damp roads, let alone in the rain! Apparently, it belonged to a lady in her 60's.

Anyway, I actually own and ride a Triumph Speed Triple 955i but used to own a bandit. The bandit was my first big bike and, if i had the money, i'd track it down and buy it back! I loved it.. it had renthal bars, LED tail lights and a straight through Scorpion exhaust - Sounded great. I've ridden for as long as i can remember and held my full licence since 2003. Gemma's held her bike licence for 12 months but passed on her 125 so is restricted for another 12 months. Just felt it was about time she got on a big bike :)

We've just got to wait for the 33bhp restrictor to be fitted to the SV before we can pick it up. Here are a few of photos i took with my phone when i went to have a look...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/banditnovice/Gemmas%20bike/SV2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/banditnovice/Gemmas%20bike/SV1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/banditnovice/Gemmas%20bike/Image218.jpg

[stewie]

Hi Mate, welcome aboard, you,ll have to get yourselves out to one of the border patrol rideouts/meets.:D

[gemmandmarksv]

sounds like a good idea

[glsuk1970]

Hello! :D

[Tiger 55]

Ahoy! :D

[cuffy]

Welcome to the madhouse, don't feed the animals after dusk, and watch out for Bear...he is a deviant :D

[Pedro68]

Welcome to the org! Hope you enjoy your stay ;-)
+1 to what Stewie said ... get yourselves down the Border Patrol section and check out the meets ;-)

[hovis]

nice bike................
welcome &
enjoy your stay

[neio79]

Hi welcome to the site. one small point are you sure thats a 2005 model as i thought from 05 onwards they had black frames and wheels!!!

[Luckypants]

Croeso! :cool:

[Speedy Claire]

Hiya and a big welcome to you both. Wish Gemma the very best of luck and hopefully meet you both soon

[Ping]

Hi and welcome. :)

[DoubleD]

Hello and welcome to the .org

[metalmonkey]

Hey whats up great another new person! If you guys go to the AR08 I will see you there! Your bit far away from us in London and the south! Have fun witrh the new bike:D

[Filipe M.]

Bem vindos ao manicomio!

[Daimo]

Welcombo.

I like my Bandit too :) And i liked my SV. In fact, if its on 2 wheels, the suns out, the roads are dry, then i'll enjoy it (or damp road, just makes the bike dirty :mad: ) :lol:

PS, you got her the slowest colour. Black is fastest ;) (queue banter.......)

[Alpinestarhero]

Daimo is wrong, yellow is best.

33bhp restricted SV's are still a pretty handy tool, mine's restricted and i still find it useable, its only on motorways and faster A-roads that I wish i could have a bit more power, but for riding about town and along twisties, the bike copes fine :D Your partner will learn alot with that bike, its a good choice :D

Welcome, and all that

Matt

[Filipe M.]

Daimo is right, black is best.


Thanks Matt

[Well Oiled]

Hello, Welcome and good evening

[anna]

hello and welcome to the .org

[Warthog]

Yeah that is a K4, a real tidy looking one though. Welcome to the org, and get a new zorst put on that beast or are you afraid your girlfriend will be louder than you ;)

[gemmandmarksv]

thanks for all the welcomes :-D

It's definitely on a 2005 plate but must have been registered late on. It looks like it's never been out of the showroom to be honest. The pictures dont do it justice really but we'll get some better ones once we've got it at home.

The exhaust will have to wait for now as it will mess with the 33bhp restrictor. Better to be safe than sorry until the 33bhp restriction is lifted i suppose. They do sound good on sporty/open pipes though :mrgreen:

My triple is fitted with a noisy can so they'll hear us coming once we're both on aftermarket cans!

:mrgreen:

[neio79]

thanks for all the welcomes :-D

It's definitely on a 2005 plate but must have been registered late on. It looks like it's never been out of the showroom to be honest. The pictures dont do it justice really but we'll get some better ones once we've got it at home.

The exhaust will have to wait for now as it will mess with the 33bhp restrictor. Better to be safe than sorry until the 33bhp restriction is lifted i suppose. They do sound good on sporty/open pipes though :mrgreen:

My triple is fitted with a noisy can so they'll hear us coming once we're both on aftermarket cans!

:mrgreen:
An aftermarket pipe wont mess wit hthe restrictor at all .

[DanAbnormal]

Welcome.

Run, while you still can!

[shonadoll]

Hi and welcome, nice bike.

[gemmandmarksv]

An aftermarket pipe wont mess wit hthe restrictor at all .

i thought it might increase the bhp slightly, possibly enough to void the insurance.. would prefer to play it safe if this is a possibility..

[Bear]

Hello new folk. If anyone tells you I'm a deviant... damn they already have.

What's a girl like you doing in a nice place like this?

[Paws]

What's a girl like you doing in a nice place like this?


ermm bear i think you'll find its her fella thats posted so far so calm down abit huni LOL


Welcome to the site :cool:

[colinsv25]

hi and welcome, it it had faring it would be a pointy:cheers:

[shonadoll]

Interesting about the aftermarket can not adding any bhp - that's my main reson for holding off on one as Im restricted too.

[gemmandmarksv]

i think you'd have to be very careful not to increase the bhp by fitting a pipe.. you know what the insurance companies are like.. anything to get out of paying up! :roll:

[Wideboy]

owla :salut:

[gemmandmarksv]

We're hoping to pick the SV up tomorrow subject to us not being snowed in! :rolleyes:

Weather forecast isn't too hopefull but we can always get it delivered next week if we don't get it this weekend. It's Gemma birthday in a couple of weeks so it will be a nice early Christmas present :)

[Tim in Belgium]

Hello from the right side of the pennines ;)

[Speedy Claire]

We're hoping to pick the SV up tomorrow subject to us not being snowed in! :rolleyes:

Weather forecast isn't too hopefull but we can always get it delivered next week if we don't get it this weekend. It's Gemma birthday in a couple of weeks so it will be a nice early Christmas present :)


Hope you manage to pick the bike up and best of luck :-D

[kitkat]

We're hoping to pick the SV up tomorrow subject to us not being snowed in! :rolleyes:

Weather forecast isn't too hopefull but we can always get it delivered next week if we don't get it this weekend. It's Gemma birthday in a couple of weeks so it will be a nice early Christmas present :)

welcome to you both. hope you enjoy your birthday/christmas present gemma

[yorkie_chris]

i think you'd have to be very careful not to increase the bhp by fitting a pipe.. you know what the insurance companies are like.. anything to get out of paying up! :roll:

Yup bunch of c0ckends.

However if in doubt you could always check it on a dyno, I have a hunch that the stock restrictor kit is set very conservatively, so the likelyhood is there's no problem.
Even if it is making 33.1bhp (slip on adds very little power) then I very much doubt you'd be convicted over 0.1bhp.

[gemmandmarksv]

welcome to you both. hope you enjoy your birthday/christmas present gemma


oops - that was supposed to say birthday present. Saying that, i'm paying towards it and Gemma's already been warned it's her birthday and Christmas presents all rolled into one for a few years :mrgreen:

Thanks for the welcomes. I'll get some decent pics once we've got it home

[gemmandmarksv]

We got the bike today.. Gemma's done really well considering she's not ridden a bike since well before Christmas! Here it is...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/banditnovice/S4010011-1.jpg?t=1201985284
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/banditnovice/S4010012-1.jpg?t=1201985357

[Wideboy]

arrg love the beetle in the background :smt055

oh and the bike nice aswell :D

[gemmandmarksv]

Cheers :grin: The beetle's mine.. it's not too well at the moment but goes well normally.

The bike's great.. very smooth. I rode it back from the bike shop and, apart from being just a tad cold, it was great :)

[Speedy Claire]

Have to admit i`m not usually a fan of beetles but that one looks really nice!!

Oh an the bike looks great too :D Hope Gemma has many years of fun and safe riding

[Tim in Belgium]

Beetle fan here, no worries, had two myself, and a bay camper.

[petevtwin650]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/banditnovice/S4010012-1.jpg?t=1201985357

Nice looking bike and love the colour. :o

However, it may be a trick of the light, but that rear looks really squared off.

[gemmandmarksv]

You're right, the tyre does look a bit squared off in the picture. It's not though.. must be just the angle

[gemmandmarksv]

there are a few more photos of the beetle here for you VW fans http://markon2wheels.blogspot.com/2007/06/more-pics-of-bug.html :D

[Stig]

A belated hello from me too.

[missyburd]

Me too, :smt006 :)

[Riko360]

welcome :D

[tone64]

Welcome to the org........ Nice bike, nice beetle:D