View Full Version : The Longest Hour......
The Laughing Assassin
08-02-08, 10:01 AM
Well today is the day, bike shop said it will be here by 11.30 :D Boots polished, helmet polished, garage swept, gallons of tea drunk, hoovering done, dishwasher emptied, cat fed, fish fed, even picked me clothes up off the bedroom floor! Why did i stop smoking. So will stay ere till the van pulls up.....:smt026
Kate Moss
08-02-08, 10:10 AM
Cool, post pics!
The Laughing Assassin
08-02-08, 10:24 AM
Ere's one i took at the shop....
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/65/svkb0.jpg
The Laughing Assassin
08-02-08, 10:25 AM
Woo Hoo.... i did it, didnt know if the picture would show up?
Anyway, there is (he/she)is, aint it beautiful?
Nice one, where did you get it from.
Another Midlands local :cool: give me a shout if you fancy a ride out somewhere.
The Laughing Assassin
08-02-08, 10:33 AM
CMC Chesterfield.... not a bad price, 12m t&t, new rear tyre and a lifetime parts and labour g/tee :D
Kate Moss
08-02-08, 10:38 AM
boodiful!
Dave The Rave
08-02-08, 10:41 AM
Enjoy m8.
DoubleD
08-02-08, 10:49 AM
Thought I was looking at my bike for a moment but then noticed the can.
looks great in black doesn't it, enjoy!
The Laughing Assassin
08-02-08, 10:56 AM
Ah yes, the can.... a local bike shop has a new Micron race can, no connector pipe or anything, just the can-said i can ave it for £60. Is it a good price, will it be ok on my bike (not for MOT's) and is it a big job to slip it on???
DoubleD
08-02-08, 11:01 AM
?60 sounds a far price for a new slip-on can, just get yourself a link pipe and your laughing, it will work fine and sound the business.
Fitting it will mean you will have to cut the standard can off, but not a big job, even I did it and I'm no good at anything.
The Laughing Assassin
08-02-08, 11:04 AM
i wont need to alter anything? what are these power commander things i've seen for Fuel injected bikes and will i need one?
DoubleD
08-02-08, 11:09 AM
nope won't need to alter anything, may be twist your wrist a bit more to heard that v-twin roar but wait till the roads are a bit better for that.
You won't need a power commander for the slip on can.
I think a couple of people on here might have one but it is a LOT of cash for the gain in power you get.
The Laughing Assassin
08-02-08, 11:13 AM
Hmmm, sounds like the very 1st thing i will have to do then :D
just need to locate a link pipe and off to B&Q for a hacksaw then :smile:
Why doesn't time go this slow when your on the nest??? :smt112
Pedro68
08-02-08, 11:18 AM
Why doesn't time go this slow when your on the nest??? :smt112
I would have pointed you in the direction of a few websites that can help with your "premature inoculation" problem, but I'd really rather NOT have those search results pop up (so to speak) on my client's proxy server ;-)
As for the can ... I have a Micron carbon slip-on can on ... but I didn't have to make any adjustments at all ... previous owner saw to that :) However, as there are no markings on my can (not for road use), I do have to swap cans come MOT time ... but it's a simple enough job ;-) (even for me) :D
DoubleD
08-02-08, 11:19 AM
Get yourself a couple of blades or get an angle grinder, it is SO much easier if you can get your hands on one.
Remember measure twice, cut once.
If you have a search on here loads on peeps have done it and there are lots on guides on were and how to cut.
Kate Moss
08-02-08, 11:33 AM
any sign of it yet?
The Laughing Assassin
08-02-08, 11:35 AM
Its here, its here, OMG its here.... The van has pulled up outside :D:D
Will let you all know how i get on later-After i tell the wife whats in the garage :smt014
Kate Moss
08-02-08, 11:36 AM
good luck with the missis!!! Have fun!
Get yourself a couple of blades or get an angle grinder, it is SO much easier if you can get your hands on one.
Remember measure twice, cut once.
If you have a search on here loads on peeps have done it and there are lots on guides on were and how to cut.
I was tempted by an angle grinder but ended up using the precision junior hack saw.
Using an angle grinder is risky as you risk slipping and grinding something else, like a wing arm :eek: you would also end up with a load of metal filing in various places to rust away.
injury_ian
08-02-08, 11:39 AM
Well????
Stop playing with it and tell us about it!
However, as there are no markings on my can (not for road use), I do have to swap cans come MOT time ... but it's a simple enough job ;-) (even for me) :D
Any MOT station should accept a can with no markings at all as long as it is not excessively loud. They are duty bound to fail any can with "not for road use" or similar, but an exhaust no longer has to be E or BS marked.
Stick a db killer in the end if it's loud and take it as is, it should pass.
Kate Moss
08-02-08, 11:44 AM
Well????
Stop playing with it and tell us about it!
Its a U rating, he wont be able to divulge that kind of information!!!
DoubleD
08-02-08, 11:54 AM
and......
Al_Sweetman
08-02-08, 02:22 PM
.....as you risk slipping and grinding something else, like a wing arm :eek: .
Wing arm - is that a ground swing arm?
:D
Wing arm - is that a ground swing arm?
:D
It is indeed :D I have the typing/readback skill of a 3 year old :smt101
yorkie_chris
08-02-08, 02:42 PM
Hmmm, sounds like the very 1st thing i will have to do then :D
just need to locate a link pipe and off to B&Q for a hacksaw then :smile:
Hacksaw will take you weeks, use a grinder.
I do have to swap cans come MOT time
Why don't you save yourself the trouble and just go to a proper MOT station?
The Laughing Assassin
08-02-08, 03:19 PM
:D Well-just made it back in time to fetch the twins from school..... SHE is a beauty, i am well pleased with my choice. It has turned out to be a She because, she is sexy, has a cute rear end, makes me happyand i am proud to be seen out with her,but, if you push her she'll growl and be off on one :D what a lady..... :smt057
covered 60 miles, had a bit of fun on the twisties and managed two gears on the back wheel, all at speeds that don't risk a ban and still able to give the throttle some without hitting warp speed
sv-robo
08-02-08, 03:35 PM
nice looking bike, i,m sure your gonna enjoy it.
shhhhhh.....if you listen carefully enough you,ll just about be able to hear it say "buy me a bellypan,please buy me a bellypan";)
shhhhhh.....if you listen carefully enough you,ll just about be able to hear it say "buy me a full fairing & seat cowl,please buy me a full fairing & seat cowl"
\\:D/
Pedro68
08-02-08, 03:42 PM
Why don't you save yourself the trouble and just go to a proper MOT station?
Aye, I suppose I should do really ... so if anyone knows one in the Merseyside area, let me know ;-)
Laughin Assassin ... and this is just the BEGINNING ;-)
First the can, then the screen, lowers, seat cowl, tail-tidy ... and before you know it, you're scouring eBay for a gixer front-end :smt101
Enjoy :D Great bike :D
DoubleD
08-02-08, 03:47 PM
nice looking bike, i,m sure your gonna enjoy it.
shhhhhh.....if you listen carefully enough you,ll just about be able to hear it say "buy me a bellypan,please buy me a bellypan";)
I can hear it as well, looks really good with a belly pan.
My bike pics here (http://www.salehouse.free-online.co.uk/bike.html)
nice looking bike, i,m sure your gonna enjoy it.
shhhhhh.....if you listen carefully enough you,ll just about be able to hear it say "buy me a full fairing & seat cowl,please buy me a full fairing & seat cowl";)
\\:D/
Bad man, but agree totally.
Bad man, but agree totally.
The perfect SV650S :cool:
I wish I had looked for a fully faired black pointy :(
Pedro68
08-02-08, 04:10 PM
The perfect SV650S :cool:
I wish I had looked for a fully faired black pointy :(
With black frame and wheels?
Gerrrrofff I tell ya - it's MINE ... MINE ALL MINE!!! Mwaahhhaaahaaa!!!
The perfect SV650S :cool:
I wish I had looked for a fully faired black pointy :(
Mine was the perfect SV650, and soon it will be again.
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