Newbie SV owner with a question or two

[de bong]

Hi all,

First apologies if these questions have already been raised but I tried searching but could not find anything specific to my questions.

This is my first bike in 11 years and I have to say I am totally loving it...

Anyway I have a '03 SV650S with 17K miles on the clock and I have noticed especially when the bike is cold I get a single knock sound from what seems to be under the tank towards the right hand side. I rev the engine between 3-4K rpm and then release the throttle. When the revs are just about to idle @ about 1400 rpm I hear a single "knock" noise. A few of my mates have heard it and seem to think its nothing serious but I was hoping somone might be able to confirm. The power is very smooth through the revs and I ony hear it when the revs go back to idle. I have the bike 3 days and it has always been there...Any ideas?

This brings me onto my next question, the guy I bought it from said the bike had been serviced recently but he came accross as doing everything on the cheap(e.g. fitting Avon tyres and the oil level barely registering). I am going to bring it for a full service for my own piece of mind but considering the mileage is there anything in particular I should tell the bike shop to pay extra attention to?

Really love the bike , I just want to maintain it the best I can.

Any help appreciated

Thanks

[xXBADGERXx]

(e.g. fitting Avon tyres and the oil level barely registering)

Welcome to the site :D . Avon Tyres are not the most expensive but the Avon Storms or Azaro are recognised as a very good tyre for the SV . As far as oil level goes you should read it this way . Come back from a ride and turn the bike off , wait 3 minutes and tilt the bike back up off it`s sidestand into the vertical position and check the oil , it should be just on the F Line about 3/4 up the way of the sight glass . Hope this Helps :D

[de bong]

decided to try and locate the noise today so I removed the tank, opened the air filter casing and turned out to be one of the valves under the filter...happy days...I have an even bigger smile on my face now :D

[xXBADGERXx]

Happy ending then :D

[metalmonkey]

I'm no expert however did you ask what was done for the recent service? Find that out first, then where it was and by who if its a bike shop call them and ask.

For most part you can do it yourself, would the injectors need syncing/balacing at this mileage I would have though so, would the shims be checked? Can someone answer this with more knowlegde?

Second why spend monye if it has been done!

[de bong]

The guy I bought it from said brakes, oil and filter were done in the service...I agree why spend more money on a service if its not needed especially since I need a new screen on the top fairing(cracked), crash bobbins and a decent after-market exhaust....One thing I have noticed is the bike seems to be heavy'ish on juice...At best on a full tank I'm getting 130 miles of moderate driving...is that good or bad?

thanks

[yorkie_chris]

At 17k miles the valve clearances should have been checked at 15k.

Out of balance throttle valves and badly adjusted TPS will hurt economy and driveability.

[Paul the 6th]

hiya mate, just a quick welcome to the site & glad you enjoy the bike. can't help with any of the questions because I am crap but I can definitely recommend the haynes manual to help with odd jobs and Yorkie Chris recommended the workshop manuals to me (available here (http://www.carlsalter.com/motorcycle-manuals.asp) - hope ya don't mind me mentioning this YC).

You made the right choice buying a pointy (2003-current). Them there curvys are slower*


*probably

[Dangerous Dave]

Avon Tyres are not the most expensive but the Avon Storms or Azaro are recognised as a very good tyre for the SV
I think the majority on here would confirm that too.