I'm a new SV Owner!

[st220_mike]

Hi Everyone,

I thought I should join and post up a couple of pics as I have just picked up my first road bike, a 2001 SV650 (Curvy one I think you call it). Spent a few hours riding it round this afternoon and loving it so far. Riding in the snow was a bit of an adventure, but it can only get better from here right?!

I used to have trials bikes when I was younger, but only got round to doing my test last august. Have had to wait til now though to actually get a bike!

I'm based in Dorking, and looks like there is a very active group in Guildford, so hopefully get to meet up with some of you at some point.

Cheers for now.

Mike

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Edit* Sorry just realised I should have posted this in Idle banter, oops!

[missyburd]

Howdy do and welcome to the madhouse! I (well my mate) drove through Dorking last weekend, pretty place hehe.

Lots of useful advice on here, make yourself at home :mrgreen:

[DarrenSV650S]

Very nice mate. Enjoy it :)

[madness]

Hello, nice looking bike. Take it steady and enjoy!

[Shellywoozle]

Nice curvy and I am not a big curvy fan. Welcome to the org mate x

[Alpinestarhero]

Thats looking great mate :cheers:

bit of rust i think i saw on the chain? Give it a good clean and a lube :mrgreen: ride safe in this snow. Although i expect your quite a decent rider when things get slippy, what with the trials experiance?

welcome aswell :-D

[Tim in Belgium]

Enjoy and welcome.

[Girth]

Tho'reet and welcome!

[Binky]

Hello, welcom and congratulations on the very nice looking bike.

Don't suppose you know what screen you've got in it do you???

[joshmac]

Welcome to the .org mate.
The Soho Massive section seems to be a lot more active the the Guildford section

[tanis34]

ello and welcome from a very chilly midlands:)

[BBadger]

Welcome to the Org.
Give soho a try as were always about.
Have some good riding.

[Dangerous Dave]

Hello and welcome....

[st220_mike]

Thanks for the comments and the welcome folks.

Good spot on the chain, I'll have to get that looked after. With the trials bikes we used to clean the chains then cook 'em in graphite grease, do people do that with road bikes too? Or just normal oil? And with regards to the trials riding, mud and knobbly tyres are easier to handle than road tyres and salt/ice/snow/diesel! So I'll be taking it easy!

No idea what screen it is I'm afraid, I was told it's not a standard one but don't know any more than that! I can get tucked in behind it alright though, but then it feels like the wind is trying to rip you off when you sit up for roundabouts etc!!!

[Dangerous Dave]

With the trials bikes we used to clean the chains then cook 'em in graphite grease, do people do that with road bikes too?
Bit OTT for a road bike, you aren't likely to get the same crap in the chain as you would trialling or crossing.

Clean with paraffin and re-lube, I use old engine oil, is the common method with road bikes.

[missyburd]

No idea what screen it is I'm afraid, I was told it's not a standard one but don't know any more than that! I can get tucked in behind it alright though, but then it feels like the wind is trying to rip you off when you sit up for roundabouts etc!!!
You've got it easy, try riding a naked SV :p

[joshmac]

You've got it easy, try riding a naked SV :p
Speaking from experience? :razz:;)

[Dave20046]

Welcome

RE the screen, missYC is quite right, try doing some motorway miles on a naked sv then have a go on yours again!

[missyburd]

Speaking from experience? :razz:;)
Lol well it's bad enough when I'm using YC as a windshield, he gets the brunt of it :mrgreen:

[Gene genie]

reeto st220 mike. bit in common me and thee, youth biking, break, wedding bells, kids, hit late thirties and back to bikes.:D
next stop, ac/dc, led zep, black sabbath etc.:cool:

[sv-robo]

Nice curvy and I am not a big curvy fan. Welcome to the org mate
+1
Howdy Doody:smt039

[mike_avfc]

hello and welcome.

Like the bike, it looks a really well kept curvy and i do like yellow ! :rolleyes:

[phil24_7]

Hello from the far South-West.

[mrs cuffy]

Hi, nice bike great colour.

[Foxy]

Hello and welcome :D

[shonadoll]

Hiya, that's a neat looking bike.

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

Hello & welcome :D

nice bike!

[st220_mike]

Genie, aii a bit in common, but no wedding bells and kids for me just yet. Getting married appears to cost muchos £££ and that means less money for cars / bikes! Still, I'm sure I'll be joining the happy club of married folk soon enough!

Thanks for the advice on the chain too, any idea how I can tell if it's an 'O' ring sealed chain? Apparently it makes a difference...?!

Also, can anyone tell me if the bike has a standard rear end? I'm thinking it needs a tail tidy to sort it out a bit.

Thanks again for the welcomes guys and girls, nice place this, I'll be sticking around!

[sinbad]

Lovely bike.

The chain will be an o-ring, or perhaps an x-ring, which have rubber parts so you have to be careful to avoid certain solvents. You can buy various chain cleaners, but paraffin is generally accepted an excellent cheaper alternative.

There are cleaning guides around the internet, but it's basically a case of getting a rag soaked in your chosen cleaner (and perhaps a spray bottle) and wiping the chain down and then cleaning off the gunk with a clean rag :)

[dizzyblonde]

clean yer downpipe you dirty bugger!
Oh yeah hello too :-)


very nice clean bike for 2001. Good choice of colour too there.

[st220_mike]

It does need a bit of a clean after being out today. So a total newbie question, what's the best way to wash a roadbike? Bucket and sponge? Any parts of these that need regular attention to keep them nice?

I'll be getting some paraffin and grease to sort the chain out with.

Also, comments on the colour, it was the only option for me! Looked at a blue / red cbr but just didn't do it for me!

[Gene genie]

wash list.
sponge,
old sponge,
shampoo,
muck off or similar,
toothbrush,
bigger brush,
furniture pollish,
various cloths,
basically the list is endless. as is the cleaning. oh and before kwak gets it in, autosol.

[st220_mike]

Same as the kit for cleaning the car plus the muck off then.

Should be alright, I'll get out there tomorrow night and get rid of the salt!

[dizzyblonde]

wash list.
..

.

they say Timotei (or whatever is in your bathroom) is good for washing your bike.....apparently:smt104

[Alpinestarhero]

I use some car shampoo in hot water. first, wash it down with cold water from the hose, wash with the hot water and soap, then rinse, then dry. then lub the bits that move

[dizzyblonde]

I use Autoglym bike spray, the super resin polish..for that showroom shine....tiz good stuff that.

[Dave20046]

I've never washed any of my bikes in my life.

[missyburd]

I've never washed any of my bikes in my life.

lol you sure you ain't related to YC? :p

[Dave20046]

lol you sure you ain't related to YC? :p
I tell a lie, I give them a quick rub up with WD40 30minutes before sale :p

I doubt YC would go to such drastic lengths.

[missyburd]

I tell a lie, I give them a quick rub up with WD40 30minutes before sale :p

I doubt YC would go to such drastic lengths.

Not on his own bike no, but I have witnessed such happenings when he's selling a bike too :p

Dammit, you've got me derailing, sorry st220_mike :oops:

[joshmac]

Not on his own bike no, but I have witnessed such happenings when he's selling a bike too :p

Dammit, you've got me derailing, sorry st220_mike :oops:
Oh what a surprise :razz:
Nice bike Mike. Ignore Miss YC's derailing antics.. you'll soon learn she does that far too much ;):mrgreen:

#Runs#

[anna]

Hello and welcome.

It looks like your screen is a double bubble screen nice bronze tint to it stops glare in the summer.

The picture of your bike looks like you may have a standard can on it but you have writing on the can... if that´s the case it´s likely to be after market but I can’t make it out from the picture.

Don’t worry about cleaning it too much in the winter you only need to make sure the salt is washed off so as not to erode stuff... just enjoy riding it ;)

[joshmac]

Hello and welcome.

It looks like your screen is a double bubble screen nice bronze tint to it stops glare in the summer.

The picture of your bike looks like you may have a standard can on it but you have writing on the can... if that´s the case it´s likely to be after market but I can’t make it out from the picture.

Don’t worry about cleaning it too much in the winter you only need to make sure the salt is washed off so as not to erode stuff... just enjoy riding it ;)
It's an ART can I think...

[anna]

Yup you are indeed correct... I stand corrected

[st220_mike]

Yes, it's an ART can, and it sounds awesome! I was really thinking about the number plate holder thing being standard? It looks a bit bulky to me and wondered if there is a smaller tail tidy for it?

[joshmac]

Yes, it's an ART can, and it sounds awesome! I was really thinking about the number plate holder thing being standard? It looks a bit bulky to me and wondered if there is a smaller tail tidy for it?
Yeah that is the standard snow shovel... Unfortunately there is no simple bolt on/bolt off tail tidy for the curvy. You have to cut the snow shovel. Have a search for Undertrays or Wideboy's thread about how he made his own (give me a sec and I'll get you that link)

[EDIT]: Here's (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=103879) Wideboy's thread. Hope that helps

[st220_mike]

Nice one JoshMac, cheers for that. I'll have a read through and get the hacksaw out...!

[joshmac]

Nice one JoshMac, cheers for that. I'll have a read through and get the hacksaw out...!
No worries. That's the great thing about this site.. Get told something useful and then pass it on to others in a similar position :thumbsup:
There's also this (http://www.geocities.com/fenderbegone/) site which gives a step by step method with pics of each stage

[yorkie_chris]

The picture of your bike looks like you may have a standard can on it but you have writing on the can... if that´s the case it´s likely to be after market but I can’t make it out from the picture.

It's an ART can by the look of it.

[missyburd]

It's an ART can I think...

It's an ART can by the look of it.
Beaten to it :p

[Thingus]

Nice one. Pity it's Yellow but still looks very sweet. Enjoy!

[Luckypants]

Croeso! :cool:

[Alpinestarhero]

Nice one. Pity it's Yellow but still looks very sweet. Enjoy!

oi!

[maviczap]

You gotta curvy great :cheers:

Welcome

[st220_mike]

Nice one. Pity it's Yellow but still looks very sweet. Enjoy!

Oi x 2!

Although I did get a text from my mate this morning asking if I took "The Flying Banana" to work this morning!

[Thingus]

haha... well, it's personal preference ;) i personally think it's too... yellow.

[newts924]

Hello and welcome.

Enjoy the site.........

[Alpinestarhero]

Oi x 2!

Although I did get a text from my mate this morning asking if I took "The Flying Banana" to work this morning!

dont listen to them! a yellow bike is a happy bike and one that makes you more visible

besides, it adds to the cheeky nature that an SV possesses

"hello, i'm an SV, i'll take you all on, you GSXR's and CBR's!!! come on then, lets go play IN TOWN!!!"

[Dangerous Dave]

Yellow is the fastest colour SV....

[st220_mike]

haha... well, it's personal preference ;) i personally think it's too... yellow.

Yep, personal preference indeed, and no bike would stand out if we all road the same colour / style etc!

I like the look of the Blue Pointys too, but they were a little too expensive for me at the moment.

[phil24_7]

Good man, blue pointy's reign supreme. This also means that yellow curvy's are the poor mans blue pointy! ;-)