View Full Version : What ARE you doing to your SV this weekend?
Nobbylad
22-10-09, 02:44 PM
Me - fitting Valter Moto rearsets and measuring up for fitting my Gixer thou shock. Will top up the scottoiler, clean and polish the bike and generally faff about with it, much to the disgust of Nobbylass.
What are your plans?
mikelcfc
22-10-09, 02:47 PM
find out whats causing my clocks to go crazy, give it a good clean, fitting high level link pipe,, possible having the rear subframe off and respraying it,, not much ::)
Fitting Tailtidy, contacting SUZUKI UK for a CoC and generally getting buried in paperwork to re-reg the bike :mad:
Checking out which caliper is starting to bind and why? Was going to attempt to get the fuel bowls off and check float heights and for sticky float etc as I have a slight weep from one overflow. But i'll robably wait for carb heater wiring to arrive and do it all the following weekend, especiually as teh fuel bowl screws are mashed up! I'll certainly give it a wash and maybe polish up the front downpipe as it looks manky. Bet I dont bother though.:rolleyes:
sv-robo
22-10-09, 03:30 PM
Nothing.........i don't own one anymore:p
dirtydog
22-10-09, 03:32 PM
Might get round to fitting some front indies to it this weekend, only been meaning to do it for the past 3 weeks
Old Git
22-10-09, 03:40 PM
Strip, clean & be-build the front calipers + new pads ready for the sheite weather that we will soon be having.
If it goes, it ort to be able to stop as well when required.:smt047
yorkie_chris
22-10-09, 03:47 PM
Figure out why the front ends wibbling a little on the brakes. Maybe make a start on an improved top yoke.
Might manage to get over to hindles house and fit his GSXR front end too.
Alpinestarhero
22-10-09, 05:42 PM
Clean and re-lubricate the chain.
Check tyre pressures.
Gene genie
22-10-09, 05:44 PM
don't know what i'll do, if anything, this weekend but the list is endless.
1. new rubber f+r.
2. chain crippled. needs replacing.
3. # plate light stuffed again.
4. valve clearances need checking, bit too big a job for me though.
5. the knock on the headstock is developing into more than just a knock.
6. front calipers off and cleaned, again.
just stare at it in the hope it fixes itself cos iv no idea whats wrong with it
Thingus
22-10-09, 05:50 PM
I'm gonna go out on it and get it dirtier, and will keep doing that until one day it breaks down or falls apart and then i'll start spending money on it :D
Getting some new tyres fitted by our very own Spanner Man.
philbut
22-10-09, 05:54 PM
Er nout, cos I don't own it any more, but if I did I'd be riding it to london and leaving it out in th cold all weekend, then riding it to Lake Windermere Monday morning.
Dave20046
22-10-09, 06:16 PM
Me - fitting Valter Moto rearsets and measuring up for fitting my Gixer thou shock. Will top up the scottoiler, clean and polish the bike and generally faff about with it, much to the disgust of Nobbylass.
What are your plans?
Envy you on the rearsets, I'll either be servicing the brakes or riding it.
Probably cleaning it, then coating everything apart from the brakes in ACF50!
pms jones
22-10-09, 06:34 PM
Picking up after service no3.Then just ride the thing long week at work
TheOnlyNemesis
22-10-09, 06:37 PM
maybe make it look like an sv again but if my mum is right and i bought the wrong color fairing for a second time, i'm just gonna headbutt a wall till i bleed instead.
I'm going to be trying to fix the panel around the clocks propely once and for all, poxy thing.
Will also no doubt end up cleaning and polishing and wax it again(It;s not a obsession, I just enjoy it)
Then hopefully rack up a few miles.
Rob.
Clean and re-lubricate the chain.
Check tyre pressures.
+1
+ check oil (if i remember)
Maybe clean it as well
tanis34
22-10-09, 08:51 PM
fixing a ruddy puncture in the back tyre:(
warrenhewitt10
22-10-09, 08:54 PM
im gonna drive mine :)
im gonna drive mine :)
Ride??? ;)
MrMoonface
22-10-09, 09:18 PM
New Tyres Front and Rear then straight to Mallory Park to 'scrub them in'!! :D
Dave20046
22-10-09, 09:33 PM
+1
+ check oil (if i remember)
Maybe clean it as well
check your bloody oil before you clean the thing
Front calliper overhaul both sides.
Tyre pressures.
Check scottoiler level and fill if required.
Check chain.
Continue to fiddle with headstock nut - should there be two - another to lock it? Adjusted it last weekend but doesn't seem quite right.
Valve clearances need doing, within next 2.5k miles, might do early, as otherwise I could be doing that job in the snow.
Balance carbs, don't have any gauges though :-(
Possibly clean it, but very doubtful.
Not sure I'll do any of the above though really.
sam anon
22-10-09, 11:27 PM
I'm going to change the oil and oil filter, clean the air filter, look at the spark plugs and possibly have another half arsed attempt at removing the rear caliper pins!
Wish me luck!
Old Git
23-10-09, 02:31 AM
Front calliper overhaul both sides.
Tyre pressures.
Check scottoiler level and fill if required.
Check chain.
Continue to fiddle with headstock nut - should there be two - another to lock it? Adjusted it last weekend but doesn't seem quite right.
Valve clearances need doing, within next 2.5k miles, might do early, as otherwise I could be doing that job in the snow.
Balance carbs, don't have any gauges though :-(
Possibly clean it, but very doubtful.
Not sure I'll do any of the above though really.
Balance carbs, don't have any gauges though :-(= length (long) of plastic tubing, clear part filled with oil to fit onto the nipples (mmmmm, nipp - NO) then hang them / fix to a board - hey presto, a gauge.
Prob. get the tube from aquarium shop/large nursery, the plant kind or brewing store.
Old Git
23-10-09, 02:34 AM
Front calliper overhaul both sides.
Tyre pressures.
Check scottoiler level and fill if required.
Check chain.
Continue to fiddle with headstock nut - should there be two - another to lock it? Adjusted it last weekend but doesn't seem quite right.
Valve clearances need doing, within next 2.5k miles, might do early, as otherwise I could be doing that job in the snow.
Balance carbs, don't have any gauges though :-(
Possibly clean it, but very doubtful.
Not sure I'll do any of the above though really.
Balance carbs, don't have any gauges though :-(= length (long) of plastic tubing, clear part filled with oil to fit onto the nipples (mmmmm, nipp - NO) then hang them / fix to a board - hey presto, a gauge.
Prob. get the tube from aquarium shop/large nursery, the plant kind or brewing store.
try http://www.obairlann.net/reaper/motorcycle/manometer.html
TheOnlyNemesis
23-10-09, 08:42 AM
maybe make it look like an sv again but if my mum is right and i bought the wrong color fairing for a second time, i'm just gonna headbutt a wall till i bleed instead.
and after talking to my mum back home, i can confirm i will be slamming my head into wall, anyone wanna buy 2 front fairings, lol.
Nobbylad
23-10-09, 09:02 AM
and after talking to my mum back home, i can confirm i will be slamming my head into wall, anyone wanna buy 2 front fairings, lol.
Keep them for spares, probably cheaper to re-spray them if you need them.
Nobbylad
23-10-09, 09:02 AM
Probably cleaning it, then coating everything apart from the brakes in ACF50!
Good shout...it's that time of year again isn't it?
Ahhh...the sweet, sweet smell of ACF-50 smoke :cool:
TheOnlyNemesis
23-10-09, 09:18 AM
Keep them for spares, probably cheaper to re-spray them if you need them.
i've been quoted for a spray and was quoted like £250 which i cannot afford in any sense of the word. so back to ebay to try find right color fairing and try to sell the two i got.
N8te rider
23-10-09, 09:22 AM
Gonna use my first pair of Paddock stands and give it a damn good clean :p
Old Git
23-10-09, 10:49 AM
Front calliper overhaul both sides.
Tyre pressures.
Check scottoiler level and fill if required.
Check chain.
Continue to fiddle with headstock nut - should there be two - another to lock it? Adjusted it last weekend but doesn't seem quite right.
Valve clearances need doing, within next 2.5k miles, might do early, as otherwise I could be doing that job in the snow.
Balance carbs, don't have any gauges though :-(
Possibly clean it, but very doubtful.
Not sure I'll do any of the above though really.
Balance carbs, don't have any gauges though
Use clear plastic tubing, did mine a couple of months ago, works a treat, just have to squeeze (bend over) one side to act as a damper if they are way out, until you get it close then can let go completely & fine tune it.
http://www.obairlann.net/reaper/motorcycle/manometer.html
Have a look at the link, I put oil in mine, gives you the general idea, belive me I had never touched a bike before & this was (once started) a piece of pi$$
Balance carbs, don't have any gauges though
Use clear plastic tubing, did mine a couple of months ago, works a treat, just have to squeeze (bend over) one side to act as a damper if they are way out, until you get it close then can let go completely & fine tune it.
http://www.obairlann.net/reaper/motorcycle/manometer.html
Have a look at the link, I put oil in mine, gives you the general idea, belive me I had never touched a bike before & this was (once started) a piece of pi$$
Cheers Old Git. Have heard of this method before, but never been that sure about it. Come to think of it though, I'm pretty sure I've some red EP90 kicking about that'll never be used for anything else.
mister c
23-10-09, 12:45 PM
Riding it, that's what it was built for lol :smt119:smt119:cool::p;)
Nobbylad
23-10-09, 05:41 PM
i've been quoted for a spray and was quoted like £250 which i cannot afford in any sense of the word. so back to ebay to try find right color fairing and try to sell the two i got.
That's crazy! They're not that much more brand new!
I reckon you should be looking at about £100-£150 for BOTH!
TheOnlyNemesis
23-10-09, 05:46 PM
That's crazy! They're not that much more brand new!
I reckon you should be looking at about £100-£150 for BOTH!
i only want one sprayed, where my nobby can i get this bargain.
Nobbylad
23-10-09, 06:05 PM
Not in Brizzle mate!
There's a guy near me who repaired and sprayed my lhs fairing and nose cone, as well as another nose cone for £150 as far as I can remember.
Get a quote for somewhere like www.parcel2go.com or such, might work out better to post it to him, get it sprayed and him post it back! I might be seeing him tomorrow so I can ask him for a quote if you like? What's the paint code you're after?
TheOnlyNemesis
23-10-09, 06:07 PM
Not in Brizzle mate!
There's a guy near me who repaired and sprayed my lhs fairing and nose cone, as well as another nose cone for £150 as far as I can remember.
Get a quote for somewhere like www.parcel2go.com (http://www.parcel2go.com) or such, might work out better to post it to him, get it sprayed and him post it back! I might be seeing him tomorrow so I can ask him for a quote if you like? What's the paint code you're after?
YC2 Candy Grand Blue and that would be great cheers.
Nobbylad
23-10-09, 06:12 PM
OK - I'll try and get to see him tomorrow (have a rear side panel that I cracked at Anglesey that needs sorting)...will ask him for a quote.
It's not this colour is it? => http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suzuki-SV650-SV1000-SV-650-1000-top-fairing-nose-cone-K_W0QQitemZ400080281714QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motor cycle_Parts?hash=item5d26a4a072
TheOnlyNemesis
23-10-09, 06:14 PM
OK - I'll try and get to see him tomorrow (have a rear side panel that I cracked at Anglesey that needs sorting)...will ask him for a quote.
It's not this colour is it? => http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suzuki-SV650-SV1000-SV-650-1000-top-fairing-nose-cone-K_W0QQitemZ400080281714QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motor cycle_Parts?hash=item5d26a4a072
i can't say because i bought a fairing off ebay that in the pictures look exactly like that but it is actually the wrong color, it seems to picture bad, basically mind is the real dark blue and not the turqoise color. But yeah the second one i bought the picture looked just like that and yet in life it's much lighter.
TheRamJam
23-10-09, 06:25 PM
Well depending on the weather here i'll be riding it :riding:
maviczap
23-10-09, 06:29 PM
I'll be drilling and fitting a ground achor in the garage, then chaining the SV to the said ground anchor
sunshine
23-10-09, 06:45 PM
im going to go into overdraft and fill the tank.
Nobbylad
23-10-09, 07:01 PM
I WON'T be fitting my Valter Moto rearsets, on account of the fact that I haven't got the rod to connect the gear lever :smt012
Dave20046
23-10-09, 07:33 PM
I WON'T be fitting my Valter Moto rearsets, on account of the fact that I haven't got the rod to connect the gear lever :smt012
Doh, they usually come with an adapter.
I'm halfway through doing my brakes, tomorrow I'll need to finish them off, do my chain and depending on how I feel finish off the service (i.e fit new plugs and do the coolant.)
Nobbylad
23-10-09, 10:12 PM
I just got the rearsets without a rod, the stock rod is WAY too short and none of the rods at the local breakers are bolted at the rose joint end, they're all fixed.
Bedhead
24-10-09, 09:18 AM
Cleaning it, and getting ready to store it for winter.
Hunting GSXR bits on the bay.:D
Dave20046
24-10-09, 12:50 PM
Cleaning it, and getting ready to store it for winter.
Hunting GSXR bits on the bay.:D
nobbylad may still have some for sale
nobbylad: that sucks, you can get an adapter from the sv racing parts guy I think or you could get a piece and rod and make one oyuself but you'd need a tap and die set but it's unlikely your tap & die set would have a reverse thread bit aswell.
Just had the tyres fitted...not going to scrub them in whilst it is raining so going to go buy some crash bungs methinks!
Nobbylad
24-10-09, 01:20 PM
Cleaning it, and getting ready to store it for winter.
Hunting GSXR bits on the bay.:D
nobbylad may still have some for sale
nobbylad: that sucks, you can get an adapter from the sv racing parts guy I think or you could get a piece and rod and make one oyuself but you'd need a tap and die set but it's unlikely your tap & die set would have a reverse thread bit aswell.
Just sold my GSXR front end ('twas mint as well :(), still have an SRAD top yoke and some clipons though, see the For Sale section.
I have a tap and die set, don't think it has a reverse thread bit. I can get the shift rods from anywhere, it's the rose joint with either a hole for a bolt or a threaded stud that I'm struggling with.
Dave20046
24-10-09, 03:26 PM
ahh, I see.
Just finished my front brakes, not tried em out yet but can feel the difference in the lever. Doing the plugs today might interfere with pub time (I hate faired bikes)so reckon that's a job for next weekend. Chain adjustment & tyre pressures & I'm done.
Nothing.........i don't own one anymore:p
+1...
I wash my Aprilia at somepoint this weekend.
liamsimpson
25-10-09, 05:50 AM
Nothing because i am working this weekend!!!! :(:(:(
although if i finish early might give it a wash!
madnlooney
25-10-09, 06:07 AM
working the weekend but i ill be changing the rotor in the speed sensor monday.
littleperson
25-10-09, 08:43 AM
Look longingly at in under cover in the garage and wish that in 3 weeks time I wont feel guilty going for a ride leaving my youngest behind cos he'll have passed his CBT(fingers crossed) and be out with me :)
davepreston
25-10-09, 09:00 AM
changing carbs, fixing speedo rotor , sorting head bearing, selling the ****ing thing
Carbs eventually came off, restrictors out, and I've ridden the thing for 5 hours today :)
MattCollins
26-10-09, 10:27 AM
Not exactly the weekend, but I have managed to get a couple of weeks off because of a lack of work. My working year is nearly done.
Today I pulled the SV out of the shed and dusted it off, gave it an oil and filter change, kicked the tyres, reinstalled the battery and took it for a run. It hasn't been ridden much since March.
Tomorrow the old Beemer goes up on the hoist for a full service, swap the shocks out plus a long list of repairs (eg cracked subframe) after a fairly intense couple of months. There is probably two or three days work there. Hopefully the battered old girls replacement will arrive by the end of the week and I will be able to go over it and break it in some before putting it up on the hoist for a lot of modifications over the wet.
Lotta, lotta work.
Cheers
BoltonSte
26-10-09, 12:02 PM
Me? I'm changing it for a triple R:cool:
Ste
fitted heated grips and shorter dog bones....and enjoyed a good 200 mile blast to the coast:cool:
SuzukiNess
26-10-09, 12:55 PM
the same i do every weekend #-o trying to keep up with a ZX6 :smt067
Alpinestarhero
26-10-09, 03:26 PM
well i didnt do anything in the end
on friday I'll take it to spannerman if he's not busy, assessment of my shock linkage bearings and if i qualify for new ones.
sv-robo
26-10-09, 05:04 PM
the same i do every weekend #-o trying to keep up with a ZX6 :smt067
Good luck with that:)
BomBalong
26-10-09, 05:50 PM
new pipe being fitted. then having fun a"noising" the neighbours woop woop!
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