Just spent a littel one on one time with the sv

[ian505050]

I bought my bike a few months ago and have been adapting it to suit my needs.

Here is what i have done so far

1.) Tank protector £1.50 ebay

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00349-1.jpg

2.) Tank protector cut in half instead of stomp grips £1.50 ebay

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00384-1.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00382-2.jpg

3.) Black screen £17.00 from ebay hong kong

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00404-2.jpg

4.) fuel cap protector £1.50 off ebay

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00350-1.jpg

5.) Crash bungs off ebay £29.99 (in this weather its best to be safe than sorry)

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00372-4.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00375-5.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00373-1.jpg

6.) Stainless steel radiator protector £21.00 off ebay

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00333.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00331.jpg

7.) Ermax undertray yet to fit £20 ebay

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00343.jpg

8.) Heater to keep my bikes warm :makelurve: £9.99 argos
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00280.jpg

9.) Brand new Standard Exhaust ready to fit to my bike when i sell it

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00346.jpg

10.) Slim bar ends black £8.00 photos to follow

http://www.trialspartsusa.com/images/For-bike/bar-ends-newx500w.gif

11.) Waterproof lighter socket mounted on yokes (this type)

http://fjrod.smugmug.com/photos/460267181_jMarT-M.jpg

12.) Paddock bobbins £8.00 ebay

http://www.celtictriumph.ie/pict/Daytona%206751/D675_Paddock%20Stand%20Bobbins%20Black.jpg

Now i just need to get my hands on an oil cooler cover and satnav mount on the cheap. Hope you like:thumleft:

And a few snaps from my ride out

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00360.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/photoshop%20%20images/DSC02521.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/photoshop%20%20images/DSC02523.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/photoshop%20%20images/DSC02528.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/photoshop%20%20images/DSC02531.jpg

[Dave20046]

cool, love the yellow and black.
...(sorry if this ****s on your bonfire :razz:) but the main plus of having stomp grips, for me, is for the grip , do the tank protectors give any more grip?

[ian505050]

the tank protector/stomp grips do give a littel grip as they are they are rubbery but i fitted them to reduce scratches that appeared on my previous sv.

[speedplay]

Dave beat me to it, stomp grips are there to give a lot of grip on the tank as its effectively spikey bubble wrap stuff (thats technical for you!;) ) but if its anti scratch you want, I guess the tank pad will do a pretty good job of what can be a high paint wear area.

[ian505050]

Dave beat me to it, stomp grips are there to give a lot of grip on the tank as its effectively spikey bubble wrap stuff (thats technical for you!;) ) but if its anti scratch you want, I guess the tank pad will do a pretty good job of what can be a high paing wear area.

that was my plan as i dont like the look of stomp grips or the cost. I also heard that stop grips wear your leathers away?:confused:

[Holdup]

:o

That looks great :thumright:

[speedplay]

I also heard that stop grips wear your leathers away?:confused:

Rubbish.

i dont like the look of stomp grips or the cost.

The I am guessing that you havn't seen them applied properly.
They are about £30 depending on what bike they are for and well worth the money.
Reduced upper body fatigue, better control, better grip and protected paint are well worth the money:thumleft:

[yorkie_chris]

What are you protecting the fuel cap from?

[yorkie_chris]

I also heard that stop grips wear your leathers away?:confused:

Not that I've noticed, and I had them fitted for lots of miles

[ian505050]

What are you protecting the fuel cap from?
seaguls pecking away, duh

I dont know really? keys maybe? i just had money that was taking up to much space in my wallet.

[DarrenSV650S]

seaguls pecking away, duh

I dont know really? keys maybe? i just had money that was taking up to much space in my wallet.
Should have spent it on better bungs ;)

[Alpinestarhero]

Good idea on the crash bungs. They would be the first thing to fit to any bike I owned if it didnt already have them, maybe even before I first rode it!

Thought about a belly pan?

[speedplay]

i just had money that was taking up to much space in my wallet.

Should have saved it and put it towards a set of stomp grip ;)

[Dave20046]

I'd heard that about the leathers too but also heard it was the makers of the a rival product that started that rumour (snakeskin?), the stompgrips are good for me, I'm not arsed about scratching the tank but I'm a bit of a lanky sod and my legs don't tuck under the tank bulge properly so've almost decked it off the bike a few times when my legs have slipped.
However that's a great improvisation for a bit more grip and a good job of protecting the tank.

[speedplay]

I'd heard that about the leathers too but also heard it was the makers of the a rival product that started that rumour (snakeskin?), the stompgrips are good for me, I'm not arsed about scratching the tank but I'm a bit of a lanky sod and my legs don't tuck under the tank bulge properly so've almost decked it off the bike a few times when my legs have slipped.
However that's a great improvisation for a bit more grip and a good job of protecting the tank.


So I guess you converted to Stomp grips after the thread ages ago then Dave?

[Dave20046]

So I guess you converted to Stomp grips after the thread ages ago then Dave?
The one where you posted the pics of your daytona (think quiff started it)? yeah. I think they're great, glad I did it. Was a nice solution for the leg slip and was a good temp solution to me not fitting the bike properly (exhausts in the path of rearsets and I'm lazy/tight)

[ian505050]

Should have spent it on better bungs ;)

maybe, the other pair i thought looked better were £60 and i am a tight git.

[Ed]

The wannabe stompies didn't last long, they appear to have fallen off:confused:

[wattyfred89]

aw man with all those trick bit thought u would have got some rim-tape :p :twisted: hehe

nice pictures though that last one in black and white shows why i'm reluctant to fit a tail tidy