Newbie!

[garynortheast]

Not sure if this is the right place for a first post but here goes anyway.

My little gixer 400 has been awarded the status of "long term restoration project" and is now sitting on paddock stands in my garage awaiting attention. I need a bike again so after a good look around and a bit of a think I've just bought a fully faired SV650S 2000 model in pretty reasonable condition. It has the inevitable crack in the fairing where it's toppled over at some point and landed on the indicator but aside from that is looking pretty good with just 19000 on the clock.
It looks to be just what I need for a spot of European and GB touring, weekend rides and as a commuter for getting back and forth to uni when I start my IT degree later this year.

I'm off to collect it on Wednesday so I'll post some pics up when I get it. I shall undoubtedly have questions about it once I've got it back home so hopefully some of you good people on here will have some answers for me.

In the meantime I look forward to getting to know you all.

Gary.

[Kalessin]

Welcome to the Org. You'll like it here, the residents are strange but it's warm and dry. Looking forward to seeing the pics!

[kellyjo]

Welcome to the .org and congratulations on buying the best shaped sv :smt041

[garynortheast]

Thanks for the welcome people. A quick question - I'm trying to upload a profile pic 300x300 pixel jpeg but it won't have it. Do I have to wait till I have a certain number of posts or something?

[petevtwin650]

Hi Gary, welcome to the site. You have bought a curvy, which was a wise move. =D> To impress us even further with your taste, you can inform us that it is the fastest colour too. Candy Grand Blue :smt045

You might want to check out your local group too.

http://forums.sv650.org/forumdisplay.php?f=158

A few of us are heading out to the Bala area end of next month.

[garynortheast]

Hi Pete, not sure what Candy Grand Blue is but it's certainly blue!

[metalangel]

Welcome!

[RichT]

Toot la Fruit.

[Mike2165]

Welcome to the Org. Your profile pic might be too big, I had trouble getting mine on. Good choice of bike.

[petevtwin650]

Hi Pete, not sure what Candy Grand Blue is but it's certainly blue!

This is CGB. If yours is a 2000 model then it almost certainly is.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/MidlandSBrs.jpg

[garynortheast]

That's the colour of mine. It's got a full fairing and black wheels though.

[Mike2165]

This is CGB. If yours is a 2000 model then it almost certainly is.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/MidlandSBrs.jpg

Obviously, minus the girly purple wheels :rolleyes:

[garynortheast]

I'm saying nothing, me!

[petevtwin650]

Obviously, minus the girly purple wheels :rolleyes:

:smt089:smt089 And you with the tarty bodywork :cool:

I'm saying nothing, me!

Very wise Gary. Seriously, a lot of us take nothing seriously.

If you want butch instead of girlie, take a butchers at Luckypants curvy fitted with twin renegades. Sadly the bike is no more.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/Luckypantscurvyrenegade1.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/Luckypantscurvyrenegade2.jpg

[anna]

Hello and welcome to the .org you certainly have taste. Blue curvy now who could ask for anthing more??!

[dizzyblonde]

Crack on fairing eh new person. Don't harm at all, mines only been there two years. You are lucky theres more blue ones out there, black ones are rare for replacing with nice unmarked ones :-(

As for butch.....you need a nice yellow restored one, with a custom top yoke that belonged to PeteVtwins on it, hmmm I got one o those op;-)


Welcome BTW.

[Milky Bar Kid]

Meh, would have been better if you had a black curvy!!!

[thulfi]

Welcome to the org mate, and gd luck with finalising the pick up and ride back on your new SV.

take a butchers at Luckypants curvy fitted with twin renegades. Sadly the bike is no more.

daaamn those twin renegades look bad a-ss!

Meh, would have been better if you had a black curvy!!!

+1. I'm gonna be buying black for the rest of my biking life, and have done so far!

[garynortheast]

Very nice too but much as I like the end cans they'd be no good to me in that position as my soft luggage would be resting on them.

:smt089:smt089 And you with the tarty bodywork :cool:



Very wise Gary. Seriously, a lot of us take nothing seriously.

If you want butch instead of girlie, take a butchers at Luckypants curvy fitted with twin renegades. Sadly the bike is no more.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/Luckypantscurvyrenegade1.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/Luckypantscurvyrenegade2.jpg

[yorkie_chris]

GSXR400 you say...

What you reckon to it?

[petevtwin650]

Hi Sir,

Curvy in CGB. Best bike and colour. Ever!

Welcome to the site

GSXR400 you say...

What you reckon to it?

Amended for you Chris :p

[tanis34]

ello and welcome

[yorkie_chris]

Pft no the best curvy colour is the matt black/red/rust/gaffer tape combo... dunno why they never offered it from the factory! :-D

[Ed]

Welcome dude. Where are you - Welshpool, Newtown, Mach?

[garynortheast]

GSXR400 you say...

What you reckon to it?

Great little bike. Mine is the 1986 GK71F. Have had to do a fair bit to it but over the last 5 years it's taken me all round France, the Massif Centrale and the Pyrenees twice and last year I did a monster 4500 mile trip in two weeks out through as far as Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and lots of countries in between here and there. Did it without too much bother, sat on the Autoroutes when needed at around 90mph for hours on end and handled the twisty bits fully laden with me and luggage without complaint. Had some overheating problems which were rapidly cured on returning by replacing the knackered rad cap with a new one.

Welcome dude. Where are you - Welshpool, Newtown, Mach?

I'm a few miles west of Welshpool.

[carternd]

Great little bike. Mine is the 1986 GK71F. Have had to do a fair bit to it but over the last 5 years it's taken me all round France, the Massif Centrale and the Pyrenees twice and last year I did a monster 4500 mile trip in two weeks out through as far as Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and lots of countries in between here and there. Did it without too much bother, sat on the Autoroutes when needed at around 90mph for hours on end and handled the twisty bits fully laden with me and luggage without complaint. Had some overheating problems which were rapidly cured on returning by replacing the knackered rad cap with a new one.



I'm a few miles west of Welshpool.

That's proper!

Welcome to the org. Nice colour, shame about the shape...

[gruntygiggles]

Hi Gary...welcome to the org. I have a 400 too....CBR400RR Gull Arm in the garage waiting for me to pass my modules 1 & 2 next week and I can't wait to get out on it.

Oh, I'm also very sorry, but as I have had a few beers and my brain is playing tricks on me; when I first saw the thread, I thought your username was gaynortheast. Now, I apologise profusely for this mistake and also for the fact that I will forever more think of you as gaynortheast. I best just call you Gary ;-)

Now, you live near Welshpool eh? Do you know the Westwood? Stretchie and I have have stayed there a couple of times and he's stayed there other bikers a few more times. Titch, the big dude that runs it and Diane (his Mrs) call his name when he walks through the door even if he hasn't been for a year. He can tell you a funny story about the downstairs toilet window and it being used to gain entry.....when the back was still open :-) :-) :-)

[Milky Bar Kid]

OMG - Cheryl, I actually love you! gaynortheast!

[garynortheast]

Username is garynortheast :smt044 ! And my name is Gary Northeast. But you can call me Gary. :smt023

I do know the Westwood but I've never been in there. I shall be doing so in a couple of weeks though to meet up with the people from a local bike club who have just started meeting there.

Oh, I'm also very sorry, but as I have had a few beers and my brain is playing tricks on me; when I first saw the thread, I thought your username was gaynortheast. Now, I apologise profusely for this mistake and also for the fact that I will forever more think of you as gaynortheast. I best just call you Gary ;-)

Now, you live near Welshpool eh? Do you know the Westwood? Stretchie and I have have stayed there a couple of times and he's stayed there other bikers a few more times. Titch, the big dude that runs it and Diane (his Mrs) call his name when he walks through the door even if he hasn't been for a year. He can tell you a funny story about the downstairs toilet window and it being used to gain entry.....when the back was still open :-) :-) :-)

[Stingo]

Avast & ahoy...:smt027

[GeneticBubble]

I have a black curvy with twin renegades! do i win!?

oh and hello :smt039

[5hort5]

Hiya - enjoy the forum, you'll have fun with the curvy both on the road and in the garage but you'll not find a more helpful place than here. Welcome :-)

[5hort5]

I have a black curvy with twin renegades! do i win!?

oh and hello :smt039

Not if he wins the renegades on ebay at the moment ;-)

[garynortheast]

I don't want the renegades - I shall be fitting a FreeFlow like the one on my baby Gixer fairly soon.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/garynortheast/Bike%20pics/Cylinder%20head%20change/CopyofOntheroadagain1.jpg

[5hort5]

nah i'm not seeing it but I'm fitting a beuwolf so each to there own but these are nice even with a dent :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280479757718&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_821wt_1165

[GeneticBubble]

Oooh nice gixer...






would look better in black...





with twin renegades... :smt023

[Stingo]

It appear to be made of plastic...or something...;):smt048

[gruntygiggles]

Gary, I apologise again for my original post.....;-)

Nice baby gixxer btw!

[garynortheast]

That's ok, I forgive you. :D

The little gixer will look a lot better once it's been restored. It won't be exactly original but close with a few subtle changes to the paint scheme.

[gruntygiggles]

Yay for little 400's :-)