almost time to say goodbye.

[rictus01]

As some may know, I bought a brand new SV back at the beginning of 2002, use it to death through a couple of engines, 9 trackdays and some 153,000miles, 3 paint jobs and numerous mods; all within 2 years 3 months, I had great fun with it, and just parked it up in the garage, switching back to my beloved speed triple.

from a very basic

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v133/67/122/621884134/n621884134_126079_6784.jpg

onto

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and then

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and finally

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Anyway that way way back in March 2004, I got a low mileage engine, but never fitted it, it sat there until summer 2008, and as my niece was about to do a bike mechanical engineering degree, I gave her the bike on the provision she had two years to rebuild it, Tax, MOT & insure it, basically legal for her to use, should she fail the bike remains mine.

she's worked hard to change all the bushes/bearings, rebuilt the forks, new loom, and got all the oily bit running well, she'll be doing the bodywork over the next week or so.

It's booked in for the MOT tomorrow(it's never had one!), and insurance & tax once that's done (Her Dad is taking it down), so it'll soon be time to say goodbye from an ownership perspective, but be good to see the bike being used once more.

Cheers Mark.

[Nicky S]

very nice to see the changes have you got anymore pics of when it was yellow and red ??

[-Ralph-]

Always nice to see a vehicle go to a family member and see it live on and another one of your family get the use of it. I am tempted to do the same with my wife's Seat Ibiza, which is an 03 plate and has never missed a beat since new, so I'm a bit reluctant to just get shot of it. I'd like to give it to my wee cousin, who is doing her driving lessons now, but the trouble is I could never have been in a position to do that when her older sister was learning to drive, and wouldn't be in a position to do it again for my other younger cousins who are 14 and 16, so it wouldn't really be fair to the others to give her 2 grands worth of car.

What I might to is lend it to her on long term loan, with the agreement that it stays my car and when she is finished with it she gives it back to me to sell.

So will we see your bike and your niece as on .org member any time soon? (or is she on here already?)

[rictus01]

yeah sure, it was actually a very interesting spray job, stencils, back spraying all used, even did the screen from a clear stock one.

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[rictus01]

So will we see your bike and your niece as on .org member any time soon? (or is she on here already?)

Oh she's here already and has been for the last couple of years, not very active, but lets face it she hardly needs tech advice with me as an uncle :smt102

she's been down Soho a couple of times and I'm sure she'll be down on the SV, but being at Swansea uni, she's away most of the term, although nothing to stop her going to some meets over there ?

Cheers Mark.

[DarrenSV650S]

lets face it she hardly needs tech advice with me as an uncle :smt102

Don't suppose she has another uncle who is a designer or something does she? :p

[rictus01]

one mans taste is fortunately not another's , see I'd want to finish painting a bike and not leave it in primer........;)

[barwel1992]

see I'd want to finish painting a bike and not leave it in primer........;)

says the man thats got a white duke lol (ok so you have black panels as well)

nice SV lots of time went in to tha by the looks of it :)

the second paint job was the best in my opinion( one that says rictus on the bottom)

[rictus01]

graratuitous excuse to post a pic, yeah white panels

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs032.ash2/34955_412303994134_621884134_4722310_7531971_n.jpg

........:)

actually none of the paint jobs took more than a weekend each, but then been spraying for years.

[barwel1992]

your almost as bad as me for posting pics of our bikes :D

[rictus01]

Oh trust me, this is restrained, I start on past bikes and it'd be a very long thread........:)

[barwel1992]

haha, i have seen you photos in your profile...... that would be one looooonnnng thread to put them all in :D

[Balky001]

Only 153K in 27 months. I didn't have you down as a fair weather rider Mark ;)

Really like the paint schemes although I think I'll stick with beige for now :p

[rictus01]

so busy polishing my chain and what not, who has the time to ride :smt102


:smt003

[Specialone]

How the hell did you ride 153k in 27 months? did you sleep? over a 1k miles a week?

[rictus01]

How the hell did you ride 153k in 27 months? did you sleep? over a 1k miles a week?

Actually some weeks it was over twice that, but then it was my work vehicle as well.

Cheers Mark

[dizzyblonde]

I knew it had 153,000 on it, but really didn't realise it was in such a short time!
Now it makes Peg putting 27,000 in a year on the ZZR look pathetic!

[rictus01]

bit rough around the edges, but it sailed through it's first ever MOT, one happy little lady if you couldn't guess.....:)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs169.snc4/37766_414397066938_621551938_4830885_4576179_n.jpg

Cheers Mark.

[Iansv II]

Good to see the old girls still going

[andrewsmith]

you not fancying another project/ hack or you not got the time?

[Jamesy D]

Would you mind awfully if I stole the second of your black and yellow designs?
It's really rather nice, and I've been looking for something black and yellow for some time, and it's really nice... of course I wouldn't have 'Rictus' on the side, but apart from that pretty much the same colours...

Not for a bit of time though, but yeah, would you mind?

[dizzyblonde]

you not fancying another project/ hack or you not got the time?


You don't know Mark, always busy, always pushing limits with the dodgy leg, always fixing somebodies or his own bikes....and most of all riding a bike, I'm sure he sleeps on one!!

[andrewsmith]

You don't know Mark, always busy, always pushing limits with the dodgy leg, always fixing somebodies or his own bikes....and most of all riding a bike, I'm sure he sleeps on one!!

haha so no need then! 153,000 in 27months indicates that one Dizzy

[rictus01]

you not fancying another project/ hack or you not got the time?

I've just done three and got another two to do, plus four of my own, but they tend to get put back should anyone need help, so in short shout if you're totally screw and fairly local, but if not then I've more than enough to be getting on with.

Would you mind awfully if I stole the second of your black and yellow designs?
It's really rather nice, and I've been looking for something black and yellow for some time, and it's really nice... of course I wouldn't have 'Rictus' on the side, but apart from that pretty much the same colours...

Not for a bit of time though, but yeah, would you mind?

By all means, I can probably sort you out some more pics from different angles, PM me after the AR.

Oh and the young ladies user name is Mishelly212 (http://forums.sv650.org/member.php?u=6572).

Cheers Mark.

[rictus01]

You don't know Mark, always busy, always pushing limits with the dodgy leg, always fixing somebodies or his own bikes....and most of all riding a bike, I'm sure he sleeps on one!!


Almost right Hun, but who sleeps :smt102.

Not a complex man.

Cheers Mark.

[Scythe92]

Oh she's here already and has been for the last couple of years, not very active, but lets face it she hardly needs tech advice with me as an uncle :smt102

she's been down Soho a couple of times and I'm sure she'll be down on the SV, but being at Swansea uni, she's away most of the term, although nothing to stop her going to some meets over there ?

Cheers Mark.

She at Swansea met doing Motorcycle engineering? That's my second choice for a uni course,looks good.

[andrewsmith]

I've just done three and got another two to do, plus four of my own, but they tend to get put back should anyone need help, so in short shout if you're totally screw and fairly local, but if not then I've more than enough to be getting on with.

Cheers Mark.

Busy man!!!
So "you sleep when your dead" is apt Mark?

[dizzyblonde]

Almost right Hun, but who sleeps :smt102.
.

How could I forget, thats why your always awake before me when you're visiting:rolleyes:

[Seggons]

She's looking good Rictus.




The bikes not to bad iver. ;)

[rictus01]

the deed is done, Shell's off back to uni tomorrow, panels all painted and re-fitted( a bit of a blank canvas in white, but that's what she wanted), and the paperwork transfered for the princely sum of £1......

Well done, the girl done good, she's put a lot of time & effort into it. I rode it Monday and it works well, the brakes need re-bleeding, but apart from that it's all working nicely.

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[hongman]

Looks really bloody nice in White!

[dill89]

Damn that bikes pretty awesome looking in every paint job. Thing I wan a know is how on earth did you go through a couple of engines and 153,000 miles in just over 2 years!?

[rictus01]

:D, simple I ride.

[hongman]

and ride
and ride
and ride
...

[dill89]

And when he's finished riding he....

Oh wait...

He never seems to stop :)

[alexh]

Actually some weeks it was over twice that, but then it was my work vehicle as well.

Cheers Mark

Work vehicle?! when did you have time to work!?

Seriously 153k in 27 months is 186 miles per day, 7 days a week!

How the...... did you do that?

[sunshine]

thats 3 hours of riding a day? you make it sound like a big deal, i used to do 300miles every saturday and sunday,but only about 20 miles a day in the week, im looking forward to having petrol money again.

[alexh]

thats 3 hours of riding a day? you make it sound like a big deal, i used to do 300miles every saturday and sunday,but only about 20 miles a day in the week, im looking forward to having petrol money again.

Its also a tank of fuel a day! But i suppose you racked up the Tesco clubcard points in compensation!!!

[yorkie_chris]

That can looks to be at a bit of a jaunty angle... looks good otherwise

[rictus01]

the link pipe can be fitted either way, the down position is good for luggage as it avoids contact with soft panniers, if you look at the pictures at the top you'll see it in the raised position as well.

Cheers Mark.