My SV Sports Tourer

[danf1234]

Well after a fair bit of buying bits and pieces my bike is nearly ready to do some touring next year. All that is left is to get something done with the forks as I am sick of them clunking.

List of touring mods:

Matts Yokes Bar conversion
Powerbronze front lens covers
GI Pro Gear Indicator
Pyramid Plastics Fender Extender
Garmin Zumo 660 Hard Wired
Cigarette lighter socket
Accumen 3.1 Alarm
Idiot Stickers removed
Pazzo Race levers in black and silver adjusters
Mirror extenders
R&G Crash Bungs
Bagster Tank cover and bag
Reworked OEM mega comfy now seat
Chewy's Tank Risers
Chewy's wheel decals
Chewy's screen decal
SV1000 Snorkel
BMC Air Filter
Hagon progressive springs and oil
Nitron Rear Shock
Pyramid Plastics hugger
Remus Hexacone exhaust
Scotoiler
Hamicad tail tidy
Bandit Mania Riser plastics
EBC HH Sintered pads
Braided Brake Lines
Puig Double Bouble Screen
Reactive Suspension Rebuilt Front end
GP Replica rear seat hump, and colour coded spray job.
Bandit Mania Gel Filled heel plates
Screen Decals
Titanium front caliper bolts.

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[Jayneflakes]

Now that does look the business, nice one.

What saddle have you used?

Are you planning on throw over luggage or hard boxes bolted on?

Have fun and enjoy the miles.

[danf1234]

Not sure about luggage yet. Really want Givi but it is uber expense.

The saddle is a rework OEM saddle. It was raised an inch and gel pads inserted in it. I can sit on it all day long now.

[mattSV]

Looks good.

All that is left is to get something done with the forks as I am sick of them clunking.


... and lose the idiot stickers, and chop 7 inches out of the can ;-)

[DarrenSV650S]

That is looking really tidy. I love those cans

Don't think for one minute that you're ever finished though ;)

[TazDaz]

Looks tidy. Is your clutch comfy? Looks like it is stuck out a mile!

[danf1234]

Must be the angle of the photo, because it is fine. Does look a bit wierd though.

[Specialone]

Dan, the givi boxes come in 2 types, monolock and monokey, can't remember which is cheapest but I got a brand new 46L one with mount plate for £90 and it's brilliant, can get shed loads of stuff in it.

I personally would always choose hard luggage, it's easy and more robust IMO .

[Mighty Boosh]

Good job.:)

What are those things called on your heel plates? and how much were they?

[danf1234]

Just stick on covers from Banditmania. They are heavy duty gel filled. Look really good and super hard wearing.

[danf1234]

Updated with more mods!

[ChrisSV]

Looks nices to me.
How have you hardwired your satnav? am thinking of getting one. Ta

[danf1234]

Hard wired into the side light. Headphone socket comes out under the seat.

[ChrisSV]

Ahhh, ta very much, will have to look into that me thinks. Ta again

[danf1234]

Piece of cake. You don't even have to remove the fairing. Just use proper connectors.

[collis]

the satnav looks like my navigo unit from ebuyer (car version).
Where did you get those stickers from?
i'd like to get a set like that for my bike.

[maviczap]

the satnav looks like my navigo unit from ebuyer (car version).
Where did you get those stickers from?
i'd like to get a set like that for my bike.

Its a Garmin Zumo sat nav, waterproof & bike specific, although car mounts are available.

I've got one, but to be honest its cheaper to buy a car one and buy a waterproof sat nav bag, that mounts on the handlebars. Hein Gerike sell them or one that fits in a tank bag mount.

Garmin or TomTom bike sat navs are really expensive compared to car sat navs

[danf1234]

the satnav looks like my navigo unit from ebuyer (car version).
Where did you get those stickers from?
i'd like to get a set like that for my bike.

I got a decal maker off ebay to do some. However since then I found CBAY on here does graphics, and he is doing me some more at the moment.

PM him, he can do anything at all.

[danf1234]

Its a Garmin Zumo sat nav, waterproof & bike specific, although car mounts are available.

I've got one, but to be honest its cheaper to buy a car one and buy a waterproof sat nav bag, that mounts on the handlebars. Hein Gerike sell them or one that fits in a tank bag mount.

Garmin or TomTom bike sat navs are really expensive compared to car sat navs

Correct, they are a total rip off compared to car sat nav's. However being bike specific they have a load of features that are really good. Big touch screen buttons, the fuel guage, anti glare screen, waterproof. Doesn't justify the huge price I paid.

[barwel1992]

rip the fairings and the rear rack off and it would make a fine base for a street fighter :D

[danf1234]

rip the fairings and the rear rack off and it would make a fine base for a street fighter :D

I'll do that when I crash it lol!

[barwel1992]

haha i like the "when" part ;)

[danf1234]

Happens to the bst of us lol

[L3nny]

Did you go with the SW Motech panniers in the end?

Would like to see what they look like.

Seeing your bike with all them mods it starting to make me want an SV again.

[MrMessy]

Hi Dan,
Have you considered taking the forks to Gareth at Reactive Suspension? Mine where sorted by him and they do not clunk.

[danf1234]

Hi Dan,
Have you considered taking the forks to Gareth at Reactive Suspension? Mine where sorted by him and they do not clunk.

Mr Messy - as if by magic that's exactly what I did!

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=159025

[danf1234]

Did you go with the SW Motech panniers in the end?

Would like to see what they look like.

Seeing your bike with all them mods it starting to make me want an SV again.


No I am still undecided at the minute. I am seriously tempted tp push the boat out ang get a full colour coded givi set.

[yorkie_chris]

the fuel guage,

They are nowhere near advanced enough to be any use, they need an accelerometer or something, maybe a pulse rate meter... my bike can do anything between 50 and 25 mpg... makes a bit of a difference to the tank range and that's on a nice efficient SV!!

[davepreston]

dan need pic of gp cowl, you know why

[danf1234]

Dave,

It's just been sprayed to match the colour of my bike at the minute. I have a picture of it on my bike before it went to be sprayed.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u305/danf1234/SDC11491.jpg

What do you need it for?

[barwel1992]

i was tempted by one of those, but i kick the one i have now enough :/

if i get one im going to carbon fibre layer it at collage

[toxic]

Dave,

It's just been sprayed to match the colour of my bike at the minute. I have a picture of it on my bike before it went to be sprayed.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u305/danf1234/SDC11491.jpg

What do you need it for?

i would need to see a pic of that without the rear rack, also where do you buy such a rear cowl?

[danf1234]

Wow this is an old thread revived!

The rack is gone as I sold it to another member of the forum.

It orginated from this bloke on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/suzuki-sv650-sv-650-1000-sv1000-race-seat-cowl-fairing-/190474501606?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2c592a3de6

However I bought mine second hand for £25 already painted in matt black.

I didn't like it in matt black so I paid £50 to have it colour matched in Suzuki colours to my bike.

It really suits the bike and "beefs" up the ar5e end. I like it a lot.

It also gives me loads of extra room to store bits and pieces for touring.