wanna change sv650s to sv650n

[joekane]

Hi I recently come off my sv650s and was wondering would it be worth changing my sv650s to a sv650n, as the fairings are all damaged and front fairing damaged. would anyone know what i would need to buy to change this? and how much roughly it would cost?

Thanks Joe

[husky03]

will depend if you want to put it to full naked spec with the correct clocks handlebars etc or just do minimum to get back on the road-if its only your fairings and subframe thats screwed you should be able to get all these on ebay for under £150 (colour dependant )

[joekane]

well i know the clocks are the same as the naked one, was thinking i would need new handle bars, new front light and brackets?

[husky03]

clocks are different-original naked ones will cost mucho money about £150-250 second hand-or you can fit after market ones-honestly think you'd be cheaper fixing

[davepreston]

right whats envolved in a s to n swap (genral guide)
new top yoke
rentals
new speedo mount
new speedo back (or custom yourself one) or aftermaket (vapour)
longer cables (clutch and throttle)
lower riders peg triangles
new headlight
bar end mirrors (easyest) or new brake and clutch master cylnders fron a N to hold mirrors

done properly all in £700 (if you can find N clocks etc)
done to work but still look good £200
or easily available = comfort kit £300 + vapour £150 + lowering plates £30 +headlight £50

[benji106]

I thought about this when I binned mine, but in the end just replaced fairings, headlight and fairing/clock bracket for around £200. Your looking at buying new clocks, Headlights and indicators, then you gotta do something with the loom as the faired wiring loom is much longer so you got to either hide it somehow, chop it or swap it for a naked loom.

[DarrenSV650S]

The clocks are the same but the naked ones have very expensive brackets and plastic covers.

To do it properly you'll need new brake lines, throttle cables, clutch cable, yoke, bars, mirrors, throttle assembly, brake m/c, cluch bracket with mirror mount, headlight & brackets, possibly need to extend the loom. It's not cheap, trust me ;)

[TamSV]

If you want to keep the clip-ons, cafe racer style, you just need a headlight, indicators and brackets to attach them. You could get used naked SV parts , aftermarket stuff or adapt stuff from other bikes. Lots of messing about to get the wiring sorted out but it wouldn't cost a whole lot.

If you want to change to upright bars you're looking at bars (naked SV or Renthal etc.) plus a naked top yoke. Starting to get more expensive cause you'll need new brake lines too. Still lots of messing about with wiring.

For clocks, you can keep the S, using some sort of bracket which you could make yourself. Naked clocks seem to be rare and can be pretty expensive.

You can cobble it together but if you want it to look good it'll cost a fair bit.

If you're looking for the easiest, lowest cost option, you would probably be best to buy used bodywork and keep the bike as an S. You can often pick it up in decent condition for not too much money.

[husky03]

do you have a lovely curvy or a plain boring pointy??

[davepreston]

whre are you lot getting the wiring issue from ive done it twice and never had an issue , like the n the wiring goes into back of light assembly

[husky03]

might be the curvy pointy thing dave

[TamSV]

might be the curvy pointy thing dave

Ah yes good point. My comments about wiring & clocks relate to the curvy.

[joekane]

I have a pointy sv, 2005, would the wiring still be a problem? and if its cheaper to buy the fairing again would u know where i could get some cheap fairings then?

[husky03]

ebay

[barwel1992]

if you going the naked sv route ditch the normal clocks and run a vapor i think they are much nicer than the stock clocks

[TamSV]

If you're patient you can often pick up fairing panels on ebay for not much money. Patience is key though. The "Buy It Now" prices are quite often fairly optimistic but if you can find an auction with a low starting price and do a bit of sniping right at the end of the auction you can get a bargain.

If you can find something misdescribed on ebay that can be a real gift. Search for SV, SV650 and SV650S. Also search for mis-spellings e.g. Faring.

If you fancy the naked conversion go for it, but it can get expensive if you get carried away.

[barwel1992]

If you fancy the naked conversion go for it, but it can get expensive if you get carried away.

it can be expensive even if you allready have a naked :D

[joekane]

I was just thinking the conversion into the naked would be alot easier then getting all new fairings, as i would have to get the a new front nose cone, and the left hand side fairing and thanks for all your help!

[mikerj]

I was just thinking the conversion into the naked would be alot easier then getting all new fairings, as i would have to get the a new front nose cone, and the left hand side fairing and thanks for all your help!

Far to many other bits to change to make it worthwhile unless you are doing it for the riding position. Fairing panels are always popping up on eBay; unless you are desperate then you could just patch your own together with fiberglass and wait for some decent ones of the right colour to turn up.

[davepreston]

+1 to mike, as i the resident org crash test dumby can confirm fixing it would cost 1/4 of the price compared to "street fightering it"

[mep]

I bought my 99 curvy last year. It too had been converted from a S to a N along the way and sprayed black from the original yellow.

The changes made were:
Top Yolk.
Renthal bars.
Headlight.
Brake lines.
Powerbronze fly screen.
Throttle cables.
Choke cable (but i'm not 100% sure?).
Rerouting of wiring loom, caused a bit of a problem with the MOT as it impaired the left hand steering lock. Easily fixed.
Brackets for clocks.
Upgraded fork springs, not essential but worth doing at the time.

The front brake master cylinder & clocks were retained. I got some clamps for the mirrors that easily fitted on.

I like the look and feel of the wide bars and more upright positon as it suits my 6'-2" frame. I have never ridden a standard S so cannot really comment on the difference. I'm not a big fan of clip-ons though.

It all depends what you want.

[yorkie_chris]

Just leave the fairings off, instant naked :)

[TamSV]

I'm pretty sure I've seen a pic on here of a curvy S with no fairing but lights clocks etc mounted on the front subframe. Looked strangely cool.

[yorkie_chris]

TSMs bike I think