Fecking wind

[farquare]

Just got home from work to find my bike pretty much upside down. Damage so far,

Tank bashed in
Clock console smashed
Bent handlebars
Wont start (ignition, lights but nothing...)

I am now officially in a bad mood.
Dont even know where to start, i've had this thing 3 years and until this year its never been blown over or dropped. In the last 3 months its been blown over 3 times.......

Gutted

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[Specialone]

That's crap mate, sorry to hear that, it's happened to many bikes over the years I'd imagine.
Wind was really strong here today, glad I wasnt riding mine today.

[Bluepete]

That's not good! I've been out to mine and cleared away around it, took the top box off and strapped it down.

My SV was damaged in an earthquake when our trailer fell onto it. Dented the tank to some tune!

Pete ;)

[farquare]

Okay, bit of perspective this morning.
My plan of attack is;
1. Try to bend the bars back into shape
2. Buy new rear cover for speedo/tacho (are these available)?
3. Try to get it started, will be checking all wiring connections - are there any obvious culprits to check for?
4. Worry about the tank last, can you pull dents out the tank? Never had to do this before but i'm guessing a self tapper and a slide hammmer would give me some fuel leaking issues!!!!

I'll get some piccies up later and would appreciate any tips or advice for getting this thing back in shape.
Would be less annoyed if I had binned it but just so annoyed the wind can cause so much damage...

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[andrewsmith]

Is it a pointy or curvy?
Are the bars clip on's or straight bars?

Do all the connections, give them a cleans with a emery file and spray them ACF50. The obvious ones will be the switch-gear connections

[SuzukiNess]

when my pointy fell over the clutch wiring clip had been bumped off the connection to the clutch lever (if thats even the correct terminology!! :) ) and had lights etc but wouldnt start - reconnected the wiring and hey presto :) just a suggestion.. may help..

[Whitty]

I rode to work yesterday afternoon and home about 10.30pm. Ripponden to huddersfield via Outlane( if you know the area you know it snows in outlane in august lol). Possibly windiest/wettest conditions I have ever ridden in! Then got a mouthful of my wife for being so stupid! lol

[farquare]

Thanks folks, these are exactly the kinds of things i'm going to check.

Its a 'w' plate curvy,
Aftermarket straight bars,
Chrome 'fronts' on the clocks

Suspected either side stand switch, clutch switch or starter motor connections.

This bike always starts, so i'm sure it's just a temporary issue.

Will need to devise a way of strapping this down so it doesnt happen again, what do you all do (if anything)?

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[farquare]

right, basically the bike has fallen over onto the nearside. The way it has landed the bars and the clutch switchgear have dented the tank and bent the bars slightly on that side.

Bigger problem is that the bike fell off a kerb and onto the car park level (normal kerb height) but because the front wheel was chained to a lapmpost the bike was lying at an inverted angle for most of the day. When i got home I tried to start it - with no joy, so i put the cover on it and moved it to a more sheltered spot. In addition there was about 1/2 cup of oil leaking from the bike that i assumed was coming from a breather....

Fast forward to this evening, the clutch lever was not fully engaging so the starter wouldn't fire. After re-adjusting the starter fired but wouldnt turnover, i.e. it was trying but doing nothing, almost like the battery was flat.
I decided to strip the bike down a bit to investigate further - so tank up, battery out, airbox out then BOOM - the front carb was full of oil.....
I tried to syphon as much as i could out of the carb but there is the little plastic cover meaning you cant get down into the cylinder. I ended up taking the front plug out and firing the starter over to blow most of the oil out.
I did not take the rear plug out and check for oil there and when i put the front plug back in the battery died.

Question before i spend any more time on it is does the starter have enough grunt to bend rods in a hydrolocked cylinder.......

[punyXpress]

Bad news:
" Chrome 'fronts' on the clocks "
£57.09 & £ 63.49 for speedo & tacho respectively!
Don't shoot the messenger! ;)

[andrewsmith]

Bad news:
" Chrome 'fronts' on the clocks "
£57.09 & £ 63.49 for speedo & tacho respectively!
Don't shoot the messenger! ;)

Mate I aint suprised
£522 mates rates for a set of S clocks.
Definitely dont shoot the messenger!

[farquare]

Not so worried about the clocks and tank now. Just wish I had the time, space and weather to see whether i've killed the engine.

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[farquare]

RIGHT, update time.

Engine is now running. Removed and cleand the plugs, charged the battery and spun the engine over with no plugs for 30 secs. Then refitted everything, topped up the oil and fired it up and its running......

initial thoughts are there appear to be no ill effects on the engine. The exhaust is a bit smokey as you would expect but the engine is running accelerating and idling with no initial knocks, rattles or other noises.

i'll give it 20 miles under load at the weekend to see if there are any nasty side effects.

What are all your thoughts, have i been lucky and avoided ruining my engine?
Would an engine with bent rods/valves run and idle as normal until under load?
It likely to run okay for a few miles then give up the ghost?

i will update in due course. I will need to look for a new set of clocks, my rev counter is snapped off the speedo. Will any curvy clocks fit - will i loose my mileage etc?

what about the tank?, whats the going rate for a 2nd hand one?

[farquare]

mods, can you move this to the sv area please?
thanks

[sv_rory]

I can repair the tank mate, I got special stud welders for doing stuff like that

[farquare]

I can repair the tank mate, I got special stud welders for doing stuff like that


thanks, but i'm based in Glasgow so it would be a long ride down.

[andrewsmith]

Going rate is about £50 squid for a tank

If its a true naked the clocks can be replaced independently of each other. A set of 's' clocks can be fitted, but theres wiring and mounting point changes to do.

[farquare]

As far as I know it's a true naked, the log book says sv650 x which I believe is naked.
The clocks look have a main speedo display with a smaller tacho off to the side.
The tacho is still working but the housing has all snapped. I'll look into this, thanks.

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[farquare]

the clocks are actually okay and working, it's the plastick that holds them all together that has given up.

The bike blew over again today (yay), damage this time - broken brake lever.

I think i'm going for a record of most things i can break in 1 week.

Most gutting thing is there is nothing i can do, no garage, so just have to try to move to a more sheltered area then pick it up and survey damage the next time it blows over, woop...

[andrewsmith]

not good.
It maybe worth storing the bike against a wall, as it should reduce the risk.
Quick q regarding the tips, has the sidestand folded both times?

[farquare]

No, first few times were up and overs. The time that done the damage it was on a paddock stand with the side stand down for insurance. Todays was an up and over too.

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[farquare]

Bike is not running on the front cylinder. I fear the worst, tried the usual so will start a new sort for this new issue

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[Sly]

Wow, I never realised it got so windy in Glasgow. Are you able to park with nose into the prevailing wind, or are you parking somewhere that gets buffeted from all sides?

[farquare]

it seems to come from all sides to be honest, the bike has sat in the exact same sport for 3 years and never blown over till this year. The only difference is a new cover, but even that was bought last year and i can't see how that'd turn a usually well anchored bike into a sail.

It's now sitting in a corner of the building to get as much shelter as possible but i never left it there usually because i couldnt see it form my livingroom window.