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[Sbkmad]

Hi to you all!!!!

Great forum and really informative.

New to the forum and new to owning a curvy sv650 which I bought for track days. One thing I noticed when on the track was that the brakes weren't brilliant so I'm carrying out a front end swap for a GSXR750 which should improve the brakes and give me better front suspension. Will post pics once all the parts are here.

[shiftin_gear98]

Hello.

[Andy Mc]

Hi sbkmad

[Chris_SVS]

Whats the craic?

[andrewsmith]

How doo

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[maviczap]

Hello:albino:

[Sbkmad]

Hi guys.

Bike update - I am still awaiting on some of the front end swap parts ......... Ebay at its best :o but one thing that I have had to fix was the fuel valve after seeing petrol all all over the shed floor. Looks like its a common fault when the bike gets a little old. Good news is that it was all fixed for less than £15 and an hours work :winner:

Has anyone done a. front end swap? I'm looking for hints and tips.

Cheers

[Sbkmad]

A few photos showing slow progress on the front end swap and modifications to the rear end after removing the lights

[650]

Yeah, front end swaps are common - there's particular combos that work well in terms of retaining steering lock etc...but you don't need to worry about that I suppose.

All balls provide tapered bearing kits for the conversions. Just make sure to put zero preload on the bearings once torqued into place and your front end will be good to go. The turn in quickens up and it all gets a bit more twitchy, but then the forks are shorter so it's to be expected.

[Sbkmad]

Ive gone for the srad 750 swap and parts are proving quite expensive if I'm honest but all the bits are in there so the swap must go on !!!

[Sbkmad]

Front end swap update and pics. First of all i have had one issue during the swap and thus being the replacement calipers bought of eBay. The seller was accurate and the calipers were as described but as I wanted to track the bike I thought a full seal replacement would be a good idea. The ended up being a full piston and seal replacement costing £140. Just thought I would let people know in case a front end swap seems cheap. Anyway here are some pics of the bike and as you can see the Halfords paint job is looking great :rolleyes: