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http://www.sv650.org/gallery/pic37/img_0026.jpg
Its overhaul time soon. Can people name the extras that have been fitted to this gem. Also check out the carbon fibre with charv mesh things near seat. How are they designed?
Only problem is my bike is red. I'm thinking of spraying the rear and front mud guard black and buying a black engine tray and bagster, so only front fairing would be red. Thoughts??
northwind
06-10-04, 10:04 PM
I think that would look a bit rubbish, pers'nally :) If I had a red one, i'd spray the centre panels white, but that's just me. Mustang white stripe right down the middle would change it a lot as well- that's what i'm doing to mine once I respray it. Not sure what to do about my black baglux though, maybe try and find a leatherworkers that can dye it...
A dark metallic grey/gunmetal looks great on an SV, and would suit this bike down to the ground.
Lesse, those cans have to be Renes... Heelplates are off a GSXR, and the rearsets... Rosmoto? Bellypan is one of the Banditmania ones I think. I suspect the underseat wedges are modified versions of the original, rather than carbon fibre items (I reckon what you've taken for carbon look is a scan artifact because of the testured plastic, unless you have a higher res image to check.) Undertray is Suzuki's own, hump is either Suzukis or the one with the funny lump on the front, but I think it's Suzukis. Wavy discs are wavy discs, cool looking but pretty pointless (when my discs want replacing I might fit them, mind). R&Gs, obviously. Those are damn ugly indicators, I think they're Hein Gericke, but I reckon the stock ones were nicer. Baglux cover, you know about. Think that's about it... Oh no, wait, that's not the stock front mudguard, is it a 2WJ do you think?
It's very pretty, but you'd get 90% of the effect from the high level Renes (which kick ass, but IIRC are endcans not a full system, so quite limited) Other than that it's a few hundred quid of plastic, and some pointless trick discs. We can do better than that :) There's a lack of interest in the details- it wants a black engine bolt set, better indicators, rid of those droppy heelplates, and the pillion pegs taken off (although they're good protection for the Renes, a set of black R&G can protectors would look better.)
Oh aye, the right hand peg's had the exhaust hanger ground off- good man!
Steve H
07-10-04, 07:40 AM
Yeah, really like that mesh effect also for the holes in the front fairing.
Any ideas on the best way of going about this for early SVs?
Any tips would be appreciated.
454697819
07-10-04, 12:24 PM
thought i had seen those side pannels somewhere!!
there here!
http://www.carbontek.com/ctk/pages/main/default.asp
go search, sv650 and its No. 8 on the search!
pricy though as its proper c/f!
Alex
Steve H
07-10-04, 12:33 PM
Cheers. Very nice........but very expensive! :?
Beware the nudity on Carbontek's website !!
not work friendly
northwind
07-10-04, 01:44 PM
I stand corrected, usually i hate the carbon look (after all, those ones are going to be heavier than stock and not do a better job, which sot of defeats the purpose) but they do look cool...
If you want to put mesh in your own, then cut out the original bars with a sharp knife, get some mesh, and araldite it on... (fold it over the sides of the hole and glue it around the back, out of sight) Pretty easy, not done it myself but I might do.
Steve H
07-10-04, 01:51 PM
May try and do that on a cold winters night.............how sad am I? :?
See I think those indicators are much better. It also needs a tinted screen. The list so far is...
A powerbronze undertray in carbon look
A carbon-look race exhaust
An engine tray
Bagster
BMC race, 140 mains or equiv setup
Braided front lines
Beware the nudity on Carbontek's website !!
not work friendly
:lol:
I just found out the hard way... :lol:
portreekid
09-10-04, 06:01 AM
Yeah, really like that mesh effect also for the holes in the front fairing.
Any ideas on the best way of going about this for early SVs?
Any tips would be appreciated.
Somebody mentioned this a while back and I think they recommended simple aluminium repair mesh (stuff for use with body filler), that you get in Halfords etc. Fixed behind fairing, very quick , very effective apparently.
Could not find those indicators on formentioned website.
northwind
09-10-04, 02:07 PM
Hmm, maybe they've dropped them... HG used to carry all sorts of outdated "mini" indicators like this, from the days when a mini indicator was the size of a coke can :) I've not idea where you could get them from then...
454697819
09-10-04, 10:03 PM
Beware the nudity on Carbontek's website !!
not work friendly
:lol:
I just found out the hard way... :lol:
sorry guys,
think link was copied directly from the adress bar which i forgot to mention takes uyou to there front page with the nuddiness on it!!
Ps. i always have my IE in a small screen, that ways any nasty supprises are more difficlut for every one to see!
Will mention if comes upin future!
Hope no one is in too much trouble!
Alex
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