1st timer mods SV650S

[moblies]

Just got a 99 SV65OS Standard, would be interested in some good basic mods to give it abit more grunt.

[svrash]

Just got a 99 SV65OS Standard, would be interested in some good basic mods to give it abit more grunt.
A fender extender would make it more reliable :wink:

[Saint Matt]

Forget about grunt, you'll spend too much to make it worthwhile imo, unless you are good at carb work. Get a race can to make it sound nice, and a fender extender.

[Diveboy]

Rear huggers look good and are easy to fit. Take the grab rail off.

[rictus01]

Fenda extender, front fork (oil & springs), crash bungs and a can, they're the basics.

After that, well money dictates what you do.

Air filter (BMC/K&N)
Full system (M4/Micron/others)
Jetting the carbs,
Braided lines
Cam changing,
Timing changes
Electrical mods,
Big bores
Compression changes
Finial drive ratio changes
Shock changes

Are all things that can & have been done for performance, cosmetics well that's up to the individual?

Cheers Mark.

[northwind]

Out of curiousity, what's your experience level? Software upgrades are usually better than hardware- further training, trackdays, just generally riding about.

I'd say handling mods are more important for the SV than power- more cost effective too. £150 spent on suspension work will almost certainly make you faster round a track than £300 spent on engine work IMO.

I'm a big fan of the K3 cam swap... £130, a good HP boost but also a far better power curve. Not for the mechanically inexperienced though. Basically, you use the hotter intake cams from the K3 and onwards bikes, and put your old intake cams on the exhaust side. Depending on who you ask, between 3 and 10 bhp worth. (or, if you want to do it on the cheap, i've got a spare set of carbed bike intake cams which you could have for £50... Gives some of the same benefits.)

Ignition advancer's good too, and very cheap- JHS Racing are good for the parts for this. Not as hard as the cams, still not really easy. Lots more torque in lower revs, lovely for a street bike.

If what you want is acceleration, lowering the gearing is excellent...

As for exhausts and rejetting, it's expensive for what you get. Pretty much essential if you want to go on and do more tuning but the setup and hardware costs are pretty steep.

700cc raises reliability issues, and the 13:1 or 13.5:1 (high compression) JE pistons are pretty heavy... Hayabusa pistons are lighter than stock and, combine with deced heads, can get you into the same ballpark of compression without the big boat anchor pistons.

But realistically, any sort of serious engine work is pretty much nuts for a 7-year-old street bike. The advancer, and maybe the cams, are as far as really makes financial sense- spending £700 on a system, jet kit and setup, or £400 on a 700cc kit, to turn a 70bhp bike into maybe an 80bhp bike starts to seem a bit daft when you look and see how cheaply you could get a more powerful bike.

I do it for the love ;)

[fizzwheel]

Fenda extender, front fork (oil & springs), crash bungs and a can, they're the basics.

These are all good first mods, The only other thing I would add to that is a Scotoiler and maybe a double bubble screen for a faired bike.

I fitted a race can to my bike as the first mod I did and honestly it is the best thing I've done to my bike 8)

[Khewett]

Exhaust can, springs, air filter - for sounds & performance.

For general, a fender extender and a scottoiler.

:D