started work on the sv650s today

[kwak zzr]

you know the damaged one :wink: looks weird all in bits. is there anyway of telling if the bottom yoke is damaged or is it just a case of putting it all back together and seeing how she rides?
I'm now waiting for quite alot of parts to arrive and then i can start putting the puzzle back together.

[instigator]

I bought my bike crash damaged with bent front forks. When putting new forks in, it was pretty difficult putting the forks through the bottom yoke and getting them through the top yoke as well. Put marks on the forks forcing them through. So that told me mine was bent. Although, I kept them as is and it's perfectly fine - No handling problems etc.

[kwak zzr]

i'll fit my new forks and just see how i go, i think my front wheel may not be running straight either :? thats going to cost :(

[kwak zzr]

ok this is with the plastics removed-

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/svnaked1.jpg

this is how she looks now-

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/sv-1.jpg

the forks i removed-

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/forks.jpg

my parts bin-

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/partsbin.jpg

[BILLY]

Are you going to put the plastics back on or are you going to build a fighter? It would look good as a cafe racer and also double as a winter hack 8)

[kwak zzr]

ive got a buyer if i put it back as it was.

[BILLY]

ive got a buyer if i put it back as it was.

Is it 21QUEST? he's collecting them atm :lol:

[kwak zzr]

no friend of mines bro in law whos got his test soon. if he lets me down i'll prob keep her.

[Alpinestarhero]

I laughed out loud when i saw the pic of the forks side-by-side. I know its not funny but it takes a good force to bend forks like that :shock:

You'll just have to see how the bike rides when its all back together - maybe compare it along with another SV (ride back to back) so you can be sure theres no big differance.

Have fun putting it back together!

Matt

[valleyboy]

If the tank isnt sitting straight, I have the tank mounting brackets still sitting around here somewhere.... I have no use for them, as I dont have an SV anymore :lol: simple way of checking is to see if there is equal size gaps between the tank and fram from side to side... the bracket is made of soft chease.. so bends stupidly easily if you drop the bike witha full tank in it... :?
anyway, free to whomever wants them... I have both upper and lower ones... thats if I havent thrown them out yet! :lol:

[TSM]

I laughed out loud when i saw the pic of the forks side-by-side. I know its not funny but it takes a good force to bend forks like that :shock:

You'll just have to see how the bike rides when its all back together - maybe compare it along with another SV (ride back to back) so you can be sure theres no big differance.

Have fun putting it back together!

Matt

SV forks are quite easy to bend compared to some others. They are only 41mm vs the UDSs and way larger RWU forks that early gsxrs had 45mm and SV1000 46mm "ithink". Still thoes are fairly bent.

[kwak zzr]

i just hope it hasnt damaged anything else :roll:

[kwak zzr]

VB has PM. :D

[kwak zzr]

fitted the new forks today bargain at £130 inc bottom yoke, fitted the front wheel which i thnk needs looking at :? the rim seems to be out by about 2mm each wheel revolution, could a bent spindle be causing this and do they bend easy? anyone know?

[BILLY]

It's more likely that the wheel is bent!!

[kwak zzr]

anyone got a front wheel?

[BILLY]

There rarer that hens teeth :lol:

[kwak zzr]

:roll: :roll: :(

[BILLY]

Keep an eye out on Ebay but expect to pay upwards of £100 or get a price on getting it straightened!

[kwak zzr]

have check'd the spindle its not true no more :roll: will get one of those first (cheapest option).

[RingDing]

If the wheel isn't straight then get a quote from Maidstone Motoliners. They straightened a wheel on my Triumph trophy for £50 and did a top job.

http://www.motoliner.com/alloy_wheel_repair.htm

[kwak zzr]

will keep them in mind, what sort of prices do you pay for postage of a wheel? i live no where near maidstone :?

[Ed]

I know nothing about rebuilding an SV but what strikes me is that your bike is as clean with all the bits stripped off as it was before the smash. How do you manage it?

[scottie-dog]

hi kwak,
just thought i would show you what those bits you are getting have come from mate :D
http://upload5.postimage.org/98421/Media_Messaging_O2.jpg (http://upload5.postimage.org/98421/photo_hosting.html)

[RingDing]

will keep them in mind, what sort of prices do you pay for postage of a wheel? i live no where near maidstone :?

I can't remember. Best approach would be to weigh the wheel and then have a look on the Royal Mail site. I posted mine without discs and tyre.

I would get your wheel fixed. There is no guarantee that a second hand wheel will be straight anyway as, in my experience, they bend quite easily! :shock:

[Skip]

If the wheel isn't straight then get a quote from Maidstone Motoliners. They straightened a wheel on my Triumph trophy for £50 and did a top job.

http://www.motoliner.com/alloy_wheel_repair.htm
My mate used them and they did a superb job on a soft cheese Ducati wheel

will keep them in mind, what sort of prices do you pay for postage of a wheel? i live no where near maidstone :?
IIRC it was only £10 delivery there and back from Norfolk! 8)

[kwak zzr]

thanks guys.

[kwak zzr]

hi kwak,
just thought i would show you what those bits you are getting have come from mate :D
http://upload5.postimage.org/98421/Media_Messaging_O2.jpg (http://upload5.postimage.org/98421/photo_hosting.html)

arr so this is my donor :wink:
many thanks to scottie-dog for supplying me lots of bits to put my baby right. :thumbsup:

[kwak zzr]

forks are in, standard exhaust is on, rear indicators changed, front sub frame on, mud guard on, bar ends on, crash mushrooms removed, tank bracket changed,

just need a speedo the front wheel checking for straightness and the nose fairing painting then she will live again! :D trouble is i dont want to really sell her :( it would be greedy to keep two wouldnt it ? :wink:

[IanG]

Are you enjoying your enforced maintenance course? :lol:

[chunkytfg]

ere kwak if it was me that had that bike i'd be taking all the bits to motoliners and getting them to have a look. I'd lay money on the fact at least one of them fork legs will straighten and the yokes are probably okay. Also if they are okay then motolinerrs dont charge you

[Coddy_SV1000Z]

[quote="
:D trouble is i dont want to really sell her :( it would be greedy to keep two wouldnt it ? :wink:[/quote]

Ofcourse not bud, Keep her and use her as your 'Hack' and save the 1000 for 'playtime' :wink:

[kwak zzr]

ere kwak if it was me that had that bike i'd be taking all the bits to motoliners and getting them to have a look. I'd lay money on the fact at least one of them fork legs will straighten and the yokes are probably okay. Also if they are okay then motolinerrs dont charge you

already changed the forks :roll: so i got a bent pair if anyone wants them :wink:
the wheel will be going to motoliners tho :wink:

[jambo]

Wen you've got the new spindle spin the whhel and look carefully, any distortion should be fairly obvious. Places like Maidstone motoliner will straighten wheels if possible:
http://www.motoliner.com/


Slow post, now largely redundant due to good advice from above :lol:

[Caddy2000]

I laughed out loud when i saw the pic of the forks side-by-side. I know its not funny but it takes a good force to bend forks like that :shock:




Matt

:oops: How did I do?

http://upload5.postimage.org/127546/IMGP1115.jpg (http://upload5.postimage.org/127546/photo_hosting.html)

Soz for thread hijacking!

[Well Oiled]

Our good friend Spanner Man located a second hand wheel for Saint Matt when he managed to put a lovely big dent in his by hitting the kerb at 40 mph - you might want to give him a try. See 'recommended by' section in MIGTs area.

Cheers and good luck

Keith

[Well Oiled]

Oh.. and if he has I'll deliver it FOC as I go down Brum way to the airport pretty regularly.

[kwak zzr]

Oh.. and if he has I'll deliver it FOC as I go down Brum way to the airport pretty regularly.

cheers mr well oiled! i must say the help i'm getting off this site is priceless.

[kwak zzr]

this is the was she looks at the moment :( but shes on her way back-

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/7.jpg