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davidimurray
03-04-07, 06:27 PM
Hello

new to the forum. I'm actually off to look at a curvy SV650 tomorrow. It has been involved in a couple of low speed spills so it has some paintwork damage and also a crack in the front fairing. I can see from the pics I was sent that the end of the brake lever is missing . The bike has crash bungs fitted.

What sort of damage does an SV650 normally sustain when dropped and anything dodgy I should keep an eye out for?

Cheers

Dave
John 675
03-04-07, 06:41 PM
tbh you cant really state what would happen in a drop, my advice would be to take someone who knows, but for referance terms
1check for cracks in the exhaust system check condition of the actual engine too, well as far as you can tell, cosmetic damages can be sorted but take a sneaky look at the state of the crash bungs are they worn right down?? good indication of how many spills taken.
check that the wheels are straight too if there was a crash head on the yokes could of taken damage ( aint that so Kwak lol, ) and be slightly bent.
bodywork doesnt really rate that highly but will give you a chance to barter down the price, never agree on a price untill you are sure. and always quote lower than requested price.
hope it helps

:D - good luck to you

oh and welcome to the forum lol,
Biker Biggles
03-04-07, 06:54 PM
Welcome to the madhouse.:)
When dropped they normally break the ends off the brake/gear pedals which are surprisingly expensive.Check the fork bottoms for gouges and the wheel rims and look to see if the bars are bent.
You are looking at paying rock bottom prices for damaged curvys.
davidimurray
03-04-07, 06:59 PM
Cheers Lyle

I will give it a good going over when I go over there. Just thought I would check if there were any known weak points, bits of frame etc that get easily damaged.

The exhaust is a twin underseat system so the rear fairing panel has taken the damage rather than the exhaust.

Cheers

Dave
John 675
03-04-07, 07:08 PM
Cheers Lyle

were any known weak points, bits of frame etc that get easily damaged.



if it has lowers or a belly pan check the point nearest to the floor :)
BILLY
03-04-07, 08:28 PM
Also lock stops and rear and front sub frames!
BILLY
03-04-07, 08:29 PM
Welcome to the forum:cool:
kwak zzr
03-04-07, 09:10 PM
welcome.
Flamin_Squirrel
03-04-07, 09:35 PM
I can see from the pics I was sent that the end of the brake lever is missing

Front brake? It'll fail an MOT for that I believe, so knock an extra £35 off the price if this hasn't already been taken into account.
davidimurray
03-04-07, 09:50 PM
Actually looks like the ball on the end of the front is missing and the rear brake lever is damaged as well from the pics

Cheers

Dave
Paws
03-04-07, 09:53 PM
Well my sv has been dropped/slid down the road by me and previous owner:

Damage (now all fixed)

Lock stop (bar touchs tank nearly on right hand full lock)
Broke rear brake pedel/lever clean off
Scuffed rear tail piece
Cracked fairing under indicator on right hand side
scuffed me can up in 3 places

That was with R&G crash bungs on.
Heed
04-04-07, 12:18 AM
http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/1456/dsc00463wv8.jpg
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9272/dsc00464fz7.jpg

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9845/dsc00467xi0.jpg

Make sure it looks in better nick than mine after 1 minor drop and 1 very major drop!
davidimurray
04-04-07, 08:43 AM
Make sure it looks in better nick than mine after 1 minor drop and 1 very major drop!

I'm guessing that wasn't the minor drop :p

Thanks for all the tips guys. Good to see such a friendly forum about.

Cheers

Dave
fullstop102
04-04-07, 10:32 AM
Welcome to the forum. We are all friendly and only bite when asked!
BigBaddad
04-04-07, 10:38 AM
I've just paid £1200 for a 2001 SV 650 S, FSH, 10 months tax, MoT, New tyres, chain and sprockets. Don't pay to much for a dropped one.
fullstop102
04-04-07, 10:40 AM
and after all the second hand market at the moment on suzukis is a buyers market.. there are just loads out there and some really nice ones that are a very good price.. It may be more trouble than it is worth to buy a damaged one.


**EDIT**

It is also not necessary to have the nipple on the brake lever. I dropped my bike on the day of my test and they passed it without the nipple on the brake. As long as there is enough brake for you to hold on to then it is not a problem. (although it is probably advisable to get a new one)