View Full Version : Long Time Reader, first time poster
What a cliche. Anyway, new here, I pick up my SV on Saturday and thought i'd better say hi before hand. I've been riding a year, on the beast that is the Yamaha SRX400
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/280517648_19b740d56c.jpg?v=0
That's it in it's natural habitat.
I've gone for an early SV, a T reg, '99 model in the blue. Which is the exact bike which made me go for my licence. I had to have one, it's stunning.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/244/519563978_ae0fcd6e3c.jpg?v=0
s'pretty innit?
Anyhoo, it's restricted for the foreseable (at least a year or until I can work out how to take it out)
Anyone got any experiences of the mechanically restricted X model, also i'm going to be doing a fair bit of distance on it so i'm thinking of a double bubble screen, along with a new end can (otherwise, what's the point in the V-Twin?). Also, luggage options, what are they like. I know nothing and all help appreciated.
O
Avast !! A shiply welcome to the madhouse...har har har!!
You seem to have more than one shipp in yer 'arbour me matey...let's hope you've maid the master 'is mooring fee!!
Oh, a actually bought this bike when I popped out to buy a can of Carb cleaner. That's rock 'n' roll baby.
Luckypants
06-06-07, 01:08 PM
Croeso! :D
Nice bike. Double bubble is excellent idea, I rate the F. Fabri that was on my curvey.
Luggage is either a top box or soft luggage.
Steve H
06-06-07, 01:08 PM
Welcome.
Have to agree that it is a good looking bike (only because it is a Curvey\\:D/ )
Shame about the colour. ;)
Don't think you will be disappointed.
I'm not a top box fan, Think i'll go with a tail pack and small tank bag.
Anyone able to let me know how the 33 bhp restriction will affect it?
alpinestarshero is on 33bhp but he IS a topbox fan
ps............ hello & welcome
_Stretchie_
06-06-07, 01:17 PM
Alright, ow do and come on in:D
Top boxes are a little too "My dad's middleaged crisis friend" for my liking.
Welcome, 1st time poster. :)
You're all very kind.
alpinestarshero is on 33bhp but he IS a topbox fan
Is he on curvey or ugly?
Keithd wrote:
Hello to newcomers
.......
You're all very kind.
alpinestarshero is on 33bhp but he IS a topbox fan
Is he on curvey or ugly?
Oi, newbie! I was being nice but then you insult my bike, Pointy's are not ugly. :mad: :p :lol:
Steve H
06-06-07, 01:43 PM
You're all very kind.
alpinestarshero is on 33bhp but he IS a topbox fan
Is he on curvey or ugly?
Easy fella, some people may take offence if you refer to a pointy as that. \\:D/
Alpinestars rides the best shape. Not the fastest colour though. :wink:
Sorry, I meant ball crushingly uncomfortable ;)
Steve H
06-06-07, 01:44 PM
Oi, newbie! I was being nice but then you insult my bike, Pointy's are not ugly. :mad: :p :lol:
But Law, the truth hurts sometimes.
Only kidding mate. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. :wink:
Easy fella, some people may take offence if you refer to a pointy as that. \\:D/
I apologise to the oversensitive. Please accept this meaningless Basket of Mini Cyber Muffins by way of apology.
_Stretchie_
06-06-07, 01:48 PM
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. :wink:
\\:D/
I apologise to the oversensitive. Please accept this meaningless Basket of Mini Cyber Muffins by way of apology.
Woohoo, Cyber muffins!! Are they virtually fat free?
Mmm, beer.
Any good meets worth attending with you lovely people?
Steve H
06-06-07, 01:49 PM
I apologise to the oversensitive. Please accept this meaningless Basket of Mini Cyber Muffins by way of apology.
No worries mate, after all, I am one of the pointy shapes biggest fans. :---)
O
So you've been on here a year??? Secretly....Ahhh, a shy one.
Can you give us your run down of who's:
Mental or not,
Cool or not,
generally a nice bloke,
Puts up the most inspiring/uninspiring threads,
The prettiest orger?
Ta muchly.
Wilkommen btw!
Mmm, beer.
Any good meets worth attending with you lovely people?
Since you're in London check the Soho section meet in Frith street every Friday, or the South East London peeps at SELKent.
Not on here a year, I signed up today but I've obviously been licking pictures of SV's for a long time now, so most "SV" Google search lead here eventually.
Errrm, in answer to your question, you're all lovely and each and every one of you has a very special place in my heart.
I've been to the Soho meet before, through londonbikers.com who I'm also a member with.
The Teahut is my current favourite place to meet though.
Hi Oli:D
Right shape, wrong blue;)
But at least it's not yellow:p
I'm too large for a yellow bike, I need something subtler. The irony of my little SRX being Yellow Framed isn't lost on me. But it was cheap and I was bored of the bus.
glsuk1970
06-06-07, 02:34 PM
Right colour, wrong shape;)
Agreed! ;)
Welcome Oli, btw.
You *are* all lovely.
Who said this place was a madhouse? It's one of the most sensible forums I've ever seen. I like it already.
I was going to welcome you, but after the ugly comment...:smt021
EDIT: Although I see you have a distinct dislike of topboxes. Hmm. Decisions decisions.
I'm going to have to go away & think about it now! That'll take, like, forever!
I can wait. Take your time.
Hello, but the engine is the wrong colour, the fairing isnt stealth enabled, in fact it could only be improved by being a pointy.
PS Hovis must be asleep, he'll be along to tell you to paint it yellow soon.
Enjoy it.
Ablazze
06-06-07, 02:49 PM
Welcome & Congrats on picking not only the Nicest colour but also the Fastest shape......:riding:
Jas....
p.s of course i could be biased :thumbsup:
Yellow is the colour of the special bus for a reason.
Ablazze is my new favourite.
hiya oli, think you will fit in here nicely. bike looks lovely and clean for an oldy. take it the mileage isnt too high. my yellow sv is y reg and has fairly low mileage but looks a bit rough, well it did. its been getting prettied up recently. now have a raptor which is just lovely and low and loud
mister c
06-06-07, 05:10 PM
Owdoo :)
Well your half way there... Curvey, but it IS the wrong colour
Yellow is THE colour \\:D/:cool::cool::cool:
Hi welcome,
but let me correct you on a error you posted.
you seem to be under some sort of spell that makes you think that the curvey is the better looking one,?? ........ and wake!!!
nope its a known fact that the Candy grand blue pointy is the best looking SV and the fastest!! LOL
CoolGirl
06-06-07, 05:35 PM
Welcome. I'm liking your style. I used to have one that colour - gorgeous.
Must have seen you on Frith sometime. Cross over the road to the dark side......
Tiger 55
07-06-07, 07:04 AM
Ahoy! :D
hiya oli, think you will fit in here nicely. bike looks lovely and clean for an oldy. take it the mileage isnt too high. my yellow sv is y reg and has fairly low mileage but looks a bit rough, well it did. its been getting prettied up recently. now have a raptor which is just lovely and low and loud
12k on the mileage, FSH. I bought it from BAT, who have a reputation for being a little on the pricey side, however since I put down my £50 deposit(!) they've replaced the tyres, clutch, all fluids, fitted a restrictor, air filters, full service, given me a 15 month warrantly and a 20% discount for life. So all in all it's a complete bargain.
You bought a bike from a flying mouse?!?
Oh, Hi btw.
You bought a bike from a flying mouse?!?
Oh, Hi btw.
http://www.batmotorcycles.co.uk/
They're a real shop.
Tim in Belgium
07-06-07, 08:02 AM
Hello there from up North.
I agree that the Fabbri Double Bubbles are well suited to a curvy.
They're about £50 aren't they? I think i'll also get some R&G's just in case. I also seem to have got miracle insurance. £366 fully comp, central London, ungaraged with less than one year's experience on a bike.
the_runt69
07-06-07, 08:25 AM
They're about £50 aren't they? I think i'll also get some R&G's just in case. I also seem to have got miracle insurance. £366 fully comp, central London, ungaraged with less than one year's experience on a bike.
whos the insurence with mines just gone under £200 TPFT (with 3 years NCB) and where abouts in London are you
paint it yellow
cool sig
nofx?
whos the insurence with mines just gone under £200 TPFT (with 3 years NCB) and where abouts in London are you
Equity Red Star - Kennington, but about to move to Dulwich. Security requirements Immobilizer and chain only.
paint it yellow
cool sig
nofx?
Close, Less than Jake. I don't want to paint it to look like a special school bus.
the_runt69
07-06-07, 08:33 AM
Equity Red Star - Kennington, but about to move to Dulwich. Security requirements Immobilizer and chain only.
Youll be down near me then, live just up the road from Catford, might try them when I come to renewal.
Close, Less than Jake. .:smt045 i knew that
I don't want to paint it to look special .aww bless
:stupid:
It's through Motorcycle Direct (MD). I bought my current insurance through them last year. £190 TPFT on a £300 bike. Current insurer wouldn't touch the SV unless it was garaged and I got a Snow Leopard chained to a pole as security. So, MD said they'd hunt around, and managed to get Equity Red Star to invite early renewal, effectively giving me 1 year NCB a month early.
I got a Snow Leopard chained to a pole as security.
Where can you buy these? And do they make good pillions, as I'd want decent security for the bike whilst out & about too. How much do they cost to feed?
(and yes, posts regularly get taken out of context here!)
They make sh|t pillions, they've only got claws to hold on with, they're going in your back baby.
Out of context is the best way, too many rigidly dull forums out there, I tend not to belong to them.
Nail file will solve the problem of claws, but what do you feed it on? Stray cats? (*awaits flaming*)
Where can you buy these?
i can do you a good deal on one
:-$
i can do you a good deal on one
:-$
There's this bloke down the pub right? He's got a shed load of 'em, all yours for a coupla monkeys and a pony. Innit.
i can do you a good deal on one
:-$
I know you, you'd sell me a sheep and claim it was a snow cat! It was you selling dogs to the japanese not so long back wasn't it?
the_runt69
07-06-07, 09:30 AM
They wearnt sheep they were poodles hehehhe
Never trust a man who whistles.
the_runt69
07-06-07, 09:39 AM
:-dd
Got your green wellies on again Hovis ???
they were green when i got them................ not any more though
:smt077
Flamin_Squirrel
07-06-07, 09:52 AM
...but what do you feed it on?
Bike theives, obviously.
Bike theives, obviously.
I was gonna go with that but it seemed to obvious, then I started thinking about adult Virgins, and got sidetracked.
Alpinestarhero
07-06-07, 10:22 AM
Restricted 99 SV is still good fun - mines restricted, and I cant stop giggling. I'm not gonna be able to ride it for fits of laughter when the restrictors come out!
Welcome to the forums, at last!
Matt
Is it still viable for Motorways etc? How is it on a turn of speed for A road overtaking etc?
Flamin_Squirrel
07-06-07, 11:06 AM
33bhp SV is good for 100mph, so motorways are fine.
Alpinestarhero
07-06-07, 11:20 AM
Is it still viable for Motorways etc? How is it on a turn of speed for A road overtaking etc?
My bike sits at 80mph absolutly fine, and it'll go faster. Just be carefull when overtaking, leave yourself alot of room to get up some speed. Acceleration at these speeds isnt instant like a full power SV, so just use some common sense :)
Matt
I'm more interested in say 30 mph or 40mph roll on than the outright motorway blast, I'll spend a lot of time commuting or pootling around the South East.
also, how's the restricted 2 up long distance?
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