New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Hi folks

I picked up my curvy SV650 today. It's in a T plate in red with 18k on the clock and cost me £1200, so I'm pretty happy with that!

It's very standard with the only addition being an Art can that is very loud and not very legal! I have the original but I think I need to pick up something a bit funkier.

Also looking to tidy the tail end, add a nice screen, pop some new tyres on it and maybe some nice indicators and mirrors. Oh, and some braided brake lines.

Here she is:

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?...pictureid=4780

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Welcome to the madhouse!!

Nice bike - best shape and colour SV IMHO. Enjoy and ride safe xx

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Yo, should have bought mine!

Welcome to the forum!

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

welcome to the forum!

You certianly bought the best shape, though yellow is the best colour. ;)

Ride safe, shiny side up and all that!

:)

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Hello, good evening and wecome from Glasgow :cool:

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Welcome buddy!

Hope to see you for a blether and a run soon :-)

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

welcome to the org.

Await the banter on curvey v's pointy but you have made the right choice.

Keep the ART can on the bike. I've got one and i've been told it does sound good. Very difficult to hear the true sound when you're sat on the bike.

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Defo keep the ART can on the curvy - it sounds brilliant.:cool::cool: PM me, and I'll tell you where to take the bike come MOT time... the guy likes to hear bikes, not washing machines...

I had a blue curvy looooong ago with an ART on it, the longer term members on here will remember it as being a loud bugger, but the sound of it when backing off the throttle was addictive - especially at Knockhill... folk could hear me belting round the far side of the track when other SV's with race cans were on the main fast straight:p:p

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

welcome Fae Fife.

stay safe and enjoy the fun

Thanks everyone!

So does my initial list of mods sound ok? Anything I should add or anything I should particularly avoid doing?

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Keep the bike close to standard wise regarding mirrors and indicators. You could tidy up the back end with a tail tidy, but ride in the wet and you'll end up with a filthy back end. Your choice

A near enough standard bike sells waay easier come moving on time.
but do the braided lines and ebc pads upgrade. Improves the braking no end.

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Welcome....................from EK!

Enjoy your new toy.


Fred

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Hi and welcome!:cool:

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Hello & welcome to the Clan

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Modify to your hearts content & your wallet size, as long as they increase the pleasure you get from riding your bike..

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Welcome.

Looks like the sensible mods have been done for you - rear hugger and fender extender.

If you've got an eye to resale keep the original parts for any other mods you make so they can go back on when you sell.

Or... you can modify the hell out of it and spend a fortune that you'll have no hope of getting back.:D Which is still OK in my book.

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Welcome!

The nicest indicators are the ones that car, van, taxi, truck, bus etc etc drivers can see (not CAN and not DO). The vast majority of aftermarket jobs just don't seem so good at this task. "Tidying" the tail can look good however, you'll end up covered in crud if you plan to ride in wet conditions. Brake lines are recommended to be replaced after 4 years, so if the original rubber ones are of this age or more, braided lines are calling.

BEST modification? See my signature.......

Garry

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Welcome from EK! As another EKer you have inspired me to become more active in this forum.

Nice bike except for the curves. Get an Aberdeen FC logo on that and you're sorted :p

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

It has crash bungs and a scotoiler already. Not sure what the rest of your stuff actually does so I'll look into it, or you could break it down for me if you were feeling kind....!

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

haha! Welcome then!

There's a boy in Whitehills on here too. Where are you in EK?

Aberdeen?!?! I'm originally a Manchester lad so it's be City all the way I'm afraid, despite the red bike!

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Garry's hinting at the IAM training. :D.

I fitted a combined performance restrictor kit and anti-hooligan device that I can't work out how to remove...... Her name is Wendy! :smt088:smt088:smt088.

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Hairmyres, right next to the hospital.

I see red, I think Aberdeen :)

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Ahhhh! I think I'll wing it!

I did that run last night, through Strathaven and down to Ayr. Great fun on some of the roads, although i got stuck behind a lorry and a train of cars for a while, and I also set off a bit late so the sun was really low in the sky and gave me a bit of bother cresting hills. Bit cold by the time I hit the M77 too, but really enjoyed it. I was a bit of a wuss on a lot of the roads though as I only passed my test on Friday and didn't want to have a bump or get points so early on in my biking career!! Saw some bikers and they were really giving it some so there's potential to improve!

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Then how do you ride it fred? :smt041

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

I just ask really nicely (except when it's my birthday). :smt041:smt041:smt041

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

:smt082

Screen ordered! Thought I'd go for something a bit different so went for one of these in red:

http://www.bikehps.com/mra/doublebubblescreens.html

Tried some rim tape this weekend. 20 mins to do one side of one wheel and took it off straight away. Looked uberghey!!

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

My pointy came with a Fabbri double bubble screen which disnae fit properly at the top end, so watch whit ye buy. Hope you have no problems though, an remember "keep the shiny side up".

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Coo's tail for me.
Welcome to the mad house etc etc etc.

Get yersel taught before you learn any bad habits! Well thats my 2p - most people ignore it.
Glad to see it curvey and it red - another bike I can colour co-ordinate with

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Fitted a cowl this evening. I likes it!

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?...pictureid=4814

Also added a very nice screen which I'll post pics of tomorrow as its dark out.

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

IMO that's the nicest seat cowl for the curvy. :cool:

I wish you were around 6 months ago. I bought a red one on ebay, colour matched for your bike, and sprayed it black.:rolleyes: A wee swap could have been in order.

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Mmmmmmm Nice, Looks like a quality bit of kit you got there, a much better looking cowl than your likely to find on a pointy. Looks like youve been busy with the polishing cloth as well, paintwork's lookin really good, you'll really get noticed now. feelin a bit jealous now, so; if we meet please dont park next to mine lolo

I think I might prefer it being in black actually. My hugger is black as is that wee bit behind the cowl so doesn't look out of place at all. It's sitting a tad high so I'll be popping some tape round the metal clamp tomorrow to pull it lower.

My screen is red and black. It is ace!

I'm actually quite lucky as the bike was in excellent condition when I bought it. A bit of muck off at the weekends is all I really do. Not bad, especially as it's used for my 30 mile round trip commute every day as well as chucking it about on a Sunday.

I'll have it super clean for the WCAR on 03/10 though ;)

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Damn you. I'll need to get the autosol out. The bike's been neglected lately.

I may even polish the forks up. The lacquer is looking rubbish so might give it a go.

Does anyone know where I cam get a nice tail tidy on the cheap? This is lovely but a bit steep:
http://www.tcpsa.net/shop/product_in...products_id=72

Just ordered an exhaust hanger off of the eBay. Next stop - pillion peg removal!

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

This is my DIY effort from Zunkus' template. You can get a closer look at the West Coast Rideout. Total cost about 5 quid.
http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/TailTidy.jpg

Cool, that looks ace. Was it hard work?

Heres my new db screen. Yay!

Re: New Sv Owner - East Kilbride
 

Not much harder than fitting one of fibreglass ones I suspect. Zunkus has done the difficult work for us by making the template.

Here's a close up. The dirt is optional.:)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/a...0092010471.jpg

[QUOTE=TamSV;2367312]Not much harder than fitting one of fibreglass ones I suspect. Zunkus has done the difficult work for us by making the template.

Here's a close up. The dirt is optional.:)

Managed to get the tail tidy from Daz, the guy breaking his bike on here. He said it was just bolted to the existing undertray which had had the plastic cut back to the fairing. There's an undertray on evilbay that I might just go for though.