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Originally Posted by EssEllTwo (Post 3135841)

Finally got round to doing this today. Wow! Night. And. Day. The engine braking is still there to some degree but the horrible snatchiness while trying to negotiate slow speed corners has completely gone. I took the bike for a spin after setting and even just coming up to the first junction it was noticeable. I then took it to the small roundabout where it first tried to pitch me off due to the jerkiness, smooth as silk around it.

When I first check the setting, the line was not moving until 3500rpm. I managed to get it around the 1450 mark. One thing I noticed is my SL2 had only one screw on the TPS body. It was easy enough to loosen (had the right security Torx bit and a 3/8 ratchet), no french cheese on this one.

Big thanks to the forum and this thread for getting my confidence on the bike, I can now fling it round corners where before I was feather the clutch and throttle like made and fearing tipping myself off. I'm declaring undying love to the SV just yet though, as gorgeous as she looks - the suspension needs sorting first. K Tech springs are ready to go, then I'll decide on whether to buy a new shock (pretty much sure I will but one step at a time).

Sounds like you're about to go down that old rabbit hole that lots have travelled! Before you know it, you'll be swapping out the front end for a Gixxer front end, buying an expensive rear shock (Penske/Maxton etc) and doing all sorts of other mods to turn the sow's ear into a silk purse :D. From my perspective, I had years of fun from buying the SV from new, to modding it to an inch of it's life (clear clutch cover was one of my favourites!). Fun times, then you end up buying a bike that's more capable from standard. Enjoy, it's a laugh and there's tons of useful info/experience on here. :thumbsup: