Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
14-04-25, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,111
Re: Getting rid of clip ons....🤔
An acquaintance of mine, some years back, took his top yoke off and welded a set of risers to it, so that he could fit a Renthal Bar. I have no idea what this did to the top yoke, but it did look...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
14-04-25, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
Update time, I have now fixed the bike, sorted the indicator issues and I can get my riding boots on again. Riding however is problematic for a couple of reasons. I'm finding that I am really nervous...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
30-01-25, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
I have finally got her all back together, having checked everything worked. I went to start the engine and everything was dead. The battery is (very rude words, said with furious venom!) flat.
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
24-01-25, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
Yeah, about that... Apparently that is a gap for the radiator filler cap. Thank the maker that I checked it before digging out my plastic welding iron! :smt082
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
24-01-25, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
I will add that everything else is going well. The new brake lever has been polished up and I have used some shiny new stainless bolts to hold it all together.
I am thinking about trying to...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
24-01-25, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
I have been pulling my hair out with repairs... Namely electrical. I smashed the front right hand side LED indicator, in the fairing, when I came off. This was a lovely little flush mount unit and it...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
18-01-25, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
Thank you. As it was, my bar weights had some scratches, but with a bit of gentle file and sandpaper work, they polished up lovely. So much so, that I clear coated them, rather than painting them....
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Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
18-01-25, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 17,460
Right Hand Side foot peg hanger
I now have a grubby RHS rear set from a K4/5, with very tatty black paint.
I needed the brake lever, but the rest is available to anyone who wants it, in exchange for a small fee and postage....
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
18-01-25, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
The rebuild has started...
I have a damaged thread on the back of the heel plate, that holds the bracket for the brake reservoir. That has been fixed and only took a slight drilling and retapping...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-01-25, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-01-25, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
I took a bite out of my bar end weights, which are originals & give excellent damping on the Renthal bars. Looking at replacement parts on e-Bay, they seem to have a lot of aluminium... Do these...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-01-25, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-01-25, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
Thank you everyone for kind words of support.
There was one funny moment immediately after it all happened. A pedestrian got a little cross with the car behind me, thinking that they had knocked...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-01-25, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
I have found a unit for £25, but for a K6. I am fairly sure that the parts are interchangeable, but before I stump up the cash, am I right on this?
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-01-25, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
That is great, thank you. I didn't think of looking for the whole assembly. :-)
Falling off is always annoying, but I am an old lady now with a long list of medical problems, so getting back up...
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Forum: Idle Banter
16-01-25, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,588
Re: Toyota reliability
I have a twenty year old, two door Corolla, that has 95 000 miles on her and drags my bike around on a trailer with ease.
It is still a lovely car after years of use and the auto box (I'm a...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-01-25, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,963
Oh poo, I need some bits
Tally ho friends, I hit a patch of diesel on a roundabout yesterday and decided to have a little lay down on the road, dropping my precious Sylvie and generally looking like a learner trying to turn...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
02-11-24, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,578
Re: Auto-Clutch Conversion
Unfortunately, my years as a professional climber combined with a congenital medical condition that effects my joints, means that my hands are effed and getting worse.
When I was climbing, I was...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
14-10-24, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,578
Re: Auto-Clutch Conversion
From what I can gather, the Rekluse system would be about £1K, as opposed to £10k for a new bike.
Also, I have had a Yamaha... :nomore:
It was a complete dog and no matter how much I replaced...
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Forum: Idle Banter
14-10-24, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,365
Re: Hovis 15 Years.
I met him a couple of times and he was a character alright. I was a shy young thing back then, still on 33BHP and scared to say boo to a goose, for which he teased me quite gently in person. Happy...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
14-10-24, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,578
Re: Auto-Clutch Conversion
This is my understanding too.
Better this than having to give up riding altogether. :cool:
I had to pull over while driving the car yesterday because my hands got too painful to hold the...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
14-10-24, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,578
Auto-Clutch Conversion
Hi Folks, it's me again and no doubt I am being a nuisance.
As some of you may know, I am an old bag who is now in her fifties and is feeling rather cross about it. For some time now I have been...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
18-04-24, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,765
Re: The state of other peoples' bikes
As a cyclist, I see it all of the time on bicycles too. Supposedly intelligent adults riding around with brakes disconnected, flat tyres and chains that can barely run.
Some folks just have no...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
29-03-24, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 21,997
Re: K3 front end
I have a K3, with both a bar conversion and a front end swap. The whole job cost more than my bike is probably worth, but she looks amazing and rides beautifully. However, I made the swaps because I...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
29-02-24, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 21,499
Re: 25 years
I don't do mechanics or making in ball gowns anymore. Have you seen what happens when super glue hits satin? It is not pretty! :lol:
My bike is booked in for the MOT next week. It feels strange...
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