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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 25-04-21, 03:13 PM

Replies: 6 Starting woes Curvy SV Views: 1,324 Posted By YellowBoy Re: Starting woes Curvy SV I'm sorry to admit that I'm more of a reactive tinkerer than a preventative tinkerer! I often wonder if I had a shed or something to work in I would be different. It's hard to get the willpower up...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 25-04-21, 01:38 PM

Replies: 6 Starting woes Curvy SV Views: 1,324 Posted By YellowBoy Re: Starting woes Curvy SV Well, the starter motor was a mess. Rust, broken brushes, the motor contacts falling apart. Pretty grim. I took a chance and ordered that Amazon starter. Arrived late last night and threw it on...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 24-04-21, 01:02 PM

Replies: 6 Starting woes Curvy SV Views: 1,324 Posted By YellowBoy Re: Starting woes Curvy SV Many thanks Spiral. I've a low post count and my thread was in pending so missed this yesterday. Taking it off today and hooking it up to a battery for a no load test. Like yourself, I expect...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 22-04-21, 11:59 AM

Replies: 6 Starting woes Curvy SV Views: 1,324 Posted By YellowBoy Starting woes Curvy SV Hi folks. So my curvy was left sitting outside over the winter (i know I know). When I finally got round to it, it wouldn't turn over. Checked the battery and was completely flat. A few days...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 07-05-19, 08:51 AM

Replies: 9 Reading tyre tread / wear Views: 869 Posted By YellowBoy Re: Reading tyre tread / wear I use my rear brake constantly during engine breaking to switch on the brake light for the idiots behind me. I got a proper scare a month or 2 after I passed my test where a car didn't notice me...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 12-04-19, 10:47 AM

Replies: 7 K6 indicators Views: 747 Posted By YellowBoy Re: K6 indicators I bought the same ones on eBay for £4.19 for the set and put them on my curvy S. Definitely an improvement over the stock. Needed a flasher relay to control the rate. A word of caution...these...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 12-02-19, 06:15 PM

Replies: 12 Another SV325 in the rain. Views: 1,374 Posted By YellowBoy Re: Another SV325 in the rain. Well what a mission that was! Had to remove crash bars (they look like Renntech ones going on pics from google) to swing the rad forward...even then I still managed to cut my knuckles to ribbons on...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 08-02-19, 04:45 PM

Replies: 12 Another SV325 in the rain. Views: 1,374 Posted By YellowBoy Re: Another SV325 in the rain. Haha...hope not Zed. Just waiting on the new cap to land now so I can get started. Ran into another annoying problem. I've a crash bar fitted that mounts at the swing arm, side of the engine,...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 07-02-19, 01:27 PM

Replies: 12 Another SV325 in the rain. Views: 1,374 Posted By YellowBoy Re: Another SV325 in the rain. Four months of ownership/riding in Irish weather trouble free until Monday that is. It does seem like an oversight, especially from a Japanese company that has regular monsoons, and the drain hole...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 06-02-19, 11:45 AM

Replies: 12 Another SV325 in the rain. Views: 1,374 Posted By YellowBoy Re: Another SV325 in the rain. Cheers lads. Extender ordered and currently fabbing a splash guard out of aluminium to fit between the head and the radiator that will hopefully blank off the whole head and extend it down a bit...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 05-02-19, 08:36 PM

Replies: 12 Another SV325 in the rain. Views: 1,374 Posted By YellowBoy Another SV325 in the rain. Hi folks My Curvy S is my daily commuter...rain or shine. Until yesterday that is. All the usual symptoms of a wet front spark, rough idle, choppy under power, stalls etc. A hairy ride home. ...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 17-01-19, 12:05 PM

Replies: 2 Fairing Panel Buttons Size? Curvy S Views: 778 Posted By YellowBoy Re: Fairing Panel Buttons Size? Curvy S Part No. 7!!! Thanks lad. Seems a good shop for some other bits and bobs too. Much appreciated

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 16-01-19, 10:38 AM

Replies: 2 Fairing Panel Buttons Size? Curvy S Views: 778 Posted By YellowBoy Fairing Panel Buttons Size? Curvy S Hi folks. First time poster and relatively new to biking (passed the Mod 2 on Halloween Day 2018) , bought myself a nice Curvy S and doing some upgrades, repairs. I noticed during converting my...

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