Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
08-06-21, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,209
Re: Carb issues
Cold days ? It's 22°c up here in Gods own county ! Still needs choke to start but not excessively like it did.
Interesting, what is the size hole & where abouts in the slide, I've heard about...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
01-05-21, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,209
Re: Carb issues
Well I just got the carbs back on after changing the pilot jet to a 20 & the main to a 142.5 & cranked it.
For the first time it started easily, it didn't pop & bang, and most of all it didn't...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
28-04-21, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,209
Re: Carb issues
It's popping & running erratically at low revs & the mixture screws are seized on both carbs, so it's worth trying it before getting replacement carbs, plus I'll be doing the "cam swap" before too...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
27-04-21, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,209
Re: Carb issues
I'm going to up both jets & raise the needle, I think it only needs a small changes so I'm going to try a 20 pilot, (up from 17.5) and a 142.5 main (up from 137.5). It'll give me a starting point...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
26-04-21, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,209
Re: Carb issues
Thanks for the input, I'll get a set of left hand drill bits & try my luck.
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
25-04-21, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,209
Carb issues
Having put a slip on on my curvy it's not happy at low revs.I took the carbs off to get to the mixture screws to get them to 3 turns out.....
However the 21 year old screws are absolutely solid on...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
25-04-21, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,507
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Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
23-04-21, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,812
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
23-04-21, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,507
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Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
23-04-21, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,812
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
23-04-21, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,507
Re: Curvy Cam Swap
If they are part nos 12710-17G00 & 12730-17G00 I'm interested, I'll have a look in the for sale section, cheers.
:D
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
23-04-21, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,507
Re: Curvy Cam Swap
Anyone got anymore info on this & a link or something where I can buy the cams if they aren't stupid money ?
Does it need rejetting or reshimming ?
Another 8 or so hp is a great gain on for a...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
23-04-21, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,320
Re: Starting woes Curvy SV
Does sound like it's the starter motor, for the price it's not worth trying to rebuild it & it sounds like more than the service parts have seen better days.
No idea about the one on amazon, but...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
20-04-21, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,724
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Forum: Stuff Wanted
20-04-21, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,950
Re: Exhaust System Recommendation
With the manufacturers I've looked at the DB killer is the same one for all the cans, which is what is going to give the back pressure I'd have thought ?
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
20-04-21, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,724
Re: Exhaust cutting
Having now fitted the end can I'd like to say if anyone else gets one it proved necessary to cut off more than black widow say to cut off because the silencer sits too far out from the bracket it...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
14-04-21, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,459
Re: led indicators
Looks like the one I got off Ebay here in the UK, just plugs straight in.
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
12-04-21, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,724
Re: Exhaust cutting
120 mm was the length that Blackwidow said on the instruction sheet that came with the silencer.
I bought the 400mm long one (oval) & it's further back than I would have liked, I think I'd have...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
11-04-21, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,724
Re: Exhaust cutting
I've just fitted a new black widow end can on my old pipes ( getting newer ones so using as an experiment) I cut the pipe 120mm up from the weld as per the instructions using my 230mm angle grinder...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
07-04-21, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,264
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
07-04-21, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,264
Wheel Refurb Paint ?
The wheels on my SV are frankly an embarrassment, they need a coat of paint & I have to take them off to fit the wavy discs I've bought & do a fork rebuild anyway.
The bike is a curvy naked in...
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Forum: Stuff Wanted
03-04-21, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,796
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Forum: Stuff Wanted
03-04-21, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,796
Re: Need a Complete Exhaust for my Curvy
You still have recogisable nuts left ? More than I've got lol. If the studs are ok then yeah try get the nuts off. Sockets are better than spanners & most people think plusgas is better then WD40 for...
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Forum: Stuff Wanted
03-04-21, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,796
Re: Need a Complete Exhaust for my Curvy
Having had some time to think & look around I think I'll take the opportunity to add a throatier & cooler looking end can, so if you want to cut the can off it will be easier to box up & post, I'm...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
03-04-21, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 755
Home Made Tail Tidy Queries
My 2000 curvy 650 was completely standard when I got it, I first did the things needed to make it roadworthy, now comes the aesthetics bit.
Obviously that fugly rear mudguard / fender thing has to...
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