Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
01-03-23, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 808
Re: £650 off a new SV
Had a sit on one at the recent London show, it felt really good, everything in the right place. Disgusting yellow and blue colour scheme though, if I was to buy one it would have to be a different...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
17-02-23, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 808
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
15-02-23, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 589
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
15-02-23, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 589
Re: For the 2 stroke lover
I used to races 125 2 strokes at Cadwell, amongst others, "back in the day". Perhaps I contributed to the ringing?
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
07-02-23, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,293
Re: Honda's new parallel twin
Ive got a CFMoto 650MT, its adventure styled but Ive never taken it off road seriously, just 1/2 a mile down a dirt track to some digs in Tuscany. Im 5 feet 7 and its a bit tall but i lowered the...
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-01-23, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 364
Views: 147,287
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Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
12-01-23, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 152
Gladius Top End, Fit All Twin Spark Engines?
Ive got a complete top end off of a SFV650 Gladius for sale.
Everything is there, barrels, heads, pistons, pins, circlips, bolts etc, the only thing missing is 1 of the cam covers but they are...
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-12-22, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,803
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Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
22-12-22, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 341
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
16-12-22, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 596
Re: Unmarked speed camera van
Northamptonshire has the least maintained roads in England with a lot of them, A as well as B roads, dangerous to bikers. They dhould spend some of the money on getting the roads somewhere near safe...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
29-11-22, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,080
Re: Forum Changes ?
I sold an SV in 2017 and then bought a Gladius a few months ago, like you I have noticed the difference in the traffic on the site in the meantime. Dont know the reason why, perhaps because a lot of...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
28-11-22, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 751
Re: Got myself a BMW
I had a R1100S it took me a while to get used to the side to side rocking, I kept thinking it was falling over when stationary
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
18-11-22, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 556
Re: Front header replaced
If a header is sound but just covered in road crap etc use toilet cleaner and a wire brush on it, comes up a treat
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
03-11-22, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 412
SV Water pump on Gladius?
I bought a 2nd hand engine for my Gladius project, the water pump casing & the mounting blocks are damaged, I cant shift the screws into the mounting on the original engine. Does anybody know if...
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Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
31-10-22, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 683
Re: Gladius top end, fit SV, Mini Twin?
This is the reply from a Moderator of the SV650Riders Forum when I asked if the top end would fit an SV
yes you can play swaparound. as long as the bike ends up with dual plug heads so the...
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Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
31-10-22, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 683
Gladius top end, fit SV, Mini Twin?
I bought a Gladius with a fubared engine, the big end has gone but the top end, pistons, barrells heads etc are all ok. I've replaced the engine with a 2nd hand one and want get rid of the original...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
27-10-22, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 663
Re: Gladius top end on SV bottom end?
Reply from mad8vskills
yes you can play swaparound. as long as the bike ends up with dual plug heads so the electronics are happy.
the gladius cams are the most aggressive of the stock cams so...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
26-10-22, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 663
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
26-10-22, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 663
Gladius top end on SV bottom end?
I've got a 2013 gladius, the big end has gone and I'm replacing rhe engine. The barrels and pistons etc on the old engine are still good. I understand that the Gladius has higher cams and compression...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
20-10-22, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 620
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
19-10-22, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 436
Re: What's in a name?
I've had a CF Moto 650mt since new in 2017, it was designed by KTM and has a copy of the Kawasaki 650 engine that a few Chinese manufacturers use. I've been all over Europe on it and it has been...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
13-10-22, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,117
Re: Gladius Fork Springs
Would you advise that the rebound holes in the dampers are welded up as per the earlier SVs?
Thanks
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Forum: Photos
13-10-22, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 8,313
Views: 773,784
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
11-10-22, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,117
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
11-10-22, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,117
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