Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
22-11-11, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,413
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
21-11-11, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,413
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
20-10-10, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 936
Views: 245,057
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
13-03-10, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 954
Re: Leaking oil cooler lines, bodge needed
Turns out the shorter hose is too short and the banjo bolts at too different an angle to make that work :(
Looks like ill have to get a lift to work for the next few days.
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
12-03-10, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 954
Leaking oil cooler lines, bodge needed
I got out of work this morning to find a puddle of oil under my bike, the larger metal line appears to be leaking from where it has a rubber cover over it.
I have ordered both oil lines from...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
07-01-09, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 21,238
Re: New battery required?
Wow amazing service, my battery and optimate arrived this morning.
No more multimeters and resistors for charging and crossing my fingers before starting my bike :)
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
06-01-09, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 21,238
Re: New battery required?
Thankyou for the offer batteryman, I just ordered a YTZ14-BS and got an optimate for good measure.
My battery decided to give up the ghost on new years day and I decided a propper charger is...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
27-10-08, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,097
Re: Electric bike anyone?
Well if you could invent some magic batterys that could hold enough energy then the power of the motors isnt an issue have a look at a few of the motors here, particularly the siemens ones:...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
22-10-08, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,437
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
01-10-08, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 8,859
Re: handguards
wow you might still be able to use the vstrom guards, the fitting kit for the guards includes a pair of spacers and longer retaining bolts for the bar ends, you take the bar ends off then put the...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
25-09-08, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 151
Views: 15,886
Re: Gladius - The new SV650
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced."
Its hideous, like they sent a blind man into the parts store to pull out the...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
08-09-08, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,156
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Forum: Riding Gear
10-08-08, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,289
Re: What's needed in a pair of boots?
I have a pair of Hi-tec magnum protector ST steel toe capped boots, mostly so I can get off my bike and go straight into work, they are water resistant enough that they are still dry after my 20 min...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
10-08-08, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,644
Re: Why don't buell make a 600
If buell made a 600cc bike you probably wouldn't even need a restrictor kit to be able to ride it on a restricted licence and it would be less reliable than a ducati, not exactly the stuff dreams are...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
30-07-08, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,990
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-07-08, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,473
Re: First bike Troubles!!!!
A rapid clicking noise when trying to start a car or bike is usually a sign of a dead battery.
Basically what happens is the battery will seem fine under little or no load and if you test it with...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
08-07-08, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,233
Re: Telling the time when riding...
The method I use is as follows:
If its light then it is daytime
If it is dark it is night time
If you need a finer resolution that this it is also possible to discern the transition from dark to...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
02-07-08, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,839
Re: Gear Shift Lever?
If you have an 04 or newer sv650 it will have the gear lever that rotates on a separate lug (that's prone to unscrew and fall out) instead of the older design where the lever pivots on the footpeg.
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
21-06-08, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,171
Re: Tyre Advice Please
Get the continental road attacks as they have the coolest tread pattern.
All tyre purchase decisions should be made on the basis of which ones look the best, you know it makes sense.
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Forum: Idle Banter
15-05-08, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,506
Re: Parking, treating all fairly.
Have you got a front garden big enough to fit a driveway for a car?
Its not particularly cheap but your best bet would probably be to pay the council to install a drop kerb and build a driveway in...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
11-05-08, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,231
Re: gear selector coming loose
Yeah you would of though they would do that wouldnt you?
They dont.
This happened to me on my K4 on my way back home one day, my ghetto solution was to superglue (well actually the little bottle...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
29-04-08, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,334
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
29-04-08, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,334
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
09-02-08, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,285
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
30-12-07, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,829
Re: First Gear Not Fully Disengaging
Does this happen everytime, or do you only notice it if the bike has been standing when you first put it into 1st gear?
My old xj600 diversion used to lurch when I first put it into 1st gear in...
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