Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
17-03-24, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 471
Re: Tyre change
Bead breaking: an 8" C-Clamp
Balancing: static with axle on a couple of jack stands
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
16-03-24, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 471
Re: Tyre change
In changing the rear tire, I found it helped greatly to move the caliper out of the way. Then you only need three hands to put the wheel and spacers back in.
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
12-01-24, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 402
Re: Triumph TF250X
Or hark back to the Trophy 250 from 1970 --
The kind of bike that if something goes wrong on a trip, you just leave it there and take an intercity bus home.
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
07-12-23, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,941
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
03-12-23, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,941
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
30-11-23, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 730
Re: Honda documentary
My first bike was a CB160 Honda. 4-speeds, pistons going up and down together, one set of points, centrifugal oil filter, and! double leading shoe front brake. Pretty good for its time, but my only...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
14-10-23, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 578
Re: 2003 sv650 strong crank no start
You're quite right. The +12V travels through the Ignition fuse, the sidestand relay and the kill switch. It gets to the starter button but not the coils. Maybe the problem is in the wiring to the...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
13-10-23, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 578
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
20-07-23, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,228
Re: A ride in the rain
For a while, I was into multi-day camping journeys, typically 9 days on the road. It's got to rain sometime, and I had rain gear and a bike (Concours C10) with good weather protection. So I rode in...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
01-07-23, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 419
Re: 1st gear clunks
In the dim past, I had a Bridgestone 350 GTR with a dry clutch. Six speed, shift pattern all down, best shifting transmission of all my bikes. No clunking that I remember.
There was a bit of a...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
25-03-23, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 640
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
09-01-23, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 753
Re: Spark plug codes
That may be true for air-cooled bikes, but with water-cooling, the running temperature is fairly constant, due to thermostat and cooling fan.
Other factors which might require a change in heat...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
29-12-22, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,401
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
25-10-22, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,618
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
14-09-22, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,303
Re: oil filter tightness
The stock Suzuki filter says to tighten 2 full turns from lightly seated. The owners manual says the same.
This is pretty tight and makes the filter a tad difficult to remove.
I believe...
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-09-22, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 622
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
08-09-22, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 736
Re: other forums
Still following Yamaha XZ550 Vision, Kawasaki Concours and Ninja 250 fora, every now and then something interesting pops up. For example, the Ninja forum has the best documentation on carb cleaning.
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Forum: Idle Banter
08-07-22, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,668
Re: Tiiiimber!!
Hmmm, despite his behaviour, he'll still be know as the 'Right Honourable Boris Johnson', believe it or not.
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-06-22, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 735
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
17-06-22, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,288
Re: Engine won't turn - stuck.
If I understand correctly, you took out the spark plugs and tried to rotate the engine using the rear wheel (presumably in 6th). I'm puzzled why the fuel didn't squirt out the spark plug hole.
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
13-05-22, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,163
Re: Ebay description
not eBay but a local for-sale board in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Posting says it's a 2004:
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-cruisers-choppers/ottawa/suzuki-650-sv-s/1612406644
Seems like a...
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-04-22, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 885
Re: No longer an Sv owner!
Hmmm, I sold a Gen1 and was without an SV for a while, but my mind couldn't stand it, so now have a Gen2.
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
01-04-22, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,992
Re: Tail Bag Recommendations?
Hmmm, my 2 cents worth. The weight of a rear trunk is cantilevered behind the rear wheel. Aerodynamic forces act to push the trunk backward. Both effects act to unweight the front wheel, which is the...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
28-03-22, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,324
Re: Power steering...for bikes
Intriguing, considering counter-steering for a single-track vehicle. Maybe it will translate 'pull-left' into 'go-left' for us.
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
08-02-22, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,131
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