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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues Today, 10:45 AM
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Posted By SV650rules
Re: carbon fuel tank vent cartridge

One hose comes from direction of fuel tank on LH side of bike ( but cannot see any connection either side of filler cap boss ) and the other one goes down to the RH side of bike down towards rear...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues Yesterday, 03:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 134
Posted By SV650rules
Re: carbon fuel tank vent cartridge

This is the part, not specific to SV650 models, but a generic part for venting the fuel tank. In USA they have had this for a while, the fuel tank cap does not have a breather hole in it, everything...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues Yesterday, 12:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 134
Posted By SV650rules
Re: carbon fuel tank vent cartridge

Cheers,

The can takes up a big chunk of useful storage space under the seat...

Looking at the canister it has 3 x 6.5 OD plastic connector stubs sticking out, with two pipes connected and the...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 25-03-24, 04:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 134
Posted By SV650rules
carbon fuel tank vent cartridge

I fitted a new Yuasa battery to SV AL7 today and was trying to squeeze the standard tool kit, a plug-and-go puncture repair kit and some 16 gram CO2 cartridges ( to re-inflate the tyre if needed )...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 24-03-24, 08:42 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 441
Posted By SV650rules
Re: Brake fluid musings

Sometimes the rubber diaphragm stays inside the cap when you remove it, on other reservoirs it stays in the neck of the reservoir and you have to pull it out to add fluid, there will often be a...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 23-03-24, 04:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 441
Posted By SV650rules
Re: Brake fluid musings

Agreed, flushing out old fluid is just good maintenance practice, and can prevent much more expensive problems happening. I have used a MityVac for many years now and it makes brake flushing super...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 23-03-24, 04:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 441
Posted By SV650rules
Re: Brake fluid musings

Automotive brake fluid reservoirs have a vent in the actual lid, but below the lid is a flexible membrane that has a collar ( sometimes pressed down by the lid to seal better) that is a tight fit in...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 21-03-24, 06:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 176
Posted By SV650rules
Re: Gsx-8R

Seen quite a few tests / reviews on the 8R and nobody really had any criticism of it, they are all impressed by the mid range performance and 'torquie' feel to the engine and its smoothness ( twin...
Forum: Idle Banter 06-03-24, 02:30 PM
Replies: 6,385
Views: 1,464,056
Posted By SV650rules
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?

Got my bike insurance quote today from Broker ( they are normally pretty good and offer a couple of different companies ) and it seems that Zenith have decided not to offer me cover this year ( dunno...
Forum: Idle Banter 06-03-24, 02:19 PM
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Posted By SV650rules
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?

I always start high on mower to trim the tops off, and then work down to about 40mm, never cut grass down lower than that anyway with the kind of rye grass mix we have, you can go lower if you have...
Forum: Idle Banter 26-02-24, 01:56 PM
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Posted By SV650rules
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?

Bloke next door got a battery cordless mower a few years ago, I asked him how he was getting on with it, he said 'it's OK unless two blades of grass gang up on me at once'.....
Forum: Idle Banter 26-02-24, 11:02 AM
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Posted By SV650rules
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?

Gripe and smile in one post. Been noticing that the lawns have been growing pretty long, ( lawns are the original solar powered thing, and just like solar in UK disappears from October to March, so...
Forum: Idle Banter 22-02-24, 08:30 PM
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Posted By SV650rules
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?

I checked the battery at Tayna as well, their price almost £60 but by the time you add on delivery costs it it is almost the Halfords price, but Tayna do not have stock either. I know Halfrauds...
Forum: Idle Banter 22-02-24, 05:18 PM
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Posted By SV650rules
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?

Got in touch with MDS and their flippant reply was 'well they obviously don't make them like they used to' - and offered me a tenner off a replacement - but when I checked their price is the same as...
Forum: Idle Banter 22-02-24, 03:16 PM
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Posted By SV650rules
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?

Many things are not designed to be 'fixable' any more, just disposable...
Forum: Idle Banter 22-02-24, 02:37 PM
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Posted By SV650rules
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?

Seeker, this country ( and many other western countries ) have lost at least a generation of people who know how to fix things. This country will not be able to expand its manufacturing sector even...
Forum: Idle Banter 20-02-24, 10:46 AM
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Posted By SV650rules
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?

My gripe is that I normally buy my batteries from Tayna, but a few years ago when i needed a new Yuasa YT12A-BS AGM battery for my AL7. Tayna were out of stock and could not give me a date when new...
Forum: Idle Banter 16-02-24, 08:06 AM
Replies: 11,270
Views: 6,047,190
Posted By SV650rules
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?

'buying an Ebac 2250e (with a 4 yr warranty if you buy it direct @ £250). The Ebac is made in Durham, the Meaco (a UK company) DD8L (Zambezi) is made in China'.


I had a few Ebac in the past (...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 13-02-24, 08:49 AM
Replies: 2,785
Views: 501,217
Posted By SV650rules
Re: What have you tinkered with today?

The 'water absorbing ethanol contaminated fuel' we get these days had been in SV since October, and although I use petrol stability preservative ( StaBil ) I thought a good idea to get my Sealey...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 11-02-24, 02:10 PM
Replies: 2,785
Views: 501,217
Posted By SV650rules
Re: What have you tinkered with today?

@glang A couple of years after I got my SV650 AL7 in 2016 I fitted an electrex world RR851 'series' regulator ( I had fitted LED headlight bulb and obviously they take a lot less power than the...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 21-10-23, 10:07 AM
Replies: 2,785
Views: 501,217
Posted By SV650rules
Re: What have you tinkered with today?

That would be Bushbury Crem ? Yeah, quite secure and far out of town.
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 21-10-23, 08:47 AM
Replies: 2,785
Views: 501,217
Posted By SV650rules
Re: What have you tinkered with today?

Sorry about your mate Gary, good mates are hard to come by, but if you are going to Wolverhampton take your biggest lock and chain.
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 10-10-23, 02:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,065
Posted By SV650rules
Re: SV650S Headlight Upgrade Opinions

https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/pro...ion-5-15-volts (https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/products/compact-direct-fit-h4-472-476-led-hi-lo-beam-conversion-5-15-volts)


classiccarleds are now doing...
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 09-10-23, 05:06 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 10,363
Posted By SV650rules
Re: Osram Night Breaker Laser H4

classicarleds are now doing the 'direct replacement LED H4' means no separate power supply or fan to worry about. They are a couple of mm longer than a standard H4 filament bulb. I have no...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 08-10-23, 09:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,134
Posted By SV650rules
Re: Low beam not working.

Corrosion is the enemy on motorbike connectors, it pays to strip and clean any connectors and dose with ACF-50 which is magic stuff..... as it does not damage plastic and actually seems to clean up...
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