Picking up an sv on Sat

Hi everyone,
very new here.
erm just posting to firstly say and to tell everyone im picking up a beautiful '06 sv650s sport on saturday from my local honda dealer.

This is my first ever big bike, it will have a restrictor kit on it and is totally stock.

I have plans for it. 1st a twin can system.
But as most of you are seasoned members i would like to ask if you guys have any tips and tricks for me ?

Thank you

Perry

good choice bud sv's are real nice bike's as for the twin can set up as long as you know there purely for look's then go for it although they only add noise and weight as opposed to the single can set up if you still want to go that route i think laser still do them.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Moojuicepez

Hi everyone,
very new here.
erm just posting to firstly say and to tell everyone im picking up a beautiful '06 sv650s sport on saturday from my local honda dealer.

This is my first ever big bike, it will have a restrictor kit on it and is totally stock.

I have plans for it. 1st a twin can system.
But as most of you are seasoned members i would like to ask if you guys have any tips and tricks for me ?

Thank you

Perry

1st tip for you.

Get them to take the lowers off, in a minor off/drop they are an expensive item to repair/replace. My SV was on its side a couple of times within the 1st month of owning it (and it is an 06 as well). I too like the twin can look - but do you really want to spend huge amounts of cash on what it purely cosmetic? You can get the same sound from a single £100 can.

2nd tip.

It's ONLY an SV.

Apart from a few mechanical upgrades - to suspension for the main part, there is nothing you can do to it without spending STUPID amounts of money on it that will really affect the handling - if you wanted a Gixxer, well you should have bought one.

In saying that the SV *IS* a great bike - if it wasn't I would not have put the money and effort into putting mine back to roadworthy conditions after its Cat-D writeoff and not have sold it on already.

3rd tip.

Put your location in your profile and get along to a meet-up ASAP in your local area, there are people in each area who know a LOT about SV's (and bikes in general) who will be more than willing to help you get to know your bike, and once you can do your own oil/filter and sparkplug changes, you can save yourself a couple of hundred quid a year (dependent on the mileage you do). If there is nothing closer and you can make it to Essex, look for The Annual Ride-out 09 thread/

Oh and lastly, Welcome

zsv650: yeah id read they do nothing for power. but i dont think i want too much power as long as it looks powerful and beasty i dont mind

SoulKiss: Fisrtly id like to say a huge thank you for spending alot of time writing the tips for me. by lowers i guess you mean bollom fairing? if so the reason i got the sport was because i liked the full faired look. my old bike is a streetfighter and im sick of being battereed by the wind. so i thought the more plastic the better.

ive heard about the Gixxer front forks being popular with sv owners. does it really help alot ?

ill add Coventry in in a seccond.

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Thank you both for the tips
and thank you for the welcome

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Moojuicepez

zsv650: yeah id read they do nothing for power. but i dont think i want too much power as long as it looks powerful and beasty i dont mind

SoulKiss: Fisrtly id like to say a huge thank you for spending alot of time writing the tips for me. by lowers i guess you mean bollom fairing? if so the reason i got the sport was because i liked the full faired look. my old bike is a streetfighter and im sick of being battereed by the wind. so i thought the more plastic the better.

ive heard about the Gixxer front forks being popular with sv owners. does it really help alot ?

ill add Coventry in in a seccond.

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Thank you both for the tips
and thank you for the welcome

Yep lowers are bottom (or lower if you will) fairings. Mine is just a straight SVs - they didnt do the Sport until the end of the year.

No problem - someone did the same for me about 3 years ago, and I'm sure if you are still around you will do the same for someone else.

Personally I think that a belly pan is the better option on the pointies - the SV is NOT a sports bike, making it look like one is false advertising - bit like a Wonderbra

That said, its YOUR bike to do what YOU want with it - if that happens to be lowers then great, if it happens to be loads of LEDs then thats good too................

I understand your reasons for the lowers but if I tell you that IF they get damaged in an accident then its probably about £400 to sort them out ALONE, and they will Cat-D write-off your bike if it damage reaches 75% of its value. So, I would take them off for the summer (I dont think they do THAT much for wind-blast protection anyway), get used to the weight and handling the SV (dropping it off its stand in your garage/driveway could be VERY expensive) then put them on when are more used to the bike.

As said, your bike, your call - end of the day I REALLY dont care - well apart from getting to say "I told you so" if it all goes wrong (and I REALLY dont want to do that )

haha i can understand your reasons Soul. maybe a huge set of bungs instead of taking them off?

i like leds too hahah
speaking of which thats reminded me.

Cheapest way to do a tail tidy? its crazy big and i dont like it haha

why not ride it a bit before you start tarting it up if it need's ought done this will tell what really need's it.

[Paul the 6th]

welcome along matey

the gsxr fork conversion gives better (and more adjustable) suspension and stronger brakes. I found that some aftermarket springs from the likes of maxton really made the front end commit alot more through corners and also helped the overall handling as I'm a big lad.

The brakes on the sv are great if you put some nice aftermarket pads in, Sinterred (H/H) pads by the likes of EBC made my brakes feel absolutely great.

Most people seem to do the gsxr front end swap after a front end smash (although there are also people who do it just as a pure mod).

If it's your first big bike, give yourself a bit of time to get used to it. If you dive in and fit sharper brakes, better suspension etc... you'll never really know or appreciate the difference. The sv is a cracking first bike but there are one or two areas where after a little while, you'll think "Hmmm, I fancy making this thing a bit sharper"...

Like others have said above, find your local meets and get on some rideouts. I was a bit baffled by the idea of meeting people off the net when someone first mentioned it but I've yet to meet a complete nobber from these forums, everyone is so helpful and friendly (just watch out for Gr33k, he's a bit odd).

yeah i know i should ride it first but i think it will still need a tidy. its a huge back end haha

Originally Posted by Moojuicepez

yeah i know i should ride it first but i think it will still need a tidy. its a huge back end haha

sv's can't help having fat arses lol just get a tail tidy then if it bug's you that much could try evotech or puig who both do them.