sv650 gsxr conversion setup

I'm just building my 2000year sv with gsxr1000 rear shock and silver gsxr usd front end,being a popular conversion I was wondering what others have set there compression bump and rebound too.

Also I have fitted a jackup dog bone kit that was supplied with bike but it still feels a bit low so is there different lengths available or would I be best cutting and re-welding the originals to suit

cheers Jon

you can get a few different size of dog bones i wouldnt cut and weld them i wouldnt fancy them snaping when out on the bike!!

also if your looking different dog bones you can get them on ebay thers a guy sells the different ones.

[Red Herring]

I wouldn't pay to much heed to whatever anyone says about x number of clicks rebound and y number of turns compression. There are so many variables involved, not to mention manufacturing tolerances and condition of oil (three clicks on one set of forks may be equivalent to 5 clicks on another) they they are nothing more than a very base setting. Either get an expert to take a look once it's all put together, or just get on and ride it and try making a few changes yourself. Provided you don't go all the way to one end of a range you are unlikely to give it an un-rideable setting, and when you do ride it don't go full on into your favorite bumpy bend at the first attempt!

I'm taking mine to JHS racing in a month or so so they can set my bike up for me. Don't fancy doing it myself.

Yes there are different length dog bones available, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, and 40mm jack up to name the common ones. I would not cut and weld the original ones!!!

As for suspension set up, well 'Red Herring' has pretty much answer that for you. We all ride differently and expect different things from the way our bikes handle, if you are not confident to set it up yourself then a friendly suspension should is the place to go. The important thing to remember is once the initial suspension is set up tweaks should be made one click of an adjuster at a time!

[northwind]

TBH rather than starting with a short shock and compensating with dogbones I'd say you should reconsider the shock- bit late maybe but the GSXR thou shocks are pretty short. I put one in Matttheloony's bike for him but, well, I wasn't convinced it was a very good idea, put it that way. It fits but there's more to it than that.

If I was doing a swap with OEM from another bike, I'd be looking at the C-model 636 Showa, probably. Not a lot of info out there on putting these into SVs, the B model 636 KYB is popular but to be honest it's a horrible shock. Seems to work OK in the SV. ZX10-R is another popular one. I'm not really up to date with what's hot these days as I stopped reading once I got my Ohlins but these seem to be better choices.

[Red Herring]

I used an SRAD GSXR 750 shock and it seems spot on. Raised the ride height slightly, has loads of adjustment and so far I can't fault the performance, both on the road and the track.

[northwind]

Yup, those used to be the favourite swap. But kinda old and if memory serves a bit softer than the SV likes.

[yorkie_chris]

Yes definately soft. Handles like a harley 2 up even with max preload. However when you get the rebound somewhere near where you like it, it don't half stick to the road a lot better!

Got a ZX10R one to try next for 2 up work.