Suzuki SFV 650 Gladius

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by OldBoy

Next time someone says you are riding a girls bike just say “No, that’s the SFV650, the F in the name is for female”.

or "fa......

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wait, what was that?

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

it'll be ECU controlled with EFI to meet emmisions regs so doubt it'll be easy, but then if it was easy it wouldn't be worth the attempt...

BigApe has Pointy clocks on a Curvy so not that hard really

I think its just the fuel and temp lights that don't work on his.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Grinch

I think its just the fuel and temp lights that don't work on his.

Fuel Light works fine since I helped him rewire the bike the other month - and his soldering is much better.

When I said helped I mean I held the wires together once he selected the ones to join and then applied the solder the heat shrink

But I DID introduce him to the concept of tinning the wires

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

BigApe has Pointy clocks on a Curvy so not that hard really

perhaps not then


how you'd wire up the gear position sensor i don't know, unless it works like the aftermarket ones on the basis of revs and road speed, it would annoy me insecently if it didn't work...

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

perhaps not then


how you'd wire up the gear position sensor i don't know, unless it works like the aftermarket ones on the basis of revs and road speed, it would annoy me insecently if it didn't work...

There may be extra fiddly bits on the Gladiolas engine I guess.

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Fuel Light works fine since I helped him rewire the bike the other month - and his soldering is much better.

When I said helped I mean I held the wires together once he selected the ones to join and then applied the solder the heat shrink

But I DID introduce him to the concept of tinning the wires

I try to do that, if we are talking about the same thing, but the wires I look at never take a solder cus they are so corroded.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

There may be extra fiddly bits on the Gladiolas engine I guess.

yes, i think the flowery marketing speech makes it sound more complicated than it really is












ba-dum-tsh

Originally Posted by OldBoy

nothing has been carried over from the SV650

That I can't believe, they have detuned it yeah but I am sure it has many of the same components inside. It is a aimed at novices, funnily enough so is the SV, and it has the same performance specs according to Suzuki. It is still a budget bike so do not expect fancy brakes and suspension.

The Gladius is running alongside the SV650S and SV650N for 2009, if it proves popular could it become the only 650 V-twin in the range for 2010???

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

BigApe has Pointy clocks on a Curvy so not that hard really

It is doing it the other way around that causes problems.

[northwind]

Apparently they're not importing any more SV-Ns into the US. Not a great shock there, it was always a poor seller but I wouldn't be surprised to see that happen here as well once the new bike is out.