sv650/s suspension questions

ahh cr&p well i dont mind fiting the rear shock my self but not the front springs and i was looking at gsxr 1000 k4 rear shocks with piggback's but not sure about the battery box mod carnt find pictures of what you have to do, and im dislexic so no point in explaning :/

the bike i will be geting will be k5-k9 not sure yet as im still looking

[yorkie_chris]

You can read what is written?
Mod is simple, just chop some plastic from front of battery tray and space battery upward. It is easy mod. Then GSXR1000K5 shock fits straight in.

Where is central UK for you? Near Yorkshire, or you mean Midlands?

midlands(ish), warwickshire to be percise.

and i can read what is written just dosen sink in or make sence if i wach or look, i can do it strange i know lol and that explained it simple enough to make sence and ok will look at k5 shock's

just one thing that bothers me wont the battery get wet or dosent it matter because they are sealed units ? and what sort of clearance problem with the seat would there be of any ?

thanks for all the help

Originally Posted by barwel1992

wont the battery get wet or dosent it matter because they are sealed units ?

Correct - the battery is sealed, so splashing some water on it wont hurt the battery. But you dont want so much water in there that the battery terminals get shorted. I'd cover the terminals back to the insulation on the wire with a coat of grease or vaseline to keep them dry.

Sorry I cant help on your seat question.

[yorkie_chris]

For GSXR1000K5 you need to remove one of the foam bump pads on the bottom of the seat IIRC.

ok cheers what i think im going to do when i come to do it is try to re insulate the battery box

[yorkie_chris]

I wouldn't bother, the amount of material which needs cutting out isn't going to let much if any water in.

I have been running similar mod on curvy for best part of 30k miles and no problems there.

Originally Posted by barwel1992

wel as the title states i have a few questions

like how does the stock suspension of the k5-k9 bikes handle at about 100mph ? on a fairly bumpy road with a 16stone rider ?

how much would it cost to have set up properly ?

whats the cheepest way to make it better ?

these are a few main things that im conserned about, i dont have the bike yet so i dont know for my self

thanks in advance

gladius dos'nt seem to bad at 100+ on b-roads ie teesdale - brough. dos'nt react on fast enough on 1" potholes 14 stone.
KAIS in atherton lancs do a simple setup starting at 40£ up to whatever you want to pay.set my rs955 spot on.

ok well looks like i will be geting a older bike so will have about £1000 to do evory thing in want to it atm looking at a k3 so will i have any problem with a gixxer 1000 shock k4-k5? and do i still have to mod the back ?

Dunno where you are mate but I just read about these fellas in suffolk who offer a ride in service and will set you up exactly for what you need:

http://www.mctsuspension.com/setup.htm

I dont think the cost is too astronomical either.

Anybody used these before?