OOOOOH! Sexy carbon for the SV.

[Viney]

Originally Posted by lukemillar

Am I the only one who thinks this is quite tacky?

Yeah Streethawk...as if the neons aint enough

[Viney]

Originally Posted by TSM

Looks like Flat Sides installed in that air box.

Yup. Probably hence why it works with such a large airbox. The std carbs get drowned in air usualy

Originally Posted by Viney

Yeah Streethawk...as if the neons aint enough

8-10% increase to a stock bike with no additional tuning? So 6/7 BHP more just from an airbox change?

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

8-10% increase to a stock bike with no additional tuning? So 6/7 BHP more just from an airbox change?

Northwind the sceptic finds this claim unlikely... More air without more fuel = runs like a bag of nails, not "makes 7bhp" Stick a Race RS filter in standard carbs and it'll barely go, and that would give a comparable power boost when rejetted...

Not to say they're not good, though, with suitable rejetting there could be real benefits. Having said that... If you run the big K&N pod filters, the jetting's fundamentally identical to no filters or airbox at all, implying that you could achieve the same airflow without the tank.

Anyoen know how good c/f is at resisting splits or impact damage?

Originally Posted by northwind

Anyoen know how good c/f is at resisting splits or impact damage?

Not as good as the standard airbox plastic I'll wager. Oh and I don't think the carbon fuel tank will be quite as robust in the event of an off as the standard one, either.

[northwind]

It was mainly the tank I was thinking of I could care less if I develop an air leak after a crash.

[northwind]

Then, I'm biased as I think naked c/f looks like rubbish. But mask it and spray it, and have the carbon peek through as detailing, that's quite nice. Or combine this with that Glenthingy carbon front fairing and some engine armour,find a carbon tail off of something (or make one yourself, not that hard it seems) and you have The Ugliest SV In The World.

The strength of the tank would depend on whether they'd developed it with lightness or crashability for racing in mind.

My carbon Termi can was miles thicker than any other carbon stuff I've seen. It was about 3.5mm thick! Compare that to an Akra can at well under 1mm. When I dumped the bike at about 50mph right onto the can the endcaps and internals got banana'd and the carbon crumpled but when I took it off, the carbon wasn't punctured or ripped. I could have replaced the internals and pulled the sleeve straight.

I'd imagine a carbon tank's thickness would not be skimped on.

I don't think full bare carbon panels look nice either, but perhaps single colour paintjob with a carbon 'suzuki' showing, and perhaps an 'SV' logo forward of the filler cap.


On the airbox, it looks like they must drop the radiator down an inch or so to get the snorkel exiting at the bottom yoke. Nice design, but I would have preferred a small scoop either side poking out cheekily thru the frame lattice. This is something I've been thinking of recently, to direct a bit more air up to the top of the airbox.

Carbon tanks are strong but can fail catastrophically if hit hard in the right place as Haga found out at Oulton Park:



I don't know about the airbox but those Keihin flatslides would give quite a performance hike on their own. Talk to www.allensperformance.co.uk if you want a set of your own. They're UK specialists for Keihin carbs.

Ian