BHP

got my sv650 k3 too 85 bhp which i think is half decent

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Originally Posted by bronze svrider

got my sv650 k3 too 85 bhp which i think is half decent

What did you get done to acheive that?


Ben

twin pipe conversion full system by laser found here http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=68747&page=133

power comander upgrade on air filter oil filter etc

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Cheers but if that's all it has had done, then no way is it making 85....not with having a 33bhp ECU 'n all


Ben

[yorkie_chris]

Lol.

Was the dyno owned by the same people who fitted the cosmetic pipes for you?

[Viney]

Best advice, is loose some weight from you not the bike.

Upgrade the brakes and suspension, then you can out handle and out brake everything else, then get some advanced training. Then and only then start with the bike

Originally Posted by Bear

+1. Do you use all the power of your bike a lot? If so maybe look at getting a new one. If not...

I was about to ask the same thing There's no point in splashing out loads for more power if you are not using all the power you got already.

(on a personal note, I find the 70 odd bho of a stock SV is more than enough for Her Magesty's highways. I finally got the chance to hold the throttle wide open in fourth gear for the first time on full power the other week, and decree'd that my motorcycle is more than fast enough...and I didn't get above 9000 rpm)

As others have said, there are some relativly easy modifications you can do (ECU, full exhaust system i.e. can and downpipes, just an end can won;t do alot, maybe a better air filter) and then there are some more difficult ad more expensive things you can do (cam upgrades, big-bore engine modifications etc). The point is though the SV isn't about copious amounts of power; its a little bike best suited to twisty B roads and A roads, where having confidence in your bike and yourself accounts for much more than how many horses you got underneath you

I would recommend sorting the handling out. The SV handles fine, but when you start pushing it can get difficult. Front fork internals, new rear shock (even if its from another bike e.g. ZX-6R shock), and - if you got the cash - lightweight wheels

Of course, its nothing if you can't ride for poo, like me

Matt

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Lol.

Was the dyno owned by the same people who fitted the cosmetic pipes for you?

Maybe the same people who sold him the Ohlins front-end!

Just wasting money if you are going to spend thousands on engine mods to not sort the suspension and brakes to handle the extra.
and TBH, you are only ever going to gain probably 5BHP at most at the rear wheel with a fullsystem, filter and PC.

I know its not directly comparable as the Kwak is an IL4, but a bloke with the same bike as mine had a full Akky system put on PC III set up and filter to only gain 6BHP over stock.

That cost about 2K to get done and works out a lot perBHP in my opion.

Best to do just an end can air filter and sort the handling out. If you really want a massive BHP gain buy a different bike.

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

See my signature below for full blown tuning...


Might be an English bloke as well soon, on the road too!

Yea but thats with the 750 kit? Or bigger even?