modifications?(suggestions on a standard bike)

no mate ive got the screen, rear light and jack up kit. wanted to know about the rear hugger or the solo seat thing.

witch should i get 1st?

[northwind]

Ah, can't read. Whichever you prefer I don't like huggers, meself. But, if you do the seat cowl think about removing the pegs also, it looks a bit daft otherwise IMO.

whats wrong with huggers?

Originally Posted by k6sv650sport

spend ur money on handling rather than performance mods ohlins fork springs and thicker oil dramaticly change the front end, also consider a ohlins rear shock, a steering damper wudent go a miss to control those tank slappers when you are really giving it some, also sticky rubber michelin power race are great for knee down grip also consider pirell diablo's or mezaler sportec m3. As for performane mods exhaust systems offer power gains and relese that great v twin soundtrack I recomend either arrow or akrapovic, if you are adding a full system then you need to add a race air filter k&n or BMC are good also a dynojet kit is ideal.

Hi there, i do agree with this guy.

The SV front is really too soft...
Spend money on the fork springs and thicker oil (some tuning needed for oil level) and buy good brake pads (I've got EBC Metal and love them )
I've made some mods, just have a look on my webpage (see profile)

Sorry for the strong accent

[northwind]

Originally Posted by lancasterlad

whats wrong with huggers?

Just don't like the look... Makes the rear look heavy to me. But that's personal.

SV springs are only too soft if you're too heavy for them We have a few people on here who're actually the right weight. Steering damper shouldn't be needed if you have half-decent suspension, with our geometry they're only good for covering up shortcomings- I'd sooner fix a problem than spend money hiding it. I did! Exhaust and induction give you only a few horses for a very big outlay, unless you're doing other tuning it's just not a good return.

But, if you do the seat cowl think about removing the pegs also, it looks a bit daft otherwise IMO.

what do i do about the right hand side 1? it holds the exuast on? ive taken the left side off but now stuck.

do you mean just the pegs or the hanger aswell? as ive taken the hanger of the left side. but just the pig on the right

the first things ive done on my new SV is;

Disk Lock
Tail Tidy
Tank Protector
R&G Crash Bungs
Fender Extenda(Still waiting for the correct one to arrive!)

Then all i want once i have some cash is a rear hugger, and also a new can...

Wont be for a little while yet though!

ollie where you get the tail tidy? can i see a pic with it on the bike please

Its a Hamicad mate, ordered it direct from hamicad.com.

Pics? of course;

Before:


After:




Improves it 100% in my opinion!

[northwind]

Originally Posted by lancasterlad

But, if you do the seat cowl think about removing the pegs also, it looks a bit daft otherwise IMO.

what do i do about the right hand side 1? it holds the exuast on? ive taken the left side off but now stuck.

do you mean just the pegs or the hanger aswell? as ive taken the hanger of the left side. but just the pig on the right

Just the pig eh?

You can get hangers to replace it, or you could use a bit of bent aluminium or somesuch, but there's nothing that wrong with leaving them on... I got carried away