SV1000 engine

[northwind]

Originally Posted by muffles

I am surprised that things like the Hornet 6/9 worked better than the 900 of the time - maybe it's that sort of thing that made the manufacturers catch up and ask themselves, if someone could make a better bike from the standard part lineup, why couldn't they do it in the first place.

It was more that they were built to do different things, nobody liked the Hornet 9 even though it was ace, because the Hornet 600 riders wanted a more powerful Hornet, which it wasn't, while everyone else looked at it and thought "It's just a more powerful hornet" Just like with the SV thou in fact, 650 owners tend not to like it becuase all they want is an SV650 with 120 bhp, which it isn't, it's a totally different animal... and other people think "it's just an SV" Also, the Hornet got a completely kneecapped motor with a little extra midrange but all the top end cut off. (but despite that, overlay a Hornet 900 power curve with an SV1000 and it's almost identical, just 1000rpm further up)

So, the Hornet 6/9 is better for people who liked the original hornet, as they get the same old package but with a load more power, rather than the much more sensible allrounder that the 900 is. And this I think is where these swaps actually work, rather than trying to make something better than the manufacturer they make something different.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by northwind

just look at Thorsten Durbahn's ridiculous machines.

Also, bikes come saddled with emissions crap,

First step if I bought a new bike would be to go through it and lob all the excess euro-baggage in a skip.

Originally Posted by muffles

Bikes like the TLs are heavy, but when you say you can lighten them pretty significantly what do you mean?

Well if you're building a "special" then it's not about what you can bolt on, it's about what you can leave off

i have just got in from a weekend away and all i can say is wow i didnt realise my sv had so much power. i have started to think theres more done to the engine that the previous owner hasn't told me. i was very suprised to see what it is capable of and so where a few others lol

Originally Posted by sv_rory

wow i didnt realise my sv had so much power.

How much?

this was tested off road of course !

it climes to 140 then gradually hits 150 and sits there. my dad believes theres more done to the engine than just gas flowed heads or could this help to create that speed

Common thing with SV's is the drastically over reading speedo, and SV won't get that far no matter what you do!

[yorkie_chris]

I disagree, you could lob it off a cliff

my dad was beside me on his hayabusa and his speedo said the same thing

[yorkie_chris]

Bike speedos overread quite a bit. Only real method is the measured mile.

Originally Posted by sv_rory

my dad was beside me on his hayabusa and his speedo said the same thing

His must have been over-reading too

On the same note, I've had my 650 with nothing more than a free-flow exhaust system fitted (and the fuelling adjusted slightly) and it read 148 on the clocks.
I know very well that it isn't the actual speed, but it's still nice to see! lol