busa piston swap - work in progress - Page 5 - SV650.org

andrewsmith · 15-01-11, 04:58 PM

Thats the only thing i wouldn't use around the pivot, incase it got in the bearings and wrecked them

15-01-11, 05:27 PM

yeh i left the spacers in when had the ally cleaner on it, paraffin is ok to use as long as you leave it to dry properly

_Stretchie_ · 15-01-11, 05:39 PM

Me and Squirrell bought PJ's old SV, 70k on the clock and not right clean, I got the swing arm and frame clean with degreaser and a paint brush.

andrewsmith · 15-01-11, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by _Stretchie_

Me and Squirrell bought PJ's old SV, 70k on the clock and not right clean, I got the swing arm and frame clean with degreaser and a paint brush.

How long did that take then?
Took me 2 hours with petrol to do one a wee while back

Jayneflakes · 15-01-11, 06:03 PM

I will gladly provide tea and verbal and/or physical abuse to anyone brave enough to give my SV a deep clean for me. I do like the idea of a deep brace on the swing arm, been thinking that my bike needed one for a while, just for the aesthetic though rather than to remove flex.

andrewsmith · 15-01-11, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayneflakes

I will gladly provide tea and verbal and/or physical abuse to anyone brave enough to give my SV a deep clean for me. I do like the idea of a deep brace on the swing arm, been thinking that my bike needed one for a while, just for the aesthetic though rather than to remove flex.

Could always swap it for a GSXR swingarm, shock and tire

15-01-11, 07:35 PM

to be honest the stock swing arm is cr&p the adjusters are awful the design is bland and looks cheep (probs cuz it is lol) its the one of the worse bits of the bike after the suspension, the sv1000 swing arm is much nicer

andrewsmith · 15-01-11, 07:39 PM

tis is a budget bike.

If you wanted a posh v twin you'd go buy a 696/ 796 monster/ hypermotrad or a 800ss

15-01-11, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by andrewsmith

tis is a budget bike.

If you wanted a posh v twin you'd go buy a 696/ 796 monster/ hypermotrad or a 800ss

yup, but the curvy swing arm looks better and that was a budget bike

and wheres the fun in buying a posh bike ....

andrewsmith · 15-01-11, 07:44 PM

true true

The curvy swingarm is a more robust thing

15-01-11, 04:58 PM	#41
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: busa piston swap - work in progress Thats the only thing i wouldn't use around the pivot, incase it got in the bearings and wrecked them __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

15-01-11, 05:27 PM	#42
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: busa piston swap - work in progress yeh i left the spacers in when had the ally cleaner on it, paraffin is ok to use as long as you leave it to dry properly

15-01-11, 05:39 PM	#43
_Stretchie_ Large Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minsterworth, Gloucester Posts: 2,353	Re: busa piston swap - work in progress Me and Squirrell bought PJ's old SV, 70k on the clock and not right clean, I got the swing arm and frame clean with degreaser and a paint brush. __________________ How to amuze an idiot: Look right-> <-Look Left

15-01-11, 07:35 PM	#47
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: busa piston swap - work in progress to be honest the stock swing arm is cr&p the adjusters are awful the design is bland and looks cheep (probs cuz it is lol) its the one of the worse bits of the bike after the suspension, the sv1000 swing arm is much nicer

15-01-11, 07:39 PM	#48
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: busa piston swap - work in progress tis is a budget bike. If you wanted a posh v twin you'd go buy a 696/ 796 monster/ hypermotrad or a 800ss __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

15-01-11, 07:44 PM	#50
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: busa piston swap - work in progress true true The curvy swingarm is a more robust thing __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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