What have you tinkered with today?

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

Got the Street Triple just about back together and running again at last. I won't go into the details as I've had enough of it but it was a tricky one to say the least. And not a cheap service either even though I did it myself. Need to book it's MOT now.

The good old SV is beginning to look better by the day.... My only gripe with my AL7 was the seat, but did an 100 miler yesterday to try out new seat cover and found the seat 100% better, not bad for £10 and a bit of sewing ( just to shorten mounting straps so that velcro bits lined up ).


http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=239783


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[Adam Ef]

I'd love to say I preferred my SV, but the Street Triple is the best bike I've owned. Head and shoulders above my SV.

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

I'd love to say I preferred my SV, but the Street Triple is the best bike I've owned. Head and shoulders above my SV.

Even the SV is more capable than I am these days, I did narrow it down to Street Triple and SV when I was buying a new bike in 2016, but had to bear in mind the amount of use bike would get, which is about 1.5 K miles a year, so Triple would have been wasted on me. The one think I was sure of is that I didn't want an IL4 or anything too large ( physically or engine size ). I suppose the lower seat height of the SV ( I am vertically challenged, but can get both feet pretty fully down flat on SV ) and the lovely V twin sound made my mind up for me. Not regretted it ( except the seat, but hopefully that seems to be a lot better now after investing £10 ). I can also pretty regularly get north of 70 mpg, even riding back lanes fairly briskly, and the 0-60 time of the lower geared naked L7 is pretty damn quick.

[svenrico]

Originally Posted by SV650rules

The good old SV is beginning to look better by the day.... My only gripe with my AL7 was the seat, but did an 100 miler yesterday to try out new seat cover and found the seat 100% better, not bad for £10 and a bit of sewing ( just to shorten mounting straps so that velcro bits lined up ).


http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=239783


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Just remind us which seat cover you have please. I have been looking at mesh types that just cover the front part of seat but not sure which size to get.

[Chris_SVS]

Changed the accelerator pedal, cut some cowling and added this stalk. For the palty sum of -£40 I now have cruise control in my van

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by svenrico

Just remind us which seat cover you have please. I have been looking at mesh types that just cover the front part of seat but not sure which size to get.

Look at bottom of page 1 in this link - there is also a photo ( PDF file ) attached showing seat cover on the AL7, as i said bit of sewing and a couple of strips of metal to make a clip to keep front strap away from the two nylon 'hooks' that fit around the two metal rods welded to frame of bike at front of seat, can post another photo of underside of seat if you need it. There is only one size of cover available.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/ipp/124819827...2047675.l48352



http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=239783

[DJ123]

Replacing the RR on my bike, as i believe it has now fried. Even though it tests well on the Diodes & reverse bias at ambient air temperature. I get charging issues once the bike is Hot, and more frequently in warmer climates (like on Sunday).
The heat seems to create the issue, either by overheating the component(s) and causing the fail, or the device simply gets too warm and shuts down. I've not figured it out. But hopefully a new one should work properly, and confirm it was the issue.

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by DJ123

Replacing the RR on my bike, as i believe it has now fried. Even though it tests well on the Diodes & reverse bias at ambient air temperature. I get charging issues once the bike is Hot, and more frequently in warmer climates (like on Sunday).
The heat seems to create the issue, either by overheating the component(s) and causing the fail, or the device simply gets too warm and shuts down. I've not figured it out. But hopefully a new one should work properly, and confirm it was the issue.

Fitted one of these series regulators to my SV last year, very happy with it ( fitted voltmeter at same time ) have been monitoring charge voltage ( voltmeter connected straight to battery terminals for most accurate reading without any voltage drops in wiring looms and plugs) and stays between 14.1 to 14.3 volts whatever the revs ), runs really cool as well at least 30deg C cooler than OEM Suzuki RR ( shunt RR ). Actually gives the stator coils a much easier time as well, instead of demanding full power from stator all the time and wasting what it does not need ( by SHUNTing the power to the RR heatsink as heat ) it only takes what it need at the moment from stator ( like a lamp dimmer ). All a MOSFET shunt RR does is replaces the older type thyristor switching devices with a faster switching device, which reduces the amount of heat generated by the device, but excess power still gets put into the heatsink. my heatsink on my OEM Suzuki mosfet RR was running about 75degC - with the electrex series one it went down to around 40degC. Measured on same day with same ambient temp ( about 27degC IIRC ).



https://www.electrexworld.co.uk/cgi-...2ehtml#SID=439


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[Adam Ef]

Originally Posted by DJ123

... I get charging issues once the bike is Hot, and more frequently in warmer climates (like on Sunday).
The heat seems to create the issue, either by overheating the component(s) and causing the fail, or the device simply gets too warm and shuts down. I've not figured it out. But hopefully a new one should work properly, and confirm it was the issue.

I had this on my DRZ and it was the Stator. It tested just within spec of resistance but resisitance goes up with heat, so after half hour of riding resistance had risen and it wasn't putting out charge back to the battery. That and some very under spec wiring and connector plugs that Suzuki fitted at the factory were replaced and it's been happy ever since.


My situation was also muddied by a leakiy float valve on the carb allowing fuel into the oil which has a similar effect once the engine gets hot.


I'd check your stator too.

[Adam Ef]

Originally Posted by Chris_SVS

Changed the accelerator pedal, cut some cowling and added this stalk. For the palty sum of -£40 I now have cruise control in my van

You do love your homebrew cruise controls