50,000 Miles and still going - SV650.org

22-12-05, 09:11 AM

My curvy hit 50,000 miles yesterday (its her 3rd Birthday in Jan) and she is still going strong, and going a bit rusty too!
She seen 2.5 winters now and been binned a couple of times

not always my fault

I have to say I think her Winters are numbered now, I had some electrical gremlins at the w/end and the connecters had seen better days, but the price of a New SV, I really can't grumble.

Mags

22-12-05, 01:13 PM

Wow!
Congratulations if nothing else!

Viney · 22-12-05, 01:14 PM

Mines still sitting on 42k and just had her 5th birthday

22-12-05, 01:29 PM

Mines only on 33 for her 4th birthday in April.. but then she's been in the garage 6 months now with no time to fix.

Skip · 22-12-05, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by localhost

Wow!
Congratulations if nothing else!

Totally agree there - that is impressive!

In fact I admire all the higher mileage SV riders - you show commitment where I would be running for the car!

22-12-05, 03:41 PM

mine is 95k :S its a 1999 btw

22-12-05, 04:31 PM

Good going heres to the next 50k.

22-12-05, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by didge

mine is 95k :S its a 1999 btw

Awesome, hats off to you, I hope mine makes it that far, I can't see it though, it doesn't get loved enough in the Winter

22-12-05, 05:50 PM

50K miles and 95K miles? This makes me very happy, since I know that my SV can go atleast this far. I do hope it out lives me.

Sid Squid · 22-12-05, 07:59 PM

Horizontal's '99 SVS is just coming up on 100,000 miles, (I'm not exactly sure but definately in the high 90s), it's required a healthy amount of consumables of course but is largely original, recently needing discs and cailpers and it's required a rear shock every so often, (British roads

).
Considering most of it's life has been commuting and lots of town miles I think it's lasting very well. Motor's still fine, bike's a rusty wreck and a testament to Suzuki engineering that a machine can be so awfully abused and neglected and still go on for so long working so well.

22-12-05, 09:11 AM	#1
Mags Guest Posts: n/a	50,000 Miles and still going My curvy hit 50,000 miles yesterday (its her 3rd Birthday in Jan) and she is still going strong, and going a bit rusty too! She seen 2.5 winters now and been binned a couple of times not always my fault I have to say I think her Winters are numbered now, I had some electrical gremlins at the w/end and the connecters had seen better days, but the price of a New SV, I really can't grumble. Mags

22-12-05, 07:59 PM	#10
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Horizontal's '99 SVS is just coming up on 100,000 miles, (I'm not exactly sure but definately in the high 90s), it's required a healthy amount of consumables of course but is largely original, recently needing discs and cailpers and it's required a rear shock every so often, (British roads ). Considering most of it's life has been commuting and lots of town miles I think it's lasting very well. Motor's still fine, bike's a rusty wreck and a testament to Suzuki engineering that a machine can be so awfully abused and neglected and still go on for so long working so well. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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22-12-05, 01:13 PM	#2
localhost Guest Posts: n/a	Wow! Congratulations if nothing else!

22-12-05, 01:14 PM	#3
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	Mines still sitting on 42k and just had her 5th birthday

22-12-05, 01:29 PM	#4
Grinch Guest Posts: n/a	Mines only on 33 for her 4th birthday in April.. but then she's been in the garage 6 months now with no time to fix.

22-12-05, 03:41 PM	#6
didge Guest Posts: n/a	mine is 95k :S its a 1999 btw

22-12-05, 04:31 PM	#7
Moo Guest Posts: n/a	Good going heres to the next 50k.

22-12-05, 05:50 PM	#9
AlfBoy Guest Posts: n/a	50K miles and 95K miles? This makes me very happy, since I know that my SV can go atleast this far. I do hope it out lives me.