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Old 02-10-10, 10:20 AM   #11
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I have issues with changing gear on my K5, but the problem is very simple: the gearlever is too short for me.

I have big feet and when combined with some fairly clumpy Alpinestar water proof boots it means the end of the gearlever ends up way up my foot toward my leg, so I have to move my foot through some fairly extreme angles to ensure the gear lever goes all the way back to the centre position. Obvioulsy I don't manage this sometimes as I do get missed gears. The only solution I can see is to fabricate a bracket to move the gear lever forward so I'm operating it with the front part of my foot.
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Old 25-02-11, 07:27 PM   #12
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This again, as i re restricted it again it was less annoying, but whilst i was doing pre mot checks and cleaning the rear brake i thought id see if this amount drag is normal for an sv.

The only other big bike i have done this too was a zr7 and i can stop that wheel with no effort at all, it had next to no torque at all whilst dragging.

Warm, clutch taped fully in, both ends and worm drive properly adjusted.

If this amount of torque whilst dragging is typical, ill stop ****ing moaning about it and live with it lol.

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Old 25-02-11, 07:44 PM   #13
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'Ere, why is Kryton fecking about in yer garage?
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Old 25-02-11, 11:16 PM   #14
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That looks perfectly normal to me. You can feel the drag by hand, maybe a pound or so of force at the tyres edge.

Naturally once it gets spinning it takes a bit of stopping due to the inertia
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Old 26-02-11, 03:38 AM   #15
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Try different engine oil.
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Old 02-03-11, 11:18 PM   #16
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'Ere, why is Kryton fecking about in yer garage?
LOL smeeeeeeeeeeeg heeeeeeeeeeead

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Try different engine oil.
I'm going to do just that soon.

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That looks perfectly normal to me. You can feel the drag by hand, maybe a pound or so of force at the tyres edge.

Naturally once it gets spinning it takes a bit of stopping due to the inertia
Once it begins spinning even very slowly is has more than 1lb torque, only way i can explain it is, that its like the oil is too sticky lol, takes a large initial force to break the bond.

Going to try a completely different oil.
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Yeah that's pretty normal, static friction is pretty much always more than dynamic.
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Old 02-03-11, 11:37 PM   #18
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Yeah that's pretty normal
I only wish my high rpm gear changes were
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Hi,
Did you ever fix the problem with a dragging clutch on the SV650?
Mine is the same - I can't get neutral once the bike is hot. I fitted a new clutch actuator hoping that was the problem but it has not helped.
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Hi,
Did you ever fix the problem with a dragging clutch on the SV650?
Mine is the same - I can't get neutral once the bike is hot. I fitted a new clutch actuator hoping that was the problem but it has not helped.
When I first got my SV I too had this problem.It's all about the exact setting up of the clutch cable and tension/angle of the Clutch lifter/Actuator.

Info here,

https://cx500.000webhostapp.com/SV650ClutchLifter.html


and the,"Clutch Mantra",

https://www.svrider.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54588


Also never overfill the engine oil.Keep it around the middle of the glass on flat ground.

Also since using Smith&Allen Motorcycle oil(£19 ish delivered for a gallon<Two oil changes>) my SV has never been as smooth including gear changes.


https://www.smithandallan.com/produc...emi-synthetic/

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