Is it already restricted? - SV650.org

16-01-07, 07:01 PM

Is the SV650 already restricted from standard because everywhere i read it says the SV's top speed is 200kph 125mph but on here i read somewhere that they go up to nearly 140.

Is this because of aftermarket accessories?

mattSV · 16-01-07, 07:17 PM

Naked 650 will do around 125, faired will do around 135 - aftermarket accessories such as can, filters etc won't make a huge difference on top speed

fizzwheel · 16-01-07, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ljharmitt

Is the SV650 already restricted from standard

No. Speedo readings are subjective and some people like to exaggerate. 125mph - 130mph is about right IMHO.

northwind · 16-01-07, 08:31 PM

The only way to get a stock SV to a genuine 140mph would be to ride it down a cliff... The power drops off hard as you approach the limiter. Very few people will claim to have hit the limiter in top on a standard bike, and then you get the exagerration effect.- I think mine probably would, as it's nicely up on power, but the rate of climb drops right off after you hit a real 125. You'd need real patience and a lack of mechanical empathy to get it all the way. Or much lower gearing

16-01-07, 09:47 PM

i've had an indicated 140 - so about 120/125 real - and that was on the limiter in 6th, so i don't think you could go any faster on standard S gearing.

i'm not sure if i technically hit the limiter though - it was reading around 11.5krpm in 6th (so 500rpm into the red) and that was approximately where the limiter had been hit in other gears

it really didn't have much more to give (maybe 1-2 mph indicated if i had waited a few minutes!)

i must have a lack of mechanical empathy

:P

17-01-07, 11:01 AM

my fully faired curvy used to top out at an indicated 139mph. when i changed my front tyre i went up 10 on the profile and now it does 129mph. i feel that this has made the speedo very accurate.

17-01-07, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 01 sv650s

my fully faired curvy used to top out at an indicated 139mph. when i changed my front tyre i went up 10 on the profile and now it does 129mph. i feel that this has made the speedo very accurate.

I also went up 10 on the profile of the front on my pointy, did seem to make for a more accurate speedo reading. GPS checked I got an indicated 132, to an actual 127, with a bit more to come (Just got bored and ran out of private road

northwind · 17-01-07, 05:11 PM

I worked it out a while back, and running the speedo on a 120/70 reduces the error by about half. Running it off the rear with the 160 makes it closer again.

20-01-07, 12:58 AM

Thanks alot people

16-01-07, 07:01 PM	#1
ljharmitt Guest Posts: n/a	Is it already restricted? Is the SV650 already restricted from standard because everywhere i read it says the SV's top speed is 200kph 125mph but on here i read somewhere that they go up to nearly 140. Is this because of aftermarket accessories?

16-01-07, 07:17 PM	#2
mattSV Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Darn sarf, innit Posts: 2,025	Naked 650 will do around 125, faired will do around 135 - aftermarket accessories such as can, filters etc won't make a huge difference on top speed __________________ 2000 - 2004 SV650S 2004 - 2009 SV1000S 2009 - 2013 Triumph Sprint ST1050 2013 - 2016 Triumph Explorer 1200 2016 - Ducati Multistrada DVT S

16-01-07, 08:31 PM	#4
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	The only way to get a stock SV to a genuine 140mph would be to ride it down a cliff... The power drops off hard as you approach the limiter. Very few people will claim to have hit the limiter in top on a standard bike, and then you get the exagerration effect.- I think mine probably would, as it's nicely up on power, but the rate of climb drops right off after you hit a real 125. You'd need real patience and a lack of mechanical empathy to get it all the way. Or much lower gearing __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

17-01-07, 05:11 PM	#8
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	I worked it out a while back, and running the speedo on a 120/70 reduces the error by about half. Running it off the rear with the 160 makes it closer again. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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16-01-07, 09:47 PM	#5
muffles Guest Posts: n/a	i've had an indicated 140 - so about 120/125 real - and that was on the limiter in 6th, so i don't think you could go any faster on standard S gearing. i'm not sure if i technically hit the limiter though - it was reading around 11.5krpm in 6th (so 500rpm into the red) and that was approximately where the limiter had been hit in other gears it really didn't have much more to give (maybe 1-2 mph indicated if i had waited a few minutes!) i must have a lack of mechanical empathy :P

17-01-07, 11:01 AM	#6
01 sv650s Guest Posts: n/a	my fully faired curvy used to top out at an indicated 139mph. when i changed my front tyre i went up 10 on the profile and now it does 129mph. i feel that this has made the speedo very accurate.

20-01-07, 12:58 AM	#9
ljharmitt Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks alot people