(Potentially) Breaking - SV400S (Jap Import)

Hello All,

Some knob in a Ford Focus decided to turn right across my path when I riding home from work the other day, and as a result the insurance company are choosing not to repair my beloved SV, even though the amount of damage is fairly small.

The damage isn't too extensive. Basically, bent forks, scratched headlight, damaged (top) fairing panels, and a slight scratch on the standard end can. That's it. Nothing major if you rule out the forks.

It's a jap import 1998 SV400S (Curvy, obviously) which is all but identical to the officially imported 1999 SV650S with the exception of the motor being 400cc and the front brak being a single disk.

It had a lovely Alstare Corona Suzuki WSB paint job, technically it still has, but it doesn't look quite so lovely now!

It only has 13k miles on it, and 11k of those have been done this year. The bike has been sat in a garage for roughly 9 years. My mum owned it but couldn't get on with the clip-ons and wanted flat bars, and my dad couldn't be arsed to convert it for her. So it gathered dust in the garage for years and was basically taken around the block every other month yo make sure it ran OK.

I started using it earlier this year for my 185 mile round trip commute to the office three days a week. 165 of those miles are on the M1 at a sensible cruising speed, so it's not really had a hard life by any stretch of the imagination.

Anyway, it's up for sale, either as a whole bike (including the bent bits and the log book) or I'm thinking about breaking it for spares if I get enough interest. Not sure how much I'll get, I've never seen another one of these except for one in D&K.

Make me an offer (on the whole lot, or any bits you are after).

Thanks

Monkey

pics please am interested in whole bike

I'll sort a pick out first thing on Monday morning as the bike is stored in our loading bay at work. Link will be posted by about 9am.

Thanks

Adrian

If you decide to break it, can I have first dibs on the LHS footrest hanger please?

[yorkie_chris]

The igniter unit may be of interest to some brave tuner sort, as the rev limiter is higher.

Hope y'all enjoyed the biking weather over the weekend.

Some pics loceted at....

http://www.maintel.co.uk/sv400s/1.jpg
http://www.maintel.co.uk/sv400s/2.jpg
http://www.maintel.co.uk/sv400s/3.jpg
http://www.maintel.co.uk/sv400s/4.jpg

If you need any more info call me on 07790641222.

Need to make a decission on this quick as the salvage company are pressing for an answer as to what I wat to do with it. Unless someone takes it quickly (ideally as a whole) I'll hand it over to them...

Thanks

Adrian

if you want to take the left footrest hanger off before you send it away, let me know