US market engine differences? - SV650.org

30-12-13, 07:23 PM

Hello all

Im looking at buying just a engine but its from a usa import bike.
Would there be any differences between that engine and a eu one ?

cheers brad

jambo · 30-12-13, 10:41 PM

Depending on the year there may be some differences in paint or similar but I think the differences were in ancillaries not the motor itself. Carbs had slightly different jets, California models have an EVAP system for capturing vapors from the petrol tank, clocks in Fahrenheit etc. I'd be surprised if it wouldn't work in an EU bike for any reason.

Jambo

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Sid Squid · 31-12-13, 10:14 AM

I suppose it depends on what the bike is - but we don't know.

30-12-13, 07:23 PM	#1
braders Guest Posts: n/a	US market engine differences? Hello all Im looking at buying just a engine but its from a usa import bike. Would there be any differences between that engine and a eu one ? cheers brad

30-12-13, 10:41 PM	#2
jambo Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Croydonia Posts: 5,376	Re: usa import Depending on the year there may be some differences in paint or similar but I think the differences were in ancillaries not the motor itself. Carbs had slightly different jets, California models have an EVAP system for capturing vapors from the petrol tank, clocks in Fahrenheit etc. I'd be surprised if it wouldn't work in an EU bike for any reason. Jambo Sent without a real keyboard __________________ Modern motorcycles are bloody brilliant, enjoy it while we can

31-12-13, 10:14 AM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	US market engine differences? I suppose it depends on what the bike is - but we don't know. __________________ 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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