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Idle Banter For non SV and non bike related chat (and the odd bit of humour - but if any post isn't suitable it'll get deleted real quick). There's also a "U" rating so please respect this. Newbies can also say "hello" here too. |
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29-09-19, 07:18 AM
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Newbie saying hello
Hi, just picked up a 1999 curvy model I believe from reading people’s posts. The idea is to learn some bike maintenance over the winter and turn it into a track bike. Not sure weather to go modern or retro?? Anyway, first problem is the battery, put on booster and it starts but struggles a few hours later. Next problem is idling at 4K. Looking forward to reading your posts and joking the group. Oh I ride a S1000R as my road bike but the SV is way more noisy!!! (Tried attaching a photo, not sure if it worked) cheers
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29-09-19, 08:11 AM
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Re: Newbie saying hello
Hello.
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29-09-19, 10:26 AM
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Hello and welcome.
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You have to use a remote image hosting site, the attachment thing here stopped working a while back. so you have to use [img]location of image on hosting site[/img] The SV has a bit of a noisy engine I suppose, I didn't think it was excessive but I always wear earplugs  It does get noisy if the cam chain is worn or the tensioners stick. |
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29-09-19, 07:31 PM
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Hello
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29-09-19, 09:04 PM
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Hello and welcome along.
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30-09-19, 06:45 AM
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Re: Newbie saying hello
Croeso!
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30-09-19, 07:12 AM
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Howdoo and welcome, ride safe have fun
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01-10-19, 05:19 PM
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Welcome to the forum
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01-10-19, 06:54 PM
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Re: Newbie saying hello
Thanks guys, didn’t really have a good luck at the bike when I got it last weekend and been busy since. However just had a brain wave today and realised it has a manual choke...... this could be a long winter
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04-10-19, 08:55 AM
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and better economy as a bonus. Previous bikes have been a pig on the choke and something else to fiddle with when you are moving...
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