Hi, soon to be owner of Sv, from Glasgow

Hi, I'm Shona, from the south side of Glasgow, and started riding last year. I already know one of the members here- Tiger 55- live v near him and his lovely wife, they were both really helpful in persuading the husband to change his mind about bikes. I'm 39 now and always wanted one. Anyway, I passed my test last year, and have had a Virago 535, then my current one, a Kawasaki VN900 which is currently on ebay. I ruptured my cruciate ligament last year, just before my bike test, and got it repaired in April this year, and since then am finding the VN far too heavy (249kgs).

So, the plan is, sell it, and get an SV-naked, the more upright one. Will buy a new one if I get enough from the VN sale, someone had said the clutch on the SV can be quite difficult, is that true? Are there any bad points I should consider?

Anyway,that's me

Shona

Hi Shona, welcome to SVEcosse!

Nothing wrong with the clutch on the SV. The only thing that I can think of that might have given somebody this impression is the need to slip the clutch more than a triple or a 4 cyl at low speed, u-turns, right turns, etc.

Most v-twin engines can be a bit lumpy at very low revs (below 2500 rpm) so don't give a smooth drive on the throttle alone, so you need to rev a little higher and slip the clutch a bit more at walking pace or below, or the engine snatches at the chain. Thats a bit of pain if your doing a lot of walking speed riding in town traffic. But you'll already be used to that on the VN900. I haven't ridden a VN900 but I'd bet on it being more lumpy than the SV.

Go and get a test ride and give yourself a good hour to get used to the throttle, its a bit of an on/off switch, but progressive smooth right hand movements will have you riding smooth silk in a day or two.

Hullaw Doll!


(Had to be done). Welcome on board. Quedos found the clutch on the SV to be a bit heavy at first, but I think it's fair to say that she built up her strength after a short while. You should get a good enough deal on a new machine.......0% is hard to beat (are they still taking a £1 deposit I wonder?). That's how I bought mine and you can get an alarm and other essentials (you know, the "I'll get around to having one fitted" stuff) like a Scottoiler included in the finance.

Garry

Ahoy! Welcome, welcome indeed.

Don't forget to say hello in Idle Banter too, there are even more freaks and weirdos lurking there. As for the clutch, what Ralph and Indy said plus anything you can glean from a search in SV Talk, Tuning and Tweaking. Certainly you'll get better advice there than from that eejit next door...

So, coming to the karting on Friday night?

hiya

Welcome to the forum!!!

The only issues I've noted with the clutch on the SV650 is....hwo damned close the biting point is to the bar!!!!

When I move beaniebike's SV650 out of the way, the bloody thing just about leaps out of the garage as I start to let the clutch up!!!!

Nothing wrong with that as such, it's just that on my SV1000, the biting point is much higher and I'm way more used to that......guess it's just her bike's way of telling me to pay attention!!!

Originally Posted by Johnny_BoomBoom

The only issues I've noted with the clutch on the SV650 is....hwo damned close the biting point is to the bar!!!!

I do get that with mine sometimes, I just adjust the cable using the adjuster under the rubber cover and move the biting point further out again. It can come loose and work it's way back in but you notice 'cos neutral gets hard to find and just readjust again while sitting at the next set of lights.

Hows u doin?

Welcome to the Ecosse mad house

[carelesschucca]

Hello, nowt wrong with the SV's clutch I did nearly 40,000 miles on one clutch, and i wouldn't say I'm the most sensible of people out there.

I also gotta say the Viagra 535 is a brilliant wee bike I hired one in Portugal and loved it...

It'll be good to see you about...

Keep smiling and enjoy the ride...

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Hi Shona, welcome to SVEcosse!

Nothing wrong with the clutch on the SV. The only thing that I can think of that might have given somebody this impression is the need to slip the clutch more than a triple or a 4 cyl at low speed, u-turns, right turns, etc.

Most v-twin engines can be a bit lumpy at very low revs (below 2500 rpm) so don't give a smooth drive on the throttle alone, so you need to rev a little higher and slip the clutch a bit more at walking pace or below, or the engine snatches at the chain. Thats a bit of pain if your doing a lot of walking speed riding in town traffic. But you'll already be used to that on the VN900. I haven't ridden a VN900 but I'd bet on it being more lumpy than the SV.

Go and get a test ride and give yourself a good hour to get used to the throttle, its a bit of an on/off switch, but progressive smooth right hand movements will have you riding smooth silk in a day or two.

Thanks, yes I am used to that on the VN, lot of slipping the clutch there, and then you can do a u turn anyway without a mile wide road!