I'm afraid that's the inverse reciprocating reverser diodes on their way out... Not economic to repair on the SV, the parts alone cost £10000. Tell you what, since it's you I'll cut you a deal and give you £50 scrap for the bike?

Dang, I knew it was something real bad. :lol:


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Anyway.. the video I posted.. http://www.cwimedia.co.uk/other/misc/sv650smoke.wmv

What people reckon?? :? Mates saying piston rings?

does it continue to smoke? or just a little bit after startup?

Seems to stop.. it doesn't smoke as bad when I start it after work.. but it smokes a lot when I start it from cold cold in the morning.. it smokes more if I rev it without the choke on i think, oh and i wasnt revving it high at all in that vid.. and i dont normally rev until its warmed up but was just doing it to show the smoke.. the vid camera doesnt show how much smoke there is as much as actually being there. :(

Hi mate

Best bet to check if its rings, is to get to a guy to do a compression test,
this way it will elliminate or diognose the problem, sholdnt be more than an hours work!

the other thing i discovered is the oile never used to show itsekf in the glass, some times it did if i left it on the padock stand for a night but there are soo many cravaces for the oil to hide in, it takes a long time to fall back down!!

hth
Alex

I give up checking oil now or whatever, I don't know.. just going to get my mate to do oil and filter change, check spark plugs, check airbox, filter and breather line to make sure it's nothing simple, then do a compression test.. I'm selling the bike either way but hopefully it's nothing expensive to fix, it's a gorgeous bike in excellent condition and I'll be real ****ed off if I have to lose money on a nice bike just because the piston rings are worn :cry:

like I previously posted, mine smokes, some on startup, not all the time,

I am not concerned, I keep my eye on the oil, the engine runs fine otherwise, i'ts not scaring me to take off on my annual bike holiday next month.

my Sv has smoked like that on occasion for the past 2 years

could be just a mix of condensation in the exhaust and running rich on the choke, if it doesnt do it when its warm i wouldnt worry about it, but keep a closer eye on your oil level, check it every other day to see how much its actually using, if its using a lot then i would start to worry

and the reason that wheelies kill sv's is because the pick-up is near the front of the engine, so when the bikes on the back wheel all the oil drains away from the pick-up, but most cases of this kills the conrod shells and main bearings as i recall

oh yeah, check inside your airbox for excess oil, if you fill up too much then it travels up the breather and into the airbox, then the carbs will suck it in causing blue smoke....just another area to check :wink: