First Day
 

Just had my first day with my new SV650. Very tentative at first but soon notched up my first 100 miles. Kept it below 5k rpm which was frustrating but it wont be long before I pass the 600 mark.

My SV650 is completely naked and I'm wondering what kind of stuff can be added.

I think I would like a small wind shield to help keep me from getting a wind battering. Any tips on which ones are out there and which ones look best? Has anyone else added one after they got there bike?

Also, I would like a Thatchem Catergory 1 approved alarm/immobiliser fitted. Any ideas as to what model I should get and how much I should spend? Again, Has anyone else done this after buying their bike or do people normally just get the dealer to do it?

So far I love my bike and cant wait to ride it again :D

Regards
Neil

You can get a screen for it, have a look in the bodywork section and see if anybody has got one already.

As for the Alarm, personally I wouldnt bother, mine is and has been a total pain in the ar*e... Best of spending your money on a nice big chain and a ground anchor and the spending the spare money on an Exhaust and rear hugger and a front fenda ( mudguard ) extender and maybe some crash bungs if you are a new rider.

HTH helps

Hope you continue to enjoy it. Would agree on the alarm business in trems of hefty chain and ground anchor but does depend whether and where you're going to leave it away from home and whether you can chain it to something.

On the screen front depends on how fast and far you're going to ride as to whether you need oneand/or whether you think it will disturb the look of the bike but there are quite a few around that will be fine.

id add crash bungs and an end can first :)

Me too! I had my first day out on my new SV today. I found the 5k limit very frustrating too so I kept it to back roads where I had to concentrate more on getting my very rusty riding skills back up to scratch rather than worry about what I was allowed to wring out of the engine - went from Stoke to Ipstones, Leek, Buxton, Congleton, Leek and back home. Rusty, rusty, rusty!! That engine has got some stomp though (cheated a few times :wink: )

Hi !!
bbc here ! (bernard biker chick)

crackin bikes ! you'll love it ! I've got everything on mine ! lower fairing, rear hugger, double bubble screen can't remember the tech terms for all :oops: :oops: but its coverd in blue everywhere and looks mighty fine !!!! lol

loud cans are nice too, got a carbon can sitting here waiting for me !

safe riding ! bbc xx

Re: First Day
 

Can't help on the alarm front (I have no intention of adding one) although I know they can lower insurance prems a bit.

I added a Skidmarx bug screen on my naked curvey and it is quite effective at shifting the wind blast. I had to find some longer bolts to secure it though as the Suzuki ones only JUST hold the headlight on. Oh, and keep the screen almost upright as tilting it back to look racy just angles the wind straight into your face!!!

Wind Deflector Screen for Naked SV
 

Hi Neil,

I just collected my used 2002 SV naked on Friday with 20k on it.

It's got a decent screen on it, marked as follows: -

F.FABBRI
Accessori

It's about 250mm deep, and is remarkably effective, making 90mph reasonably comforable for short bursts. When I collected it, the screen was tilted back hard against the rev counter clock, and the protection was not very good, but a few seconds with a spanner to set it 'upright' as mentioned elsewhere here made a huge difference.

I used to have a big National Cycle F15 touring screen (from M&P) on my CB500, because I thought the bigger the screen, the better the protection, but my wife has a very effective SPITFIRE screen on it (also M &P) , which is much smaller than the CB one, but provides all the protection you'll ever need, so I might upgrade to that for long fast runs and additional rain protection.

Contact me my email if you need to see photos.

HMMM....I had a look at those Fabri screens and they did not look very cool although they may be affective. It is difficult to tell whether a screen looks good when the screen is not on the Bike.

Has anyone got any pics of different screens actually on a Blue K4 SV650?

Regards
Neil

Neil, the Fabbri screens look pretty fantastic on the pointy S. Not sure of any blue pics, but see if you can some pics of MitchC's silver K3, that has a fabbri screen on it.

Theres also a Hein Gericke Screen available, CS 5, strange little thing but doesnt look outsized and deflects wind well apprently. Vltn3 keeps reccomending the Fabbri screen and he seems to have no problems at 80+ so.......

None of these are more then £30-40 max, the Givi ones are about 70 quid but really cant justify these prices

Oh, fabbri fly screens. No ideas, then, ignore my post.

My alarm is fine. I have a meta v2. I got a discount on the insurance because of it.

It's only slightly irritating when it goes off after I turn the key without disarming it first.

I had a Datatool System 3 put on mine from new - the dealer I bought from did a good price if I got it fitted before collection. Think it was approx £250.

Have only had one problem with a blown fuse, but apart from than no issues.

The other five mates of mine that all have it fitted have had no issues. Also does reduce the insurance by a fair few quid!

Re: First Day
 

I really wouldn't bother! Bikes are stolen for parts, not to be put back on the road. Alarmed bikes are stolen all the time, and the immobiliser will make not difference once a bike is in bits!

Also, keep in mind that naked bikes are generally not targets for theives, as the machines are often stolen for farings. Also, SV's are quite big and heavy, and have gears - unlike scooters, which are often stolen by kids!

Save your money, save yourself the hassle of it going off at inconvenient times, and draining your battery... invest in a good heavy duty lock and chain... for the same money, you could probably buy two!

At the end of the day, SV's are cheap bikes, and are rarely stolen. I would only get one, if the difference in policy prices between having one and not, coverred the cost of fitting it. And only then, once I'd ensured that it was the best quote.

Welcome by the way ;)

I have a Fabbri screen on my curvy and I think it looks good, its excellent at deflecting wind up to as fast as the old girl would take me! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0/sv_front.jpg

Agreed. The fabbri screen does not look to bad but that machine does have a different look to a Blue & Silver SV. The screen I've seen (not attached to a bike) was a dark clear blue that I dont think would suit the look of the bike (although I still have not actually seen one attached)

It's quite a difficult thing to choose as there is not a "showroom" to browse.

Does anyone know if Pyarmid Plastics, Hein Gericke or Motohaus actually make screens specifically for the SV650 so that it fits exactly without any adaption?

dont worry about keeping the revs below 5k :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: ,

youll probably get rid of it before the engine goes :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

as far as i understand its worse for a new engine to be towing with too little revs that it is to scream its ball off :twisted:

the higher revs will get oil into all the little hard to reach places too so that cant be bad.. :twisted:

nah disregard all that , take it easy till 600 miles and then give it the big licks... the time will go faster than you think, i think.


thinknig on though do the minitwins boys run the bikes in?, ive seen that a lot of them are using brandnew bikes for racing that havent been on the road before.. how bad would that be racing below 5k just so you dont kill the engine..... :wink:

Additionally, what's peoples view on what colour tank protector to get on a blue/silver frame K4 sv650?

Here's a (badly scanned) pic of my blue curvey showing my Skidmarx bug screen.

http://www.thebikereview.com/iup/get8.asp?ID=674

I got one of these for my GF's NTV650. It works a treat, stops you being blown off the back on the motorway. A year or two ago it was £25.