newbie finally saying hi
 

hi everyone

im Cy and i live in Norwich.
I picked up my SV on Monday and finally have some daylight today so i could take a pic.

Ive worked my way up from a 59 lambretta to a ducati 600 supersport which i got rid of a couple of years ago. When i decided it was time to get another bike recently, i knew wanted a v-twin and the sv took my fancy.

Anyway, i got mine from a nice chap on the for sale board here and am enjoying riding it so far - even if it has just been to and from work in the cold.

Had a new rear tyre put on this morning and then test fitted my fairings so took a snap.

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...95604_7242.jpg

Re: newbie finally saying hi
 

Hello, welcome to the SV...

You are missing the large bolt and washer from the side of the fairing.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g8...7/DSCN0063.jpg

Re: newbie finally saying hi
 

thanks for pic and guidance!

just checked mine out again and i dont seem to have anywhere for that bolt and washer to go into?

is there a bracket or something that i would bolt it on to?

cheers!

Re: newbie finally saying hi
 

There should be a brcket for it to bolt to under the fairing, its the main bracket too! It has a large round head on it which fits sungly into that hole, the the large washer (or a crash bung) fit over and are bolted to the bracket.

Re: newbie finally saying hi
 

I would guess the previous owner had R&G crash bungs fitted to there bike, do you know? The R&G full fairing crash bungs come with a replacement bracket.

Re: newbie finally saying hi
 

dont seem to have anything like that on there! :(

dont think the previous owner had any bungs or whatnot.

heres mine
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...495685_467.jpg

i was thinking about the crash bungs, but it has been an expensive week! didnt expect to have to shell out for a new rear tyre too... I knew it was squared off but yikes. it was pretty bad.

where is best to get some? theyre about £75 arent they?

Re: newbie finally saying hi
 

The ones you are missing are these.....

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...Picture907.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...cture016-1.jpg

....and unfortunately you can't buy the individually new.

Re: newbie finally saying hi
 

ahhh! cool! thanks for the info!

i have the front C shaped ones, but not the curved back ones.

Presumably by looking at the crash bungs pic, they do the same job but better and with the bung on it too?

Re: newbie finally saying hi
 

You have two options...

1) Is buy a full fairing mount kit, personally I don't think you should do this because you have have the brackets already and it costs a whooping £116.99.

2) Is you buy the full fairing crash bungs from R&G, I think this would be your cheapest route and although I am not a fan of R&G for the SV650 you will get two products for the price of one (bungs and a bracket).

Hope this helps.

Re: newbie finally saying hi
 

Thanks so much for your advice!!
Looks like R&G might be getting a hunk of change soon lol

out of interest, howcome you dont like them?