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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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![]() Just seen this on a local Facebook page. Its in Prittle Brook in Southend, Essex https://s9.postimg.org/isx4769dr/Screen_Shot_2018-03-07_at_13.17.40.png |
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
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Views: 1,634
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![]() According to the links below, part number FRSP S3534100 will fit a curvy https://www.amazon.com/Race-Tech-Fork-Springs-S3534100/dp/B000GV7SLW ... |
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
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Replies: 4
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![]() I asked Racetech for some more info and this is their reply, which includes a part number. Hope that helps? The spring that we list for this model measures 34.7mm x 340mm which is really close... |
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
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Replies: 4
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Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,634
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Taipan
![]() Racetech straight rate 1.0 fork springs, suitable for around 18stone folk, but check on Racetech website for accuracy. They were fitted to my 53 reg Pointy. Dunno if they fit curvys? You're welcome... |
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
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Views: 603
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Taipan
![]() Racetech straight rate 1.0 fork springs for the later fuel injected SV650. They may check other models and bikes, but please make your own enquiries before buying. You're welcome to collect from... |
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
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Replies: 4
Views: 815
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Taipan
![]() Lol, you probably wouldn't want her! She's a rescue and is vegetarian, i kid you not and has lots of issues to say the least! :D |
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
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Replies: 4
Views: 815
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![]() Thanks. It was never intended to be a keeper, it was just a long winter for me and I wanted a project to mess about with rather than sit in front of the TV each night. Thoroughly enjoyed sorting out... |
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items
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Replies: 4
Views: 815
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Taipan
![]() Bike is now sold. :) I bought this as a project to tidy up etc. Full details of all i've done to it can be found in this thread here. (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=225710) ... |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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Taipan
![]() Well looks like the general setting up has paid off in the economy dept. By balancing the TBs, fixing inlet air leaks, cleaning air filter and fitting new plugs and caps etc the MPG is improving by... |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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Taipan
![]() I put a Venhill featherlight clutch cable on my SV. They dont use the bend the SV cable has and claim it to be a lighter action. My vibration mainly affects my right hand. I do wonder if its... |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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![]() I've had a couple of SVs before, this being my first Pointy, but on every one I've suffered from numb fingers on my right hand. Its a well known, dare i say issue, on these bikes. If you google it... |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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![]() Scoots always look like that as the body work covers everything up so it doesn't normally get cleaned. Its getting a good dust down this time though and the connectors greased etc. I've moved the... |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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Taipan
![]() Thanks. Sorted wiring out, put the headlight brackest on the right way up, moved handlebars back and adjusted switch gear and levers and finally adjusted gear lever height. I wanted to drop out the... |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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Taipan
![]() Thanks. I was actually able to fit everything inside the new headlight bucket without chopping up the loom, so it can still easily be returned to an S should a future owner want to. Sadly the... |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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Taipan
![]() Nice brackets! :smt012 https://s16.postimg.org/ihi79fj11/2017-04-13_12.35.43.jpg https://s16.postimg.org/l03wa44r9/2017-04-13_12.35.52.jpg |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,490
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Taipan
![]() I've never got on with those fork stands. I'm going to get a headstock stand. Safer and give you more capability. |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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Taipan
![]() I don't know if anything else is different, so will just tape one outlet up and take the feed from the other one. I think that will be easiest and reversible should the next owner want to convert it... |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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![]() Juts looked on Fowlers at te parts fiche and the S has a headlight loom where as it seems the N just has its headlight feed coming from the main loom. Shame Suzuki did it that way as it would have... |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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Taipan
![]() Thanks for the links. ISTR there were a few Hondas with the big bar inserts? The bars on mine are currently Risomas and I think those and Renthals are thicker walled and wont take a lot of bar ends?... |
Forum: Stuff Wanted
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Views: 479
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Taipan
![]() Looking for number 12 on this diagram if anyone has one? https://s11.postimg.org/b31rcf8v7/Screen_Shot_2017-04-12_at_15.33.27.png |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,357
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,357
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Taipan
![]() Sounds like its just the drag of a poorly adjusted clutch to me. It needs everything slackening off along the cables, then adjusted at the gearbox end for 1/8th of a turn. Then remove any cable slack... |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 102
Views: 13,798
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![]() Well my daily hack SH300 didnt start this morning, so I fired up the Sv and headed into London on it. Springs have made a big difference in a good way, but the lack of damping is still obvious. The... |
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