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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 01-03-23, 04:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 801
Posted By Stilo
Re: £650 off a new SV

Had a sit on one at the recent London show, it felt really good, everything in the right place. Disgusting yellow and blue colour scheme though, if I was to buy one it would have to be a different...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 17-02-23, 11:43 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 801
Posted By Stilo
Re: £650 off a new SV

They will come down even more than that
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 15-02-23, 05:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 578
Posted By Stilo
Re: For the 2 stroke lover

Has your sense of smell gone as well from the fumes?
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 15-02-23, 04:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 578
Posted By Stilo
Re: For the 2 stroke lover

I used to races 125 2 strokes at Cadwell, amongst others, "back in the day". Perhaps I contributed to the ringing?
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 07-02-23, 09:41 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,283
Posted By Stilo
Re: Honda's new parallel twin

Ive got a CFMoto 650MT, its adventure styled but Ive never taken it off road seriously, just 1/2 a mile down a dirt track to some digs in Tuscany. Im 5 feet 7 and its a bit tall but i lowered the...
Forum: Idle Banter 24-01-23, 11:40 AM
Replies: 362
Views: 146,355
Posted By Stilo
Re: The Veg Plot.

Can you borrow a pig? it would soon sort out the brambles
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items 12-01-23, 09:47 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 152
Posted By Stilo
Gladius Top End, Fit All Twin Spark Engines?

Ive got a complete top end off of a SFV650 Gladius for sale.
Everything is there, barrels, heads, pistons, pins, circlips, bolts etc, the only thing missing is 1 of the cam covers but they are...
Forum: Idle Banter 29-12-22, 10:40 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,796
Posted By Stilo
Re: "New" second hand car

Make sure that you give it a good run every now and then so that the EGR & DPF dont get clogged up
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items 22-12-22, 09:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 340
Posted By Stilo
Re: 2009 SV650S For Sale - Southern California

Hi
I see that you are in California, suggest you put the ad on SV rider website, https://www.svrider.com/forums/ there are a lot of USA riders on there.
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 16-12-22, 09:36 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 589
Posted By Stilo
Re: Unmarked speed camera van

Northamptonshire has the least maintained roads in England with a lot of them, A as well as B roads, dangerous to bikers. They dhould spend some of the money on getting the roads somewhere near safe...
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 29-11-22, 04:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,075
Posted By Stilo
Re: Forum Changes ?

I sold an SV in 2017 and then bought a Gladius a few months ago, like you I have noticed the difference in the traffic on the site in the meantime. Dont know the reason why, perhaps because a lot of...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 28-11-22, 01:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 736
Posted By Stilo
Re: Got myself a BMW

I had a R1100S it took me a while to get used to the side to side rocking, I kept thinking it was falling over when stationary
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 18-11-22, 04:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 545
Posted By Stilo
Re: Front header replaced

If a header is sound but just covered in road crap etc use toilet cleaner and a wire brush on it, comes up a treat
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 03-11-22, 01:12 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 412
Posted By Stilo
SV Water pump on Gladius?

I bought a 2nd hand engine for my Gladius project, the water pump casing & the mounting blocks are damaged, I cant shift the screws into the mounting on the original engine. Does anybody know if...
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items 31-10-22, 10:55 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 682
Posted By Stilo
Re: Gladius top end, fit SV, Mini Twin?

This is the reply from a Moderator of the SV650Riders Forum when I asked if the top end would fit an SV

yes you can play swaparound. as long as the bike ends up with dual plug heads so the...
Forum: For Sale - SV's and SV related items 31-10-22, 10:53 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 682
Posted By Stilo
Gladius top end, fit SV, Mini Twin?

I bought a Gladius with a fubared engine, the big end has gone but the top end, pistons, barrells heads etc are all ok. I've replaced the engine with a 2nd hand one and want get rid of the original...
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 27-10-22, 08:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 658
Posted By Stilo
Re: Gladius top end on SV bottom end?

Reply from mad8vskills

yes you can play swaparound. as long as the bike ends up with dual plug heads so the electronics are happy.
the gladius cams are the most aggressive of the stock cams so...
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 26-10-22, 06:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 658
Posted By Stilo
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 26-10-22, 05:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 658
Posted By Stilo
Gladius top end on SV bottom end?

I've got a 2013 gladius, the big end has gone and I'm replacing rhe engine. The barrels and pistons etc on the old engine are still good. I understand that the Gladius has higher cams and compression...
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 20-10-22, 09:06 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 612
Posted By Stilo
Re: Looking for my old blue naked 2006 SV, VO56JFV.

According to the DVLA the MOT expired in May this year and it is on SORN so it might still be about? The last MOT showed 33K miles and not many miles on it for the few previous MOTs....
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues 19-10-22, 07:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 426
Posted By Stilo
Re: What's in a name?

I've had a CF Moto 650mt since new in 2017, it was designed by KTM and has a copy of the Kawasaki 650 engine that a few Chinese manufacturers use. I've been all over Europe on it and it has been...
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 13-10-22, 05:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,114
Posted By Stilo
Re: Gladius Fork Springs

Would you advise that the rebound holes in the dampers are welded up as per the earlier SVs?
Thanks
Forum: Photos 13-10-22, 04:58 PM
Replies: 8,313
Views: 771,802
Posted By Stilo
Re: Vintage film cameras

265930468077 item number + click on sellers other items Thanks
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 11-10-22, 03:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,114
Posted By Stilo
Re: Gladius Fork Springs

OK thanks the bike is in lots of bits ATM so it will probably be the spring before I ride it
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking 11-10-22, 12:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,114
Posted By Stilo
Re: Gladius Fork Springs

Thanks if I stick with the standard springs what oil would you recommend?
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