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24-03-08, 12:12 PM

JHS are honest guys and they will not over charge you for a single thing, if they believe its not worth it or can be done cheaper they will tell you!

I have two Curvy's, one is virtually standard but may not be for long and the other is a GSXR front ended, Ohlins rear, 750cc, mental case! Having ridden the stock 650 for a few days recently I can feel the budgetness that I once forgot about with the SV's. Working on the suspension is the first thing to do, and yes a proper rework of the forks will give you what a GSXR front end does. You have to rework the shock with a GSXR front end to get its benefits and balance the bike out anyway. You get better brakes with a GSXR front end, but they are more than what you need on an SV! The GSXR swap can sometimes leave you with money left over if you shop for parts right, I ended up (after selling the standard front end) spending only ?27 on my conversion!

Racetech'd SV forks are great, but again there is no point in sorting the front without sorting the rear if you are looking for a better handling bike all round.

For engine performance JHS is the place to be, they know more about the SV than any other tuner! There are several approaches to go, full exhaust, PC, high compression pistons, etc... I haven't seen a bored out Pointy yet though.

You are not throwiing money away if you are looking at keeping the bike for a long period of time, you are improving a budget bike!

24-03-08, 12:12 PM	#4
Dangerous Dave Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is uprgrading stock stuff really worth it? JHS are honest guys and they will not over charge you for a single thing, if they believe its not worth it or can be done cheaper they will tell you! I have two Curvy's, one is virtually standard but may not be for long and the other is a GSXR front ended, Ohlins rear, 750cc, mental case! Having ridden the stock 650 for a few days recently I can feel the budgetness that I once forgot about with the SV's. Working on the suspension is the first thing to do, and yes a proper rework of the forks will give you what a GSXR front end does. You have to rework the shock with a GSXR front end to get its benefits and balance the bike out anyway. You get better brakes with a GSXR front end, but they are more than what you need on an SV! The GSXR swap can sometimes leave you with money left over if you shop for parts right, I ended up (after selling the standard front end) spending only ?27 on my conversion! Racetech'd SV forks are great, but again there is no point in sorting the front without sorting the rear if you are looking for a better handling bike all round. For engine performance JHS is the place to be, they know more about the SV than any other tuner! There are several approaches to go, full exhaust, PC, high compression pistons, etc... I haven't seen a bored out Pointy yet though. You are not throwiing money away if you are looking at keeping the bike for a long period of time, you are improving a budget bike!