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Old 06-10-04, 10:04 PM   #2
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I think that would look a bit rubbish, pers'nally If I had a red one, i'd spray the centre panels white, but that's just me. Mustang white stripe right down the middle would change it a lot as well- that's what i'm doing to mine once I respray it. Not sure what to do about my black baglux though, maybe try and find a leatherworkers that can dye it...

A dark metallic grey/gunmetal looks great on an SV, and would suit this bike down to the ground.

Lesse, those cans have to be Renes... Heelplates are off a GSXR, and the rearsets... Rosmoto? Bellypan is one of the Banditmania ones I think. I suspect the underseat wedges are modified versions of the original, rather than carbon fibre items (I reckon what you've taken for carbon look is a scan artifact because of the testured plastic, unless you have a higher res image to check.) Undertray is Suzuki's own, hump is either Suzukis or the one with the funny lump on the front, but I think it's Suzukis. Wavy discs are wavy discs, cool looking but pretty pointless (when my discs want replacing I might fit them, mind). R&Gs, obviously. Those are damn ugly indicators, I think they're Hein Gericke, but I reckon the stock ones were nicer. Baglux cover, you know about. Think that's about it... Oh no, wait, that's not the stock front mudguard, is it a 2WJ do you think?

It's very pretty, but you'd get 90% of the effect from the high level Renes (which kick ass, but IIRC are endcans not a full system, so quite limited) Other than that it's a few hundred quid of plastic, and some pointless trick discs. We can do better than that There's a lack of interest in the details- it wants a black engine bolt set, better indicators, rid of those droppy heelplates, and the pillion pegs taken off (although they're good protection for the Renes, a set of black R&G can protectors would look better.)

Oh aye, the right hand peg's had the exhaust hanger ground off- good man!
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