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rictus01 · 22-10-04, 05:54 AM

I done it a couple of years back, delivered to the door, even got to keep the crate it can in.

See my post here (5th down).

http://www.bikersoracle.com/suzukisv...hread.php?t=62

Saved about £880, bit a paperwork, but you can do it all yourself.

rode first winter without carb heaters, didn't have much of a problem.

Got UK lights off Ebay £50, and clocks from a breaker £90.

also picked up another set of uk carbs last winter (mine needed a strip-down after 80,000 mls) for £35 and they had heaters.

So of the £880 I saved it cost me £175 to change it to uk spec, still a saving of £705.

would I do it again? well if I was looking at a new bike, then if the sums worked out at asaving of more than £400 then yes. ( Oh, and just for info Suzuki will honour the 2 year warrenty, but you don't get the 1 year AA cover(NCI £34 a year)).

Cheers Mark.

22-10-04, 05:54 AM	#12
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	I done it a couple of years back, delivered to the door, even got to keep the crate it can in. See my post here (5th down). http://www.bikersoracle.com/suzukisv...hread.php?t=62 Saved about £880, bit a paperwork, but you can do it all yourself. rode first winter without carb heaters, didn't have much of a problem. Got UK lights off Ebay £50, and clocks from a breaker £90. also picked up another set of uk carbs last winter (mine needed a strip-down after 80,000 mls) for £35 and they had heaters. So of the £880 I saved it cost me £175 to change it to uk spec, still a saving of £705. would I do it again? well if I was looking at a new bike, then if the sums worked out at asaving of more than £400 then yes. ( Oh, and just for info Suzuki will honour the 2 year warrenty, but you don't get the 1 year AA cover(NCI £34 a year)). Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!