What years of SVs had the dark grey barrels? - SV650.org

northwind · 01-09-05, 11:00 PM

I just picked up a set of barrels from Ebay which are supposed to be from a T reg bike. Now, I thought that everything up to 2000 had the black casings and dark grey engine, but these are the lighter grey, which I thought didn't come in till the K1s? Am I wrong?

02-09-05, 06:23 AM

Mines a 99 and has dark grey.

Sid Squid · 02-09-05, 07:05 AM

It's bit of a mish mash with the very early bikes, for instance our first 650, an 'X' '99, had very silver wheels, however the 'X' '99 belonging to a friend of ours had much darker gunmetal coloured wheels, the bikes were only a few hundred frame numbers apart.

That said I'm not aware that the greyer colour was used on any of the SV motors until much later, but seeing as there were definately differing colours on otherwise same model/year bikes, I don't find it hard to believe that there were.

northwind · 02-09-05, 05:47 PM

Hum. I'll email teh guy back and see what he knows- seems quite likely it's just a case of mistaken identity. Shame really, they're in really nice nick. Guess I'm back to coating or painting the really scabby ones...

02-09-05, 06:27 PM

I thought it was tied into the colour of your bike on early stuff.
Mine is a V '99, dark yellow, graphite wheels and barrels.
Mate had a dark blue X reg, silver on both.
So I always assumed dark bikes came with light wheels and engine and vise versa.

However, just noticed.... Early bikes had a mixture of both on some just to confuse us!

03-09-05, 11:54 AM

Without making myself sound too retarded ... what are barrels?

03-09-05, 12:24 PM

You would be normally able to check this by using a VIN number, each of the 17 digits represent something, although you would need the codebreaker or at least a dealers assistance with the parts catalogue.

However as you have bought the barrels from Ebay you will maybe struggle to get the VIN.

Barrels are the part of the engine that contain the pistons, The correct term may be Cylinder Barrels :P

03-09-05, 02:39 PM

Mines a 99 and has dark'uns

03-09-05, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sprocket

Without making myself sound too retarded ... what are barrels?

Cylinders. The bits that the pistons go up and down in.

01-09-05, 11:00 PM	#1
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	What years of SVs had the dark grey barrels? I just picked up a set of barrels from Ebay which are supposed to be from a T reg bike. Now, I thought that everything up to 2000 had the black casings and dark grey engine, but these are the lighter grey, which I thought didn't come in till the K1s? Am I wrong? __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

02-09-05, 07:05 AM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	It's bit of a mish mash with the very early bikes, for instance our first 650, an 'X' '99, had very silver wheels, however the 'X' '99 belonging to a friend of ours had much darker gunmetal coloured wheels, the bikes were only a few hundred frame numbers apart. That said I'm not aware that the greyer colour was used on any of the SV motors until much later, but seeing as there were definately differing colours on otherwise same model/year bikes, I don't find it hard to believe that there were. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

02-09-05, 05:47 PM	#4
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Hum. I'll email teh guy back and see what he knows- seems quite likely it's just a case of mistaken identity. Shame really, they're in really nice nick. Guess I'm back to coating or painting the really scabby ones... __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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02-09-05, 06:23 AM	#2
Scoobs Guest Posts: n/a	Mines a 99 and has dark grey.

02-09-05, 06:27 PM	#5
haggis Guest Posts: n/a	I thought it was tied into the colour of your bike on early stuff. Mine is a V '99, dark yellow, graphite wheels and barrels. Mate had a dark blue X reg, silver on both. So I always assumed dark bikes came with light wheels and engine and vise versa. However, just noticed.... Early bikes had a mixture of both on some just to confuse us!

03-09-05, 11:54 AM	#6
sprocket Guest Posts: n/a	Without making myself sound too retarded ... what are barrels?

03-09-05, 12:24 PM	#7
wheelnut Guest Posts: n/a	You would be normally able to check this by using a VIN number, each of the 17 digits represent something, although you would need the codebreaker or at least a dealers assistance with the parts catalogue. However as you have bought the barrels from Ebay you will maybe struggle to get the VIN. Barrels are the part of the engine that contain the pistons, The correct term may be Cylinder Barrels :P

03-09-05, 02:39 PM	#8
Saint Matt Guest Posts: n/a	Mines a 99 and has dark'uns