So to dispel a few myths about big bore SV's

The injected bike wont self destruct at the slightest sign of use or abuse when bored out or tuned!.

Well so far my 05 injected bike bored to 700cc with lightened and balanced crank etc has managed a whole season of racing - 8x4 races = 34 of round 10 laps, 8 Test days and 2 long european trackdays and one uk trackday. Its had its oil changed once every third use, warmed up before use and had the valve clearances checked once - one was tight.

No piston slap, rattles, or oil useage.

Its banged off the rev limter and ridden within an inch of its life.

So far so good..its good to see the yanks arent always right after numerous people told me it would eat itself !!!.

One more Spanish Trip next weekend then all will come apart to see what it looks like internally.

Then big forced airbox, injectors and whole new ECU and electronics to come...

So if you want to go big bore..go for it. Of course nothing is ever proven not to go wrong but hell it isnt as bad as people make out!.....and IS LOTS OF FUN!!!!

Ah, don't bother messing around with different injectors/airbox for minimal (if any) gains - get a turbo on it!!! You know you want to!

Originally Posted by sdusk

Ah, don't bother messing around with different injectors/airbox for minimal (if any) gains - get a turbo on it!!! You know you want to!

Hows that going to help on a race bike?

mines done pretty much the same, but built from a 10+k mile bike instead of a new one.............makes more power too

[Supervox]

Originally Posted by SV650Racer

The injected bike wont self destruct at the slightest sign of use or abuse when bored out or tuned!.

Well so far my 05 injected bike bored to 700cc with lightened and balanced crank etc has managed a whole season of racing - 8x4 races = 34 of round 10 laps, 8 Test days and 2 long european trackdays and one uk trackday. Its had its oil changed once every third use, warmed up before use and had the valve clearances checked once - one was tight.

No piston slap, rattles, or oil useage.

Its banged off the rev limter and ridden within an inch of its life.

So far so good..its good to see the yanks arent always right after numerous people told me it would eat itself !!!.

One more Spanish Trip next weekend then all will come apart to see what it looks like internally.

Then big forced airbox, injectors and whole new ECU and electronics to come...

So if you want to go big bore..go for it. Of course nothing is ever proven not to go wrong but hell it isnt as bad as people make out!.....and IS LOTS OF FUN!!!!

But then, you've stayed 'sensible' with the big-bore - 700cc from 650cc isn't gonna put that much extra strain on the engine.

Personally I can't see the point of a big-bore - if you want more horses buy a bigger capacity bike !!

Originally Posted by Supervox

But then, you've stayed 'sensible' with the big-bore - 700cc from 650cc isn't gonna put that much extra strain on the engine.

Personally I can't see the point of a big-bore - if you want more horses buy a bigger capacity bike !!

Its more than worth it when your racing the SV..for street use then if you want it why not!!...its great sometimes to make a bike you love even better!

Originally Posted by Supervox

But then, you've stayed 'sensible' with the big-bore - 700cc from 650cc isn't gonna put that much extra strain on the engine.

Personally I can't see the point of a big-bore - if you want more horses buy a bigger capacity bike !!

Because it won't be an SV? Just a guess like

[Supervox]

Originally Posted by Caddy2000

Because it won't be an SV? Just a guess like

Er, James - I know I haven't been to The Barge in a while, but have you forgotten what I ride ?

CLUE : . . . p, q, r, S, t, u, V, w, x . . .

And the engine size is what ? (I'm not giving a clue on this 1000 'cos there's only 2 to choose from :P )

[mattSV]

Originally Posted by Supervox

Er, James - I know I haven't been to The Barge in a while, but have you forgotten what I ride ?

CLUE : . . . p, q, r, S, t, u, V, w, x . . .

And the engine size is what ? (I'm not giving a clue on this 1000 'cos there's only 2 to choose from :P )

However SuperV, a SV1000 is only an SV in name - it shares very few of the ride/handling characteristics of the SV650 (which some would say is a good thing .)I can understand why some would prefer a big bore SV650 to a SV1000 - a stealth SV800 could be fun for frightening a few SS600 guys

Originally Posted by mattSV

However SuperV, a SV1000 is only an SV in name - it shares very few of the ride/handling characteristics of the SV650 (which some would say is a good thing .)I can understand why some would prefer a big bore SV650 to a SV1000 - a stealth SV800 could be fun for frightening a few SS600 guys

Why would you want to sleeve down a SV1000 to 800cc?