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Old 15-06-11, 12:42 PM   #1
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Old 15-06-11, 02:22 PM   #2
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I dont know if here is where to post...but....
Question about an SV - SV talk seems appropriate.

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I have a K6 SV650sport, and it has been fitted with different dog bones and a lower seat to make it much lower...however is this going to affect the headlight aim?
Yes. The adjusters will need a twiddle.
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Old 15-06-11, 04:04 PM   #3
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[QUOTE=Sid Squid;2558241]Question about an SV - SV talk seems appropriate.


....some forums have sections that you can ask about mechanics etc...or body work....well..it didnt fail on the headlight aim....just half my led's out on my indicators and low tread on rear tyre!!
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Old 15-06-11, 04:36 PM   #4
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(eg if my husband sits on it my number plate can touch my wheel over bumps!)
I dont want to drop the forks through the yolk to keep the bike level as i did this on a previous bike and had to put it back upas it was horrible!!
That bit about number plate touching wheel usually means some spastic has improperly fitted a tail tidy.
Suspension needs to work freely without interference over it's full travel regardless.

Try drop forks a bit, you might like it better. Lowered bikes handle horribly.
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Old 15-06-11, 04:41 PM   #5
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Well either further back or at a different angle so the plate isn't pointing at the tyre.

Personally the thought of my tyre getting chomped when landing off a crest or something at a hundred and daft miles an hour scares me. The thought of buying a new plate every time you jump it over a speed bump even more so!!
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Ok well don't say I didn't warn you. It isn't correct and isn't safe IMO.
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