RGV250 forks on SV650?

I think you should go back and consider this seriously.....

I've just give up. Clearly spending £750+ on the front end alone is madness. Might as well get a different bike. I'll sort the rear out and leave it at that.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by burner

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...945165591&rd=1

Are those not the ones that have the warranty issue for the stanchion coating?

Originally Posted by burner

TiN front stanchions?

Yeah, I know. But it is cool looking, you know If you've got USD front forks you don't need waveys, you're already very cool. I'd maybe stick one on the rear, since they're cheaper and my rear is going to be up for replacement sooner anyway.

Originally Posted by burner

I think you should go back and consider this seriously.....

This is me considering it seriously... Just like the cams & the exhaust, I look at the options months before I move and even start getting the parts, and I get everyone's opinion first. Even yours, u H8er looser!

Plus, and here's the moment of triumphalism- after the respray, my bike will Kick Ass. It's well kept, it'll look great, sound great make hopefully 75-80bhp at the rear, and generally be a very, very cool example of an SV. it's so cool that I'm almost certainly going to go back to one can instead of two, without worrying that the bike will become uncool.

So why not keep on taking it further? I've got the free cash for it if I budget carefully (I paid for what I've done so far by more or less stopping drinking...) I've got the time to do it, and I love doing the work as much as I love having a kick-ass bike.

There's only a few things left to do... Full bodywork, swingarm replacement, 700cc boreout, front end swap, or wheels. Wheels are uneconomic or pointless IMHO (not putting a fat rear on, and aftermarket wheels are just too expensive, plus it's not very involving is it?),

Bodywork... Well, I'll be track-daying the bike as much as possible next year and since it'll do probably 10-15K next year and sit in the street all day, plus do all season work, it'll take chips and there's a good chance of it being binned, so bodywork is a gamble. With Suzuki bits I can easily replace one or two panels and respray, but with the 2WJ fairing, I don't know if individual parts can be had, and the bits are bigger and harder to find, plus more expensive. A big gamble, basically.

700cc? depends on the power I get next time its on the dyno. It's on the cards, but probably I do too many miles for it to be a good option, so Busa pistons and shaved gaskets might be all I do there. I'm keeping it under the Dreaded 85bhp at the rear anyway.

Swingarm? I'd love a single sider, but there's no way I could do it myself, and that takes the fun out of it for me. I might do a faux braced one off of my spare SV swingarm though.

So that just leaves the front end, and that's an interesting and still fairly unusual project, a challenge, is pretty functional and looks brilliant. It basically meets my criteria for worthwhile mods.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by andrewcharnley

I've just give up. Clearly spending £750+ on the front end alone is madness. Might as well get a different bike. I'll sort the rear out and leave it at that.

I'm off to bed, but a question: Why do you want them? I think, from reading your past posts, that you're not likely desperate for a handling improvement, for the riding you do... I know why I want them, and it's not really something that you can put a price on for me.

bling bling is all. Bed 4 me too. Night all.

[northwind]

A bike with straight wheels has more bling

I think I need a car .

Originally Posted by petetong

Yes but Tim, I had the back wheel off the grond and locked up the front from god knows how fast! oh yeah, and you crashed after that corner! :P

Andrew, also don't forget that when you have finished mincing about with your shock and forks you will then need to get a decent set of rear sets (pegs) as the stock SV ones will have you sliding your pride and joy up the tarmac (just like Tim!) oh yeah, don't go for the riser plates either, you'll be glad of fixed pegs when you do chuck it down the road and the SV soft as sh*te hangers snap a lil too easy.

I know!! I was simply taking the **** for ****-taking's sake!!

That SV was lovely & it was quite incredible how it just stuck to the road and didn't dive visibly under braking!

I wish my SV wasn't written off now! I would love to have taken it on track again, now that it had been tuned further and had Gilles rearsets on (lost all confidence to lean that far with the 'orrible, low OEM jobbbies!)... Was going to do the front forks soon, too!

Very nice pics though!!

If I'm ever in your vicinity, I'll have to look you up & have a play on that 'orrible 'onda of yours!!!!!

ok another quick thought:

What is the consequence on your insurance premium if you fit usd's?

bump!