SV 650 Big Bore kits?

If you want top end and straight line speed just get more cc`s. For me it`s all about the handling and feel, i`m not saying i`m a fantastic rider however i can keep up with Kwakadan on his Z1000 and he`s not slow, my K6 650 is standard (aftermarket can, no power gain, excluded) so like many have said spend your money wisely in other places rather than a big bore job. Improve riding/handling, enjoy yourself more and you`ll realise any chimp can go fast in a straight line, it`s the bendy bits that people show their real skills

im just after the extra grunt, they must be loadsa potential in there. im just trying to find it, i like the 650, got no reason to buy another bike, the only problem with the handling is the forks being way to soft(internals kit on its way soon) im not about straight line speed, im a lot happier scraping things of the floor on little backroads, everyone i ride with rides fireblades and millie's and the like, your struggling to keep distance from them round the twisties but when the road gets straight your flat out and there still pulling away. i dont want stupid power coz the bike gets riden in all weathers(including snow/ice).
as for the "u'll never beat a Gixer thou'" try riding one of them things fast on little tight roads, you cant get the power down, just lights the back end up, perfect on the track, not good on the road!!!

Originally Posted by liam_j_harris

"u'll never beat a Gixer thou'" try riding one of them things fast on little tight roads, you cant get the power down, just lights the back end up, perfect on the track, not good on the road!!!

im sorry mate but you are wrong, an inexperienced rider would not be able to handle a gixer thou but get some one who knows what they are doing they will eat you alive, im sorry but it always comes down to the rider. they dominate both track and the road, strongly followed by the fireblade.
how long have you been riding for if you dont mind me asking?
i was the same as you though, more speed more agility etc etc. . . .
but your on a budget machine with a cracking engine, but bore it out and you reduce the life of the engine, you will pay higher service prices and besides your insurance will go through the roof, dont tell them and something happens and all your money has drained away.
i know its not what you probably want to hear but you will prolly understand as you go along . . . i was the same,

• loud can
• tinted screen
• nice after market stuff

and it will make you much happier about your sv if you ask me.

how big can you bore the sv 1000 out to?

http://www.terry-shep.f2s.com/tl1000s.html

I'm supposing that they'll do something similar for the SV1000?

ive heard from a mate that the thou engine fits in with a bit of squezing lol and wiring loom clips right in as well there we go problem sorted.....o and found out thers a supercharger for the thou!!!! hehehehe lil horns are out

ive spent the last few years as a bike mechanic and have riden everything from little 50's to the fastest of the fast, i havnt riden this years gixer thou yet but if its anything like last years(more power less weight this year methinks) you can't keep the front wheel down, you need a big road with a perfect surface before you can use any of what its got, im saying this from experience, not what iv'e read in magazines. the sv is so much easier to ride fast on the road, get them on the track and it would be a totaly different story.

on a different note......
putting the 1000cc motor in mite be an idea .....
anyone done it?
if so.....
are the mounts the same? does the chain sit right with the 160 wheel and swingarm?

Depends how you feel about hacking great lumps out of your nice frame.

The thou engine has the opposite layout to the 650, so the shock needs moving because the rear downpipe is in the way.

And that's just the start of your troubles. I think you're dreaming with this one mate. Don't worry - you're not the first!

[northwind]

There's someone on the forum here that's done it, or rather is endlessly in the process of doing it. And I remember one in Streetfighters' readers pages too, though IIRC they actually broke and rewelded the frame rather than simply cutting out the straps in the middle.

Originally Posted by liam_j_harris

ive spent the last few years as a bike mechanic and have riden everything from little 50's to the fastest of the fast, i havnt riden this years gixer thou yet but if its anything like last years(more power less weight this year methinks) you can't keep the front wheel down, you need a big road with a perfect surface before you can use any of what its got, im saying this from experience, not what iv'e read in magazines. the sv is so much easier to ride fast on the road, get them on the track and it would be a totaly different story.

on a different note......
putting the 1000cc motor in mite be an idea .....
anyone done it?
if so.....
are the mounts the same? does the chain sit right with the 160 wheel and swingarm?

Not quite right . The GSXR1000K5-K7 are actually very good and relativly easy to ride. They go as fast as you open the throttle!. Very stable too and at a ton plus down bumpy roads they are virtually perfect. Obviously if you have a lead right wrist then it will wheelie but thats down to poor throttle control IMHO.

My SV has been bored to 700cc and out at Jerez last year i put it on pole for a race which had GSXR750K6's and RSV milles in it. If you know what your doing and the SV is well setup then its more than a match for bigger bikes.