What have you tinkered with today?

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by garynortheast

Just had the two connector blocks apart in the front right of the fairing, black one and yellow one. The lcd on the instrument panel was not coming on and sometimes the speedo would fail to register for a short while after riding off. Cleaned all the connectors with an emery board, dowsed it in switch cleaner and then ACF50. Put them back together and now the lcd is really clear where it had been pretty dim before. Result!

Although I've not been on this forum long I've been advocating the use of ACF50 for well over 10 years on other forums.When you get chance get the rear fairing off and do the Stator main connector block and all connectors and bulb holders etc as above.

It's one of the first things I did when got my Curvy earlier this year.Anytime I have to have something apart that allows me access to connectors I service them with Switch cleaner and ACF50 just like the other week I put a Xenon H4 bulb in my headlight and a LED parking bulb so did all the connectors and holders whilst in there and when I had the stuff off to repair my Tacho Decal.
Under anything but extreme conditions I've found ACF50 to halt corrosion on connectors for at least two years.My old CX500s were left out in the rain and elements,no covers and never let me down once treated.

My 10 penn'th

Note:ACF50 also slows down the degradation of coolant hoses

[DomP]

Originally Posted by R1ffR4ff

Although I've not been on this forum long I've been advocating the use of ACF50 for well over 10 years on other forums.When you get chance get the rear fairing off and do the Stator main connector block and all connectors and bulb holders etc as above.

It's one of the first things I did when got my Curvy earlier this year.Anytime I have to have something apart that allows me access to connectors I service them with Switch cleaner and ACF50 just like the other week I put a Xenon H4 bulb in my headlight and a LED parking bulb so did all the connectors and holders whilst in there and when I had the stuff off to repair my Tacho Decal.
Under anything but extreme conditions I've found ACF50 to halt corrosion on connectors for at least two years.My old CX500s were left out in the rain and elements,no covers and never let me down once treated.

My 10 penn'th

Note:ACF50 also slows down the degradation of coolant hoses

Who needs a toolbox anyway? Didn't even remove anything to cut it out, I used my makita multi-colour.

Just need to find a suitable shock to replace the bouncy sv one.

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[DomP]

Oops quoted R1ffR4ff by accident

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[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by R1ffR4ff

just like the other week I put a Xenon H4 bulb in my headlight and a LED parking bulb

Good advice about servicing electrical connectors as once they start to corrode it is a vicious circle, the more they corrode the hotter they get, the hotter they get the more they corrode................ water contains oxygen which feeds corrosion of metals, keep water away and jobs a goodun.

I had a few (good quality) LED side light bulbs fail in my Civic because the side light is in the same reflector as the headlight bulb, they basically got fried by the heat from xenon filament bulb. I have now fitted LED headlamp bulbs so hope the side light will last longer. I have fitted LED H4 headlight bulb into my AL7 single headlight, so took the chance to fit an LED wedge side light bulb a same time. The fan less philips Z-ES chipped bulbs from classiccarleds are bright and silent with a great (legal) beam pattern - I have attached photos of beam pattern from H4 LED bulbs in my wife's Honda Jazz both on garage door and on the road if anyone interested.

[Bibio]

in my quest for 100mile mark comfort i have reduced the height and shaping a stock SV seat to fit a tourtech air pad so its still low enough for me. will be fitting a gel pad into the seat just in case it i dont like the air pad.

i've lost count the number of designs i have tried but it must be about 10. best one only allows me to go 60miles then my arz is completely numb and sore.

[Craig380]

Originally Posted by Bibio

in my quest for 100mile mark comfort i have reduced the height and shaping a stock SV seat to fit a tourtech air pad so its still low enough for me. will be fitting a gel pad into the seat just in case it i dont like the air pad.

i've lost count the number of designs i have tried but it must be about 10. best one only allows me to go 60miles then my arz is completely numb and sore.

I was the same with the stock seat, after 90 minutes my @rse needed life-support. I got a Suzi gel seat and found it much better, I can now do 3 hours at a time.

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by Bibio

in my quest for 100mile mark comfort i have reduced the height and shaping a stock SV seat to fit a tourtech air pad so its still low enough for me. will be fitting a gel pad into the seat just in case it i dont like the air pad.

i've lost count the number of designs i have tried but it must be about 10. best one only allows me to go 60miles then my arz is completely numb and sore.

I reckon you'd be better moving the battery and making a custom subframe. Then you could have an even lower, yet comfier seat. It might even let you raise the rear suspension back up

[R1ffR4ff]

How about,

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...ded+underpants




On my 1999 Curvy I don;t seem to suffer from the dreaded NB until after about 180 miles or say four or five hours out on a day and then rarely

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by Craig380

I was the same with the stock seat, after 90 minutes my @rse needed life-support. I got a Suzi gel seat and found it much better, I can now do 3 hours at a time.

got the suzuki gel and its shizz. the gel is wayyy to hard

finished inserting the gel pad and i have put the air pad on top. i'm sitting on it right new and its very very comfy cant feel any pressure points. feels a bit 'squishy' though.

[Bibio]

seat is upholstered and on the bike and its perfect height with the tourtech air pad

i'll be trying it out the morra.