New guy with a SV!

Hi guys.!
Yes wideguy the owner looked after it well. His dad was a instructor for a riding school for many moons so that probably helped.
I'm maybe going out to look and maybe adjust the clutch later on but I have the dentist shortly so i'll see if I can be bothered when I come back.
The oil looks like new thru the window. I have a receipt for oil, filter and plugs from february and i'm sure he said it was serviced before the MOT last month.
It just turned 21000 miles when I was out on it the other day. Not sure if they are due and only got some service history. Last one was in 2007 at 15400 miles so probably wouldn't hurt to be checked.

If it had oil, filter and plugs recently you should be good for a while. Valve clearance check is due around 16000, but a lot of people go way longer than that without checking (can't hurt to get it checked, but wouldn't sweat too much). Other than that, as long as the chain, tyres and brakes are good (which they should be if it has a recent MOT) just ride and enjoy

[NTECUK]

The cluch actuation mec may be the issue.
My old curvey was heavy untill I striped and cleaned it up
Pull off your front sprocket cover and remove the clutch adjustment actuator mechanism. Make sure it is set on your push rod so that it rotates down when the clutch lever is pulled to disengage the clutch. There is an arm extending from it, that holds one end of the spring. It should be pointed towards the back of your bike at a close to 90 degree angle.

The other end of the spring is fixed on the bracket with the holes for the two 10 mm bolts to secure the actuator in place to the clutch rod, they should be tight.

Make sure you use the 10 mm spanner to hold the bolt with the flat slot screw in the middle steady while you turn the screw to the right until it feels like it just got tight, then back a quarter turn, and while holding the screw steady, use the 10 mm spanner to tighten the bolt.

When you say rotates down what do you mean? Clockwise. Anticlockwise?

[NTECUK]

the cable needs to be slack .
Then with the lock nut losses screw the adjusted (clutch push rod ) clockwise.

Hi. Not long back from the garage tinkering with it. Tried everything I could think of including searching but I could not get the bike to stop creeping forward when clutch should be disengaged. :S
Also i'm sure my push rod turns anti-clockwise but the screw turns clockwise to tighten up.

[NTECUK]

Well you could try screwing the push rod adjuster in (clockwise). but don't back it off . that way as soon as the arm moves the plates will move apart earlier .
If it still moves forward your be stripping it apart .
ps don't leve the adjuster set with the rod under compression .

I went back out after I had something to eat and I think I managed to get it sorted this time. Was going to go out give it a run but I only had my helmet and my boots. Plus it looked like the heavens were about to open so I'll save that for another day. Probably Saturday. Or sunday when i'm going to knockhill unless the weathers to be bad all day.

[NTECUK]

Hope you get a break in the weather .

Oh and cheers for the advice so far. I'm sure I will be needing it again some time.