K6 v K3 SV650 - Page 2 - SV650.org

mattSV · 19-10-06, 12:19 PM

Curium wrote:-

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My question - Does the K6 650 come with a back torque limiter device?

The 650 does not, however the SV1000s do, which is nice

19-10-06, 02:06 PM

i like sliding the back wheel its fun and thats what biking all about isnt it

19-10-06, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by stuartyboy

Before I did the TPS on mine it was like a bucking bronco. Now it's smoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooth

Obviously I ride mine too harshly. Mine can be smooth... doesn't mean it is.

northwind · 19-10-06, 05:48 PM

JHS can sell you a Sigma slipper though. A snip at £600, if memory serves

19-10-06, 05:58 PM

Just to play devil'd advocate, what is the point of a slipper unless you are racing and need to get away with some mistakes?

Matching revs to wheel speed has always seemed to me to be one of the skills of biking, and learning to get it right and banging the clutch out with nary a twitch from the back wheel one of the most satisfying bits about riding.

Same reason I wouldn't want an automatic bike - it's just to cover up your own deficiencies innit?

northwind · 19-10-06, 06:09 PM

If you're riding really hard, it means that the bit of processing power that's currently taking care of the blipping, is available for more essential purposes like Panic, and Avoiding Thinking About Your Own Fragility.

19-10-06, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jonboy99

Same reason I wouldn't want an automatic bike - it's just to cover up your own deficiencies innit?

I bought my Hondamatic because I ran across it cheap at a time when cheap was very important to me.

I was already quite comfortable with shifting. Still, I got lots of strange stares from bikers who couldn't figure out how I was getting around without a shift lever or clutch lever.

20-10-06, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Baph

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Originally Posted by stuartyboy

Before I did the TPS on mine it was like a bucking bronco. Now it's smoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooth

Obviously I ride mine too harshly. Mine can be smooth... doesn't mean it is.

I don't exactly hang about either but I do blip the throttle like its second nature. That helps a great deal AND it sounds cool.

Not being funny but have you tried changing down less? You might find that you don't actually need to change down as much as you are and you might be smoother and faster to boot.

On the roads round about me I can quite happily sit 3rd - 4th - 3rd - 4th all day long on the SV

19-10-06, 05:48 PM	#14
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	JHS can sell you a Sigma slipper though. A snip at £600, if memory serves __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

19-10-06, 06:09 PM	#16
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	If you're riding really hard, it means that the bit of processing power that's currently taking care of the blipping, is available for more essential purposes like Panic, and Avoiding Thinking About Your Own Fragility. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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19-10-06, 02:06 PM	#12
kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	i like sliding the back wheel its fun and thats what biking all about isnt it

19-10-06, 05:58 PM	#15
jonboy99 Guest Posts: n/a	Just to play devil'd advocate, what is the point of a slipper unless you are racing and need to get away with some mistakes? Matching revs to wheel speed has always seemed to me to be one of the skills of biking, and learning to get it right and banging the clutch out with nary a twitch from the back wheel one of the most satisfying bits about riding. Same reason I wouldn't want an automatic bike - it's just to cover up your own deficiencies innit?