Gladius 650 Anybody! Will there be a THOU ?

[dyzio]

Uuuu... an under seat would be the dogs danglies there... or a "motogp pipes" style thingy...
just a thought...

The main thing i think we all want to know, mainly cuz its had very mixed reviews, is;

How good is the bike?
And how does it compare to the SV?

i'm considering trading the sv in for one, i quite fancy someting different and with abit of cut, chop and tinkering i think it could be a stunning bike.

How much better does it look already without them plastics?

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Just had a thought, you didn't find your way down to Squires a couple of Sundays back did you John?

There were a lot of org members looking at your bike if you were

Sorry wasn't me.

Originally Posted by dual-power sv

The main thing i think we all want to know, mainly cuz its had very mixed reviews, is;

How good is the bike?
And how does it compare to the SV?

i'm considering trading the sv in for one, i quite fancy someting different and with abit of cut, chop and tinkering i think it could be a stunning bike.

I can't really compare it to a pointy but i did have a curvy years ago. So long ago in fact i cant remember much about it except it was a fun bike to ride. This one is the same. I like it.

If you can i would recommend getting a test ride.

The tinkering has all ready started. I've painted the sprocket, Sprocket hub and rear brake carrier black. But thanks to my dad he thought he would help out and he put the wrong black paint on which reacted to the primer.

The sprocket hub is a right mess and will need to be stripped back to bare metal and i'm then going to get it powder coated. I've put the right paint on for the time being because i want to use it for the local egg run on Saturday.

Nice colours on your SV by the way. Where did you get your belly pan from.

Madjohn.

I'm not sure what I'm suggesting here MadJohn but can the end can alone be dismembered from the exhaust. There seems to be two parts to it and I'm thinking the underbelly part would be enough to silence the bike to decent decibels. If that's the case a car end crome piece could tidy things up and you're done cheaply.

Originally Posted by zunkus

I'm not sure what I'm suggesting here MadJohn but can the end can alone be dismembered from the exhaust. There seems to be two parts to it and I'm thinking the underbelly part would be enough to silence the bike to decent decibels. If that's the case a car end crome piece could tidy things up and you're done cheaply.

It is in two bits. I wonder what it would sound like. Not sure what you mean by a car end chrome piece. Is it one of them things which slip on the end of car exhaust pipes.

Yep, exactly. My friend did just that to his Hornet 900. End result was a great sounding bike, lighter and it cost almost nothing.

Originally Posted by madjohn

I can't really compare it to a pointy but i did
Nice colours on your SV by the way. Where did you get your belly pan from.
Madjohn.

i'll be honest, i brought the bike how it is, i've only changed the mirrors, idicators and levers. so not sure what make the belly pan is. if i find out ill let you knw

Originally Posted by dual-power sv

i'll be honest, i brought the bike how it is, i've only changed the mirrors, idicators and levers. so not sure what make the belly pan is. if i find out ill let you knw

Cheers my man