Steering damper needed on SV? - SV650.org

19-01-11, 09:47 PM

Hello all .
I have just brought my first big bike (sv650 1999 red ) .
I am currently only 16 as i am waiting till im 17 to restrict it.
In the meanwhile im going to buy the parts i like to make it just how i want

Anyway
i have seen a steering damper on another sv650 . and i was wondering whether they make a great diffrence .

Many thanks
Ollie

andrewsmith · 19-01-11, 09:55 PM

Don't need one a on a 650.
Would make a small difference, but that money is best spent on petrol.

19-01-11, 10:03 PM

Okay cheers buddy .
Il just spend the money tarting it up then

Ollie

jambo · 19-01-11, 10:05 PM

SV doesn't need a steering damper.
Or, in all probability anything else you're going to bolt to it before you ride it. By all means buy things you want for the cosmetics, but buying things to change the feel / handling of a bike you've never ridden isn't ideal. There's a chance you'll spend a lot of money to bolt on bits that make it feel less like you wanted it to.

Jambo

andrewsmith · 19-01-11, 10:05 PM

What you planning to do to the bike?

19-01-11, 10:22 PM

My mate got an sv just yesterday, i took it for a quick hurl and the first thing i noticed was how twitchy the front end is compared to mine (a thou)
Was actually wondering ig you could transplant a thou dampner to a 650?

andrewsmith · 19-01-11, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolevilangel

My mate got an sv just yesterday, i took it for a quick hurl and the first thing i noticed was how twitchy the front end is compared to mine (a thou)
Was actually wondering ig you could transplant a thou dampner to a 650?

Was that your first time on a 650?

19-01-11, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Was that your first time on a 650?

No, took one out for a test run bout 2yrs ago.
Got my one a few months later

But thats been nearly 2 yrs with a dampner so dont know any different tbh

19-01-11, 10:41 PM

Okay thanks for all the advice guys .
and andrewsmith ive brought a tail tidy , rear seat cowling , rear clear light . and i want to get fairing lowers, black double bubble screen , hugger , stubby race can , going to get my dads freind to re cover the main seat with red stiching lines on it ,and probly what ever else i can find to make it look good

andrewsmith · 19-01-11, 10:45 PM

Ah its just cosmetics, we all thought it was setting it up properly handling wise

19-01-11, 09:47 PM	#1
sv650ollie Guest Posts: n/a	Steering damper needed on SV? Hello all . I have just brought my first big bike (sv650 1999 red ) . I am currently only 16 as i am waiting till im 17 to restrict it. In the meanwhile im going to buy the parts i like to make it just how i want Anyway i have seen a steering damper on another sv650 . and i was wondering whether they make a great diffrence . Many thanks Ollie

19-01-11, 09:55 PM	#2
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Sv650 help Don't need one a on a 650. Would make a small difference, but that money is best spent on petrol. __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

19-01-11, 10:03 PM	#3
sv650ollie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sv650 help Okay cheers buddy . Il just spend the money tarting it up then Ollie

19-01-11, 10:05 PM	#4
jambo Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Croydonia Posts: 5,376	Re: Sv650 help SV doesn't need a steering damper. Or, in all probability anything else you're going to bolt to it before you ride it. By all means buy things you want for the cosmetics, but buying things to change the feel / handling of a bike you've never ridden isn't ideal. There's a chance you'll spend a lot of money to bolt on bits that make it feel less like you wanted it to. Jambo __________________ Modern motorcycles are bloody brilliant, enjoy it while we can Last edited by jambo; 19-01-11 at 10:07 PM.

19-01-11, 10:05 PM	#5
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Sv650 help What you planning to do to the bike? __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

19-01-11, 10:22 PM	#6
coolevilangel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sv650 help My mate got an sv just yesterday, i took it for a quick hurl and the first thing i noticed was how twitchy the front end is compared to mine (a thou) Was actually wondering ig you could transplant a thou dampner to a 650?

19-01-11, 10:41 PM	#9
sv650ollie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sv650 help Okay thanks for all the advice guys . and andrewsmith ive brought a tail tidy , rear seat cowling , rear clear light . and i want to get fairing lowers, black double bubble screen , hugger , stubby race can , going to get my dads freind to re cover the main seat with red stiching lines on it ,and probly what ever else i can find to make it look good

19-01-11, 10:45 PM	#10
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Sv650 help Ah its just cosmetics, we all thought it was setting it up properly handling wise __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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