Gear linkage - will one from an SV1000 fit?

Good afternoon all!

Can anyone tell me if the gear linkage from an '07 faired SV1000 would fit an '03/'04 faired SV650?

My friend is in the unfortunate position of having lost the gear linkage rod which links the gear lever to the actuator mechanism on the gearbox. I have an unused SV1000 so can lend him the part if it's interchangeable.

The trouble is that he lives two hundred miles away and I don't want to trek all the way out there to find out it doesn't fit.

Thanks in advance!

my k31000s looks the same as my k3650s does, couldnt be 100% tho.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

my k31000s looks the same as my k3650s does, couldnt be 100% tho.

Thanks mate. Do they look around the same length?

i think they are the same as well but i have never fitted one up to see

on the k5 onwards the foot peg was changed a little but the gear change rod should be the same.

Well, we'll soon see as the Wifey has gone out to see said friend with the 1000's gear linkage.

From speaking to some dealers yesterday, they reckon the faired 1000's linkage is slightly longer than the faired 650's.

Rather annoyingly, nobody was willing to sell me a new 650's linkage from a showroom bike, reckoning that those SVs would soon be walking out the showroom within the next couple of days, never mind the fact that they still require PDI-ing.

For those with a curious nature, it seems that the gear linkage from the faired 1000 does indeed fit the faired 650, despite warnings to the contrary from the bike shops.

Fingers crossed.