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Title: Got a new ride :)
Post by: vgonman on February 02, 2005, 08:08:18 PM

Here she is :)

(http://www.vgonman.com/images/SVS/SV@koreanbell1s.JPG)

Brand new '05 SV650s

Title: Got a new ride :)
Post by: Focer on February 02, 2005, 08:14:32 PM

Very nice....!

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Post by: yeagermeister on February 02, 2005, 09:00:28 PM

:o I'm jealous.

:cheers:

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Post by: treybrad on February 02, 2005, 09:16:33 PM

Nice! Another convert just in time for spring... I hope I get to make a post just like this one day... :thumb:

trey

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Post by: average on February 02, 2005, 10:35:01 PM

nice bike.

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Post by: Jeppy on February 02, 2005, 11:15:14 PM

Man! I love it! I want one so bad but it won't happen till next year.
Sweet bike...I love the color. :thumb:

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Post by: pantablo on February 02, 2005, 11:21:01 PM

Nice bike! :thumb:

That picture is at Angels Gate Park isnt it (Korean or Japanese temple I think)? In San Pedro, I used to live near there. You would have taken the twistier parts of PV to get there too...mmm.

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Post by: gs2sv on February 03, 2005, 03:00:14 AM

congrats on the sv, you're gonna love her no doubt. v-twin= ummmmm

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Post by: Jeremichi on February 03, 2005, 06:15:36 AM

Very sweet bike. You should buy the color matched lower fairing for it too well that's what I want to do when I get one... some day. If you don't all ready go there www.svrider.com is a pretty sweet site.

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Post by: nemesis109 on February 03, 2005, 06:27:23 AM

Very nice bike, :thumb: that is definately the next bike I will buy hopefully within the next year.

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Post by: Dragonfly on February 03, 2005, 10:00:00 AM

Very sexy!!! Now if it was black on black, with 350 more CC's you would have what I want!!!!

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Post by: vgonman on February 03, 2005, 10:57:14 AM

Quote from: pantabloNice bike! :thumb:

That picture is at Angels Gate Park isnt it (Korean or Japanese temple I think)? In San Pedro, I used to live near there. You would have taken the twistier parts of PV to get there too...mmm.

Yupper :) Angel's Gate Park, Korean Friendship Bell.

However, due to the fact that I just got the bike and am still breaking it in, I took the more boring route down Western then across to Gaffey on 25th St.

Once I get a few more miles on 'er (and the convertibars), then I'll hit the twisties to get up there :mrgreen:

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Post by: dgyver on February 03, 2005, 10:57:18 AM

I am glad they started painting that fugly frame black to hide it.

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Post by: vgonman on February 03, 2005, 11:02:38 AM

True... I do like the Gen 1 frame a bit better, but the Gen 1 fairing made the older SVS' look very nose heavy.

I think the newer fairing in much more proportional to the rest of the bike... and it does a decent job of hiding that damn radiator (Now I just have to paint those radiator endcaps black.

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Post by: RC on February 03, 2005, 11:18:39 AM

Sweet ride. Almost looks as good as my '05 blue SVS :)

What type of saddlebags are those and how do they attach? I see were one cord/bungee goes.

R

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Post by: vgonman on February 03, 2005, 11:45:15 AM

Quote from: RCWhat type of saddlebags are those and how do they attach? I see were one cord/bungee goes.

R

Cortech by Tour Master...

They just sit across the rear seat and have 4 clip/straps that hold them to the bike. Takes me less than 5 minutes to install/remove them.

http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=HEL_82-416

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Post by: callmelenny on February 03, 2005, 12:08:56 PM

Nice bike! :cheers:
Word to GS foks, I just picked up the same bags off Craigslist. They are nice but I have a problem getting them high enough to clear the stock pipe on the GS. I think the GS seat is just too skinny.

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Quote from: RCWhat type of saddlebags are those and how do they attach? I see were one cord/bungee goes.

R

Cortech by Tour Master...

They just sit across the rear seat and have 4 clip/straps that hold them to the bike. Takes me less than 5 minutes to install/remove them.

http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=HEL_82-416

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Post by: mastrind on February 03, 2005, 12:18:18 PM

CONGRATS!!!

....look forward to seeing you on all the main SV sites.....

SoCalSVRiders (http://www.socalsvriders.org/forums/index.php?s=149ef415f8210a46a62953d512b9a0de)
UK SV1K (S) Forum (http://www.sv1000.zyns.com/)
SV650.org (http://www.sv650.org/) &
the aforementioned SVRider.com (//www.svrider.com)

ps....if you're looking for lowers there's a set for sale on the socal site....

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Post by: vtlion on February 03, 2005, 04:09:42 PM

excellent choice!!! :cheers:

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Post by: Kerry on February 03, 2005, 10:37:27 PM

Quote from: callmelennyI just picked up the same bags off Craigslist. They are nice but I have a problem getting them high enough to clear the stock pipe on the GS. I think the GS seat is just too skinny.

What year is your bike? I can't speak for the '01+ bikes, but check Photo #7 on my recent Installing Tourmaster Cortech Saddlebags... page. I took these bags on my longest trip ever (3,800 miles). :dunno:

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Post by: callmelenny on February 04, 2005, 09:40:09 AM

Kerry,

Thanks for the info. My straps are slightly different despite the identical looking bags, perhaps from different years. Rather than totally threadjacking I will pm you a photo when I get home.

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Post by: alexXx on February 04, 2005, 10:28:31 AM

mMm...bike looks goooood...hopefully next year i'll be getting one of those...

- alex

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Post by: Jake D on February 04, 2005, 10:35:50 AM

I am wondering. . . What would payments be on a bike like that. I've never talked to a lender about financing a motorcycle. Just curious.

:dunno:

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