What's up GSTwin? Been off a GS500 for 9 months now, through a '94 GSXR and now I'm on to a 2002 SV650! I'll keep this thread updated with some of the cool stuff I'll get done to it, and other nagging anythings I feel like sharing. So without further ado, the newest vehicle I've ever owned!
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The bike is an '02 naked model. PO added some streetfightery headlight and Vortex clip ons. I found it has a K&N drop in filter that looks damn clear clogged on it as well. Throttle tube is like half disintegrated, and the grips are shot. Rear tire has a plug in the SIDEWALL and the tire was also ridden on flat. Front tire is from 2008. Looking at $200 for tires, $10 for an R6 throttle tube, and possibly a chain. Ended up stealing it for $1100, which for my area is about $1400 cheaper than one in the same shape this will be after $300 work. :woohoo:
Thats a very nice looking sv650 you got there! And its still a suzuki twin so your doing better than me so far :)
I love how clean the undertail looks, and the nice look the clip ons added.
Looking forward to the updates! Good luck.
No pictures so far, but I have painted the front forks black on the start of my grand plan.
So my to do list is as follows:
Paint forks black - done
Either paint or use bedliner on the frame
Paint belly pan yellow
Find a rear seat cowl
Bar end mirrors
Danmoto Carbon fiber slip on
And I think that's about it for looks. Going to re-jet to match the K&N drop in filter and slip on if it's not already jetted for said combo. Just excited to ride something torquey on the street! My gixxer was gutless below 6,000rpm so I'm excited for a fun street ride :woohoo:
That looks a nice clean sv....personally,I prefer the mk1 to the mk2...and as for the gladius, I think its a step backwards styling wise compared to this model. More pics on the progress as it happens plz. :D :D :D :D
Operation bumblebee is running full bore now haha. Picked up a rear tire off my bike building buddy for $40 and then mounted it for free because I stopped in at work to do so. The inside of my old rear tire was UGLY. 2 plugs in the sidewall... Wow. That pile o crapola is gone now though. And ya know, because the wheel was off the bike..
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Only got one side done today because of sunlight disappearing, and running out of masking tape. Need to get some notecards to make my life easier for sure. But progress is progress
The frame will be seeing the "paint booth" soon. Swing arm will be getting painted as well while the wheel is off
Damn good deal and it looks clean mang! I was just looking at one for $1300, none running and pretty ratty. You definitely stole that one! Have always loved the SV's
A little tip, buy a pack of index cards/playing cards and stick em in between the tire/rim, like so (http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/data/500/medium/r4.JPG). Not quite as clean as masking, but quick and easy
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Damn good deal and it looks clean mang! I was just looking at one for $1300, none running and pretty ratty. You definitely stole that one! Have always loved the SV's
A little tip, buy a pack of index cards/playing cards and stick em in between the tire/rim, like so (http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/data/500/medium/r4.JPG). Not quite as clean as masking, but quick and easy
Thanks man! :woohoo: I made sure not to show off the big ole dent on the other side of the tank :mad: I think I'm going to try and do the hot glue trick on that one
I was pissed today when I couldn't find my index cards lol. I think I threw out my wheel painting set after I did my sisters jeep. After 4 sets painted with them they started sticking together something fierce!
Finished up the rear wheel :)
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More progress today!
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Frame on thursday I believe!
Got to the good stuff today :woohoo:
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Damn, that looks good. Don't forget to do the front wheel! Haha. Keep up the improvements.
Lol can't forget that! I just don't have a front stand at the moment and I'm more concerned about getting this on the road! It's going to be registered on Friday morning and the forecast is calling for a high of 58, low of 39, and damnit I'm going for a good ride before work. Or after. And to work.
That wheel will get painted when I'm getting ready to throw on a new front tire. Still trying to figure a redneck way to support the bike. Thinking the frame sliders they make for this will work :cheers:
Cosmetically she's just about done for the moment! Now time to move into mechanicals. Front brake pads for sure. Rear brake doesn't return.. As in press the pedal and when I take my foot off of it, the brake stays engaged until I pull the pedal back to the top of it's travel. See if some SS lines exist for the front... New chain and sprockets will be in a few thousand miles, and for the love of god, I NEED to upgrade the front end. Hopping off my gixxer, this thing handles like absolute shaZam!! Front end is all bouncy and never feels planted
Sweet bike.
Yellow 1st Gen. SVs are the fastest of all SVs.
#fact
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Quote from: Mauricio on February 05, 2014, 04:47:40 AM
Sweet bike.
Yellow 1st Gen. SVs are the fastest of all SVs.
#fact
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So fast, my stator cover gasket just couldn't hold itself together :laugh:
Tomorrow it gets some stuff :) Got new mains jets getting ordered tomorrow, and front brake pads, starting the research on fork springs and what not, good stuff! Also put an FZ1 throttle tube on it yesterday... World of a difference over the broken one I had on it lol
Well progress has been slowish on this build, my beloved F150 started dying on me and I almost had to sell this and the truck to get something new. Ended up getting "lucky" and found a GMC Sierra 1500 for a price I could afford. Only got one problem with that thing... It's a damn Chevy :mad: lol
Ok back to the topic at hand here. 02 SV650, project bumblebee.
Progress has been made. I stopped being lazy (and broke) and finally got some money saved to get this thing up and going right. Got the front wheel painted today, so the blackout is now complete minus passenger pegs :thumb: Ordered a Dan Moto exhaust that came in today as well... cheap, yes. But I like it and it seems to be of pretty good quality. Sounds hella sweet too! And to top it all off, and the whole reason I waited so long to paint the front wheel... Got a new front tire!
So now I just need brake pads. Ordering tomorrow, for real this time. I've been putting it off for like 4 months :embarrassed:
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Looks fantastic man, great job. Really like the dam moto exhaust. Got a good camera that can do a quality sound clip of it? Haha.
Thanks :woohoo:
re - camera: Not really? Maybe? Not sure lol I just have my phone. Sounds sweet though. Never rough on the ears, makes it sound smooth all the time. It was super blatty and poppy when it had no muffler. Big improvement!
Still got my misfire around 7k rpm that it can't pull through, and it pulls left (really hoping that's not a fork...), but aside from that it's pretty solid. I can ride it daily and have no worries and that's the most important part!
Build money is always such a hard decision lol. I got this I want to get perfect, but my truck needs a 4" lift to fit the 33x12.50 tires I've got for it... Rough world!
I had forgot that you were just running a straight pipe. Any slip on is huge improvement over a straight pipe imo.
I think its time for a gsxr usd fork swap :DDDD
Would complete the ultimate street fighter look!
Btw, i mentioned this when you first posted the thread, but i have never seen an sv with such a clean under tail. Looking better and better with all the black accents, keep it up.
Thanks man! I have no clue where this undertail came from, but I love the thing. It's a quality piece too, someone loved this before I got to it.
USD forks are definitely on the radar. As in I REALLLLYYY want them. I just can't throw around that cash yet :oops:
Clutch cable comes in today, so I can ride to work every day for the forseeable future :D Gotta start making my bike known to this town. I've had it almost 6 months (holy shaZam!) and put 2k miles on it because it's been more of a project than I expected
Great work! She looks super clean with the wheels all painted black. Love that yellow. Looking forward to seeing what else you do.
Right now the want list is pretty small actually lol
Front brake pads
Get the dent in the tank fixed
Recover the seats (1 rip in the driver seat)
Fix the oil leaks
Valve adjustment
Carb sync
And... I need to ride this thing more lol. Cant tell if it has a problem, or I just don't let it warm enough. Ugh
So who here can tell me how far overdue for brake pads I was? :lol:
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Hey! Those look like the pads I pulled off the rear of my GS last season. They ate the rotor alive lol.
Luckily I saved the rotor! I've known they were almost gone for a good while so I've mainly been using the back brake :thumb:
Yeah, there was no saving mine. The pads were down to the metal. That rotor was dead lol.
Well, I still like this bike, but listed it for sale today. I don't have to commute daily on 2 wheels anymore, so I'm in the market for a 600 supersport and possibly a 1200 bandit.... lol. I want something fuel injected, for once!
R6, CBR600RR, GSX-R600, ZX-6R, VFR800, FZ-09 (long shot), FZ1, etc. I want something faster :cheers:
Hey guys, I finally went and dug deep enough into my bike today to start making assumptions and get it running better. I've got a bad misfire at 7k rpm while the bike is cold, but when it's warm it clears up. So that's the symptom I've been chasing on and off for a good while.
Bike has a Dan Moto slip on, K&N drop in, and 142.5 mains, factory pilots.
So today, pulled the plugs, front cylinder is running perfectly according to the plug Rear cylinder not so much... Pulled out the plug and it was wet, very fouled, and judging by the gap/what's left of the dang thing, I'm surprised it even fires. Here's the rear plug
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Does that look like normal wear? Was it gapped incorrectly to start with?
I also noticed the front cylinder sucks a lot more air through the carb mouth than the rear, leading me to think these carbs are out of sync. Could this also contribute to how badly my rear cylinder is running?
Thanks in advance!
I dunno much about the SV, but here goes nothing: when were the valves checked? The difference between hot / cold running makes me think it could be the valves or the carbs.
I'm not sure to be totally honest. They should be checked every 15k miles according to the service manual, and *in theory* the motor has 25k on it. So I would hope they've been checked!
I'm leaning big towards carb sync, because with the bike running I put my hand over each carb, gave it a little rev, and the front cylinder about sucked my palm into the carb, whereas the rear pulled maybe half as hard at my hand.
Do the valves really cause that big of a difference? Back when I did the valves with my old GS, I didn't notice any difference at all. Except that it seemed to throw out the synch of my carbs lol
Well, a tight valve could drop the compression, which might explain why one cylinder is pulling harder than the other.
Besides, any problems you may be having with the carbs will need the valves to be in spec first.
Valves are not something a lot of people especially newer riders appear to think is something necessary to check. If you are already going to be taking things apart might as well check them. Better safe than sorry.
Yeah I know :sad:
The SV just doesn't have a stupid simple valve check procedure like a GS. I could adjust/check GS valves in about 10 minutes from pulling bike into the garage. This thing has shim under bucket I believe. Either way, I gotta pull up the camshaft and do some other fun little stuff. I might actually pass off the valves to my local shop (never thought I'd say that) because I work 6 days a week and don't want my bike down for 2 weeks again waiting on shims and what not
Hey I feel the same way..we all want to work on our own bikes but there isnt a enough time in the day.
If I had 2 it wouldn't be problem :dunno_black:
I just hate being backed into the corner of only driving my truck. My lifted truck. My lifted truck on 33x12.50 tires. That averages a solid 12mpg if I baby it lol
I can afford to drive it everywhere, but I'd really rather ride and save the gas! I use about .4 gallons going to and from work on my bike, versus 1.7 gallons in my truck daily
Dropped the bike down to 87 octane... runs SO MUCH BETTER! :woohoo: Still got the issues from before but not nearly as bad now. Turns out it was supposed to be on 87 the whole time :embarassed:
So how did I celebrate? Added a second bike the 100mph club!
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Made 2 passes saturday night. When I go next week I'll be giving it hell off the line. Still learning where it likes to be launched at to keep the front end down. I'll be in the 12's soon :thumb:
Updates updates updates!
Finally got sick and tired of why this thing pulls left on me. Turns out the lower triple is bent. Awesome.
But on the plus side, I got to hear the mechanic ride it, and this bike sounds dang good :woohoo:
Gonna actually start getting to work on this thing. Spark plugs, valve adjustment, carb sync, and that triple. It's already becoming the DD since I don't really like the truck I have haha
For the price of the tripple you might be able to pick up a gsxr USD front for not much more..plus should be easy enough to install..just press in your stem and get some bearings from allballs
I can get a triple with known good bearings for about $60 over on SVRider thankfully. It's gonna be on the back burner for a little bit just because of the amount of crap I have to take apart. And because I want USD forks... for the right price! lol
Lately the clip ons have been bothering me with the riding position. I just don't take enough turns to commute like that anymore :( So to fix it, handlebar risers are on the way so I can fit a regular ole 7/8" bar and regain some enjoyment here. I've got my factory GS bar in the garage so whooooo the whole swap is running me $30. Probably end up going to a drag bar, but since I have one in the garage, figured I'd use that and make sure I like the position before I go and drop more money at it.
Yes, I'm actually concerned about not liking sitting up :cookoo: I put clubmans on my GS within 3 weeks (first bike), then ended up on a gsxr 750, and now on this clip on equipped v-twin. I've only ever ridden 1 bike that sat up straight (yamaha 250 dual sport) and 2 sportsters so they don't really count!
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Damn, that's hot :icon_eek:
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Damn, that's hot :icon_eek:
Thanks! Always good to hear someone besides my crazy self thinks it looks good haha
Well... I did the SV pretty good yesterday. Getting spirited with my boss and his car. Entering a left hand turn on the brakes, released the front and trailed in with the rear brake. Caught something on the road entering the turn that when combined with the rear brake got the ass end sliding. Caught it as it tried to low side me and ended up getting shot over toward the other car. Impacted the car just behind the front wheel, ended up on the hood then rolling to a stop on the ground. Bike was sliding on one side, hit the curb, flipped to the other side and came to a rest facing me and the car.
Thank god I'm an ATGATT guy. Saved me from my self basically :sad: I've got a touch of rash on my right knee, bruise from where I hit the handlebar on right thigh, scratch on right forearm, and possibly a mild concussion. My knee is a little sore from being between the bike and the car, but overall I faired really well thankfully
Bike is saveable, I carry insurance so the other car will be taken care of. Broke the water pump cover, bent the rear brake lever and sheared the left rear set right off the thing
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OUCH!!! The main thing is YOU are ok. A bike can be fixed or replaced. A person can't be.
Quote from: mustangGT90210 on September 11, 2014, 12:27:31 PM
Well... I did the SV pretty good yesterday. Getting spirited with my boss and his car. Entering a left hand turn on the brakes, released the front and trailed in with the rear brake. Caught something on the road entering the turn that when combined with the rear brake got the ass end sliding. Caught it as it tried to low side me and ended up getting shot over toward the other car. Impacted the car just behind the front wheel, ended up on the hood then rolling to a stop on the ground. Bike was sliding on one side, hit the curb, flipped to the other side and came to a rest facing me and the car.
Thank god I'm an ATGATT guy. Saved me from my self basically :sad: I've got a touch of rash on my right knee, bruise from where I hit the handlebar on right thigh, scratch on right forearm, and possibly a mild concussion. My knee is a little sore from being between the bike and the car, but overall I faired really well thankfully
Bike is saveable, I carry insurance so the other car will be taken care of. Broke the water pump cover, bent the rear brake lever and sheared the left rear set right off the thing
Phewww man good thing you are ok. When a car is involved it's never a good story. Wish you a speedy recovery to get back on the saddle.
Totally!!! Glad you are OK 8)
Glad your alright mate. That's real lucky. Make sure there's absolutely NO damage to the frame. No stress or fractures. Otherwise it's just not worth the risk.
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Yikes. Hopefully you heal quick, man.
Take your time when it comes to the bike. By the time you heal up, you'll have plenty of time to assess the damage.
farrrrg :dunno_white: Sorry to read that. Glad you are ok. Sometimes injuries don't hurt as much as beating yourself up for the whole incident. Don't let it drag you down. Stuff happens! Get well and fix that bad ass bike,... ;)
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farrrrg :dunno_white: Sorry to read that. Glad you are ok. Sometimes injuries don't hurt as much as beating yourself up for the whole incident. Don't let it drag you down. Stuff happens! Get well and fix that bad ass bike,... ;)
The only part of all this that's dragging me down is the fact that I can't ride right now!
I may end up selling this SV as a parts bike or something for 600-700 and taking that to put into a new bike. I'm looking at over $500 just to get it back on the road, from a very quick inspection. Forks might be bent, I don't know. I paid $1100 for the bike so I don't really want to put too much into it, as my whole plan was to buy it cheap, fix it up and make a little money off it. Now I just want it gone so I can move on my next bike! Trying to find a ZX-6R, CBR600RR, 955i Triumph Daytona/Speed Triple, Fuel injected SV650S, etc. Want to go fuel injection and have something to ride and just maintain for once, instead of ride and always be fixing :thumb:
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+1!!! And of course, PIX of whatever you get!!! :icon_mrgreen:
Alright, well it's now gonna happen that this SV is getting sold. Getting a little money for it, and the buyer wants it to be a stunt bike. Then I can start my search for a new bike!
I finally put my mind at ease today. Finally! I've been on pins and needles for the last week because I wasn't sure if my deductible was $500 (do-able) or $1000 (screwed - college student). Well I finally got on the phone today to make the call, and because I only carry liability/property damage, I don't have a deductible! :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
So they will pay your liability for hitting the other vehicle, but since you can't be liable to yourself and don't have collision coverage they will not cover the damages to your own bike or yourself.
To my bike, yes. Had I needed to go to the hospital I'd have still been covered since I have $10k in medical coverage as well. Which apparently also doesn't require me to pay a deductible. My agent spelled it out pretty well for me :thumb:
I thought that you had it figured out. I wanted to clarify so others didn't think that they could get their bike fixed for free if they have liability only coverage! That's good that you had that medical payments coverage as well. A very smart thing to have.
This is the first time I've ever needed to use my insurance so I've never really figured too much out. Luckily it didn't end worse for me.
I just can't wait to be back on 2 wheels, it's killing me not being able to ride :technical:
Yea the Liability and Medical Payments to others don't have a deductible but any property coverage for your bike is going to be subject to a deductible. Honestly Med Pay and Liability are super cheap so I always recommend getting higher than minimum coverage there (never a good thing to be taken to court by someone you hit).
Also a lower deductible usually only raises your premium by a few bucks a month so it's always a good idea to look into a lower deductible just in case. Easier to budget an extra $15-$20 a month than an extra $500 on the spot.
This is the same for your cars and house also.
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I always went with the big deductibles to save money. I live life as a broke college student with bad spending habits up till just recently, so less money a month was what I wanted. That and I've only ever been in 3 accidents, sideswiped on my learners permit, one that was never reported to insurance/cops (my ex rear ended me and we handled it) and then this one. So Being young and feeling pretty invincible had led me to just thinking it won't happen
The SV is sold!!
So now I'm almost ready to start my search for a cash bike. Tossing around the idea of heading up to tampa and seeing if someone will finance me... Decisions decisions!