Last Saturday it warmed up to near 40, so I figured I'd get the SV out of its winter storage. I'd installed SS brake lines on the front, bled the rear brake and done the R6 throttle tube swap. Everything went fine, I may end up bleeding the brakes once more, but they felt pretty firm. The R6 throttle tube was the best $10 I'd ever spent, it just seemed to be a lot easier to get on the gas. I had some new Cortech Scarab Winter gloves as well and I was very pleased they kept my hands a lot warmer than my non-insulated leather gloves had.
The most interesting part of the ride was the behavior of the front forks. Compared to riding when it was 85 out, they seemed a lot firmer, especially when using the front brake. That's been my biggest complaint with the stock SV suspension, so now I have to stop putting off installing new springs and fork oil.
The most interesting part of the ride was the behavior of the front forks. Compared to riding when it was 85 out, they seemed a lot firmer, especially when using the front brake. That's been my biggest complaint with the stock SV suspension, so now I have to stop putting off installing new springs and fork oil.