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Hey Ladies and Gents.
My Name is Marcos from LA. I purchased my crashed but drivable 01 SV650S 3 months ago. I had some doubts about keeping the bike after my first couple of rides but I gave it some time and now I am very happy with my SV. Here is the bike when I started.
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The bike had been dropped every which way possible. I did not meet the original owner. I think he'll never ride again.... I bought from the second owner who only had it for about 2 months. I think he was quickly disillusioned with it as it needed a lot of work. So I had it checked by a mechanic, the frame was straight, most components were ok and bam, I had my first bike.
I spent about a month looking for parts and fixing all the fairings. This is how it looked after some work.
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I took some short rides and everything seemed very good untill I rode it to work. My comute is about 30 miles each way on highway 10. I wanted to sell it after my first ride to work. My hands and wrist mainly hurt like hell. Now I know that I was just really tense when riding and needed to relax quite a bit. After reading a lot about the subject, correcting my posture and trying to ride properly I am very happy with my SV. I am on my 3rd month of owning my bike and look forward to many years of riding.
Cheers to the bikes we love.
My Name is Marcos from LA. I purchased my crashed but drivable 01 SV650S 3 months ago. I had some doubts about keeping the bike after my first couple of rides but I gave it some time and now I am very happy with my SV. Here is the bike when I started.
The bike had been dropped every which way possible. I did not meet the original owner. I think he'll never ride again.... I bought from the second owner who only had it for about 2 months. I think he was quickly disillusioned with it as it needed a lot of work. So I had it checked by a mechanic, the frame was straight, most components were ok and bam, I had my first bike.
I spent about a month looking for parts and fixing all the fairings. This is how it looked after some work.
I took some short rides and everything seemed very good untill I rode it to work. My comute is about 30 miles each way on highway 10. I wanted to sell it after my first ride to work. My hands and wrist mainly hurt like hell. Now I know that I was just really tense when riding and needed to relax quite a bit. After reading a lot about the subject, correcting my posture and trying to ride properly I am very happy with my SV. I am on my 3rd month of owning my bike and look forward to many years of riding.
Cheers to the bikes we love.
Ride safe.
