[2xs]

Personally, I'm a fan of Shell Rotella T6 10w/40. full synthetic, JASO certified for motorcycles. Been running it for several years in my street and track bikes without issue.

I used the Rotella 15-40 in my '03 SV650, always seemed to have issues shifting into second, I kept ending up in neutral, but that could have been from a weak shift in bad work boots...

 

[snailman153624]

We are talking SV1000, you are talking SV650. :laughing4:

It's seriously different on the SV1K? Mind boggling :dizzy:

 

[RecoilRob]

Not boggling...just different. The 1K watches the counter-shaft sprocket revolutions for its' speed signal so you're free to do what you want to the front tire. Speedo/odometer calibrations remain about the same as the 650....when one is close the other won't be.

 

[snailman153624]

Pros and cons to both, it's just mind boggling that they would make a seemingly arbitrary change to product that's supposed to be the bigger badder cousin of the 650. I can see no tangible benefit to the change, only an increase in design and production cost (of maintaining two different parts/configurations).

 

[farmer_frank]

R&D cost on the sensor pickup is next to nothing, not like it's a complicated system by any means and considering it was already done for the TL1000 it makes sense. The TL came out in 97 and the SV400 came out in 98, I can see how they used different methods considering the wildly different purposes of those two bikes. The 650 just followed the 400's lead and the 1000 followed the the TL's because it was already there.

If you want to talk arbitrary change, look at the 650's speedo pick up rotors between the early years and the later years.... I think the 650 is the oddball, not the 1000.

 

[2xs]

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...il-Shell-1-Gal-Shell-Rotella-T6-Full-Synthetic-5W40/_/R-SHM550019921_0006510003

tis stuff? or is there a specific motorcycle version.
I used the T5 on my 03 SV650.... but that was a long time ago.

 

[xtremewlr]

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...il-Shell-1-Gal-Shell-Rotella-T6-Full-Synthetic-5W40/_/R-SHM550019921_0006510003

tis stuff? or is there a specific motorcycle version.
I used the T5 on my 03 SV650.... but that was a long time ago.

Yup, blue bottle. Works great.

 

[TeeRiver]

... According to TeeRiver (maker of the now infamous "FuelBot")

That meant tongue-in-cheek? Or, you have information I am unaware of?

But yeah, the SV650 speedometer senses the front wheel, the SV1000 the front sprocket. All SV gagues report MPH 9% high, odo 1.2% high given stock size front tire with moderate wear. The tachs are about 11% high through most of the rpm range, but, oddly, accurate near idle speed.

 

[2xs]

Ok, took my bike to the dealer today, I have no time to do some work on it, so I had them do some, new plugs, oil change, full inspection, checked/torqued all bolts, estimate on what they found (front tire, fork seal...)

they found someones old home in my air cleaner....

 

[TeeRiver]

Haha, always good to check the airbox. Your last photo looks like Aunt Fran!

 

[2xs]

Got some bike parts today....

 

[Mikey B]

damn thats crazy, full on rats next in your air box

 

[2xs]

Got my lower fairings on, bike is looking good!

 

[2xs]

yesterday I removed the POs hack aux light wiring harness, and installed a pre built harness for LED driving lights with a relay, and master switch (LED lights will get installed later).

I also built a small shelf on the bar to re mount my grip heater control and add the LED light switch.

Yes, this setup was designed for a Jeep, but since its LED the low current draw will work better then the crapshoot lights the PO had installed (last pic)...

 

[2xs]

Bought Steve's STRE a few months ago, finally got it in.

So far I love the increased mid range response... makes getting onto he freeway much funner!

 

[cablebob]

Good job great progress. Are you concerned about running all of the new lights on the SV's electrical system? I would love to put a pair of LED's on the front but I'm afraid I'll cook the rectifier/ regulator.

 

[Junkie]

Do you still have your chain guard? Any interest in getting rid of it? My tail gets some chain crap on it because I don't have one.

 

[2xs]

The LEDs take WAY less power then most lights I see on bikes, and way less than the crap the PO had on before (see post #54 last image in this thread).

as far as the chain guard, I do still have it but im kepping all that stuff, never know whats going to happen in the future.

 

[2xs]

FINALLY got my LEDs installed, Didnt go with the pods, ended up with a 9" bar (40 watts).

 

[2xs]