Rode it on my road test and passed with flying colors!

yay no more restrictions

 

I rode mine for the first time last night. Definitely a happy new sv owner.

 

oil change and plugs today as i hit 20,000 miles

 

My least favorite maintenance: Clean & lube the chain.

Nasty job, but necessary... 14k miles, and both chain & sprockets still look almost new.

 

My least favorite maintenance: Clean & lube the chain.

Nasty job, but necessary... 14k miles, and both chain & sprockets still look almost new.

Now that you can actually see them. Right? ;D

 

Removed front orange reflectors. Lost almost 1 pounds. Can go to 140 mph now...

;D

 

1) Black racing stripes down middle of my gas tank w/3M protective vinyl film over them, carried through to the tail section.

2) CF trim at key, triple tree, and gas fill.

3) Tank bra

4) ... and 1,000 miles on my new Dunlop Q2's. I'm rather dissapointed at how quickly they're wearing. New, my rear tread depth measured at 6.1cm, already my tread depth is down to 3.9cm's. However, they gave me the confidence to ride "too fast" for the wet conditions yesterday morning (according to my friend I unwittingly passed), and they are VERY neutral feeling while giving me all the grip my skill level needed yesterday while flying through the local canyon twisties & switchbacks.

 

Painted my M4 muffler along with my passenger pegs and mirrors. All flat black.

I gotta update the avi for ya'll....

 

worked on painting zg's bike

 

put some of that amazingly expensive UK premium unleaded fuel in her .... £1.23 ($1.92) a litre

so thats $8.7 a gallon

 

put some of that amazingly expensive UK premium unleaded fuel in her .... £1.23 ($1.92) a litre

so thats $8.7 a gallon

I just couldnt run my F-150 4x4 getting 15 US mpg or 17 UK mpg at those prices

 

sprockets and chain. it's probably time for a
wash but that'll be another weekend.

 

adjusted my TPS, what a difference! and oiled my chain. Also ordered some motosliders

 

tps... 2nd gen voodoo

keep that chain clean and oiled or you'll be doing what i just did

 

Installed R6 throttle and some swingarm spool sliders from Blair (Fastest easiest transaction ever!)

Throttle feels great now, I think I may dabble into that TPS adjustment too.

 

Took her for a ride

 

I moved him. He was facing north, I turned around and made him face south, for easy access on Monday

 

Finished phase 1 of the break-in procedure, oil and filter change tomorrow. =)

 

i recovered my seat (because spencer wouldn't do it for me).

First I carved down the OEM seat so it was a more comfortable shape (photo shown is a rough version before I whipped out my dremel and made it smooth). I put under it a stiff liner, and on top of it I put down some dense foam. I then covered it with a 4 way stretch vinyl. This was the first time I've done anything like it, and it came out pretty nicely

 

Another exciting oil change. I got some Mobil Delvac 1300 for $6.50/gallon about 9 months ago. I decided I had to use it; I have been using Rotella Synthetic T6, and I really think it's the ultimate, but can't let the Delvac just sit on the shelf....

I put a cobalt samarium magnet inside the filter. I did that on the previous filter, too and used it for 6500 miles. (I haven't pulled it out to see what's stuck to it; I'll post when I do.) I was happy to see that the magnet I put in last time was still exactly where I put it and hadn't deteriorated or anything.

I've read that like 70% of engine wear is from iron/steel particles that are too small for the filter to catch; they just keep recirculating through the motor. A killer strong magnet like a samarium cobalt will for sure get 'em. They are unaffected by temperatures up to 572*F.

Oh yea, I got to use a new Blitz funnel I got at Kmart and a 1000ml polyethylene beaker to measure oil in. No guessing on when the right amount of oil is in; measure and dump it in. Sweet!

 

Does the plug have a magnet on it already?

 

Yes, it's got a magnet. It's small and relatively weak.

I checked out the used filter that has the magnet on the inside this evening. I was very surprised to see a light deposit of metal on the top of the magnet. Bear in mind that this metal was caught from filtered oil.

When I changed the oil I made sure to check the drain plug magnet; it had a very small amount of fine metal, nothing compared to what the magnet inside the filter caught. It was just enough to leave a dark smear on a paper towel.

The information I read about steel particles too small to be caught by the filter is true. If they really do cause the majority of wear in an engine, putting a magnet in the filter probably does some good in cutting wear.

I'll post a pic or two as soon as I can get some good shots.

 

Suburban Machinery type-2 bars, R6 throttle tube (which, unfortunately involved a full adjustment of throttle cables on the throttle body-end. No R6 tube plug and play on mine. *sigh*), and TPS adjustment. I'd tried to adjust the TPS before but it moved a lot when I tightened the bolts back up, and I ran out of time, so I let it be. TPS Round 2 was much more successful

 

Are we still arguing over what is and isn't acceptable material for this thread?

 

Only when people stop complaining about it... then I'll join the rest and either:

1: dry hump it
2: fart on it
3: look at it longingly
4: sit on it in my garage and make Vroooom Vroooom Vrooom noises...

or 5: all of the above....

 

Oh, option 5 all the way!! Today, I humped my sv at every stop light on the way home... she liked it

 

Michelin Pilot Road 2 rear, new clutch lever. Gotta fix my turn signal again.....

 

Cleanen a years worth of dirt and grime from street and mostly track. It was a durty girl.

 

Found 2 new Q2's waiting at my door tonight...:headbang:

 

cleaned up the rear seat cowl. while i had the seat off i decided to clean up some of the wires. rerouted them, wrapped them in conduit. it really cleaned it up. also i had 2 loaded tool kits in there too which i could occasionally hear bouncing around so i poured them out and figured out what i would really actually use and narrowed it down to 1 bag. good enough i guess.