tl shift arm and some whoolies

 

rode the flip bike around to test everything. and then had to spend hours cleaning it (fing salt...)

 

Yeah there is way too much salt on the roads here in central PA.

My bike is currently in the basement, but I can't get it up to the garage yet because my yard is a swamp right now.

Hopefully I will be able to get the bike out this weekend.

** Also I looked at the bike and then out the window to see a puddle in the yard... then I sighed...

 

This weekend, the SV got new chain and sprockets (47T rear), it's new-to-me 09 ZX14 shock, and a new Pilot Road 2 up front.

 

Found that I'll need to put the new tires on sooner than I thought.

 

Re-connected and routed the charger for my phone last night. Was hoping to find a switched power source, but ended up taking power straight off the battery again due to time and current ability to know which line is which. Future plan is to add an accessory distribution block, when money and time permit.

 

there's a very nice $35 setup an svrider sells:
http://www.svrider.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247433

 

Put it up for sale.

 

Checked the valve adjustment in preparation for the upcoming riding season, and had to adjust one intake that was a bit tight. All the other intakes took a .006 but not .007...which is what I wanted...the problem child took a .004 but not the .005, so it got adjusted. Problem was I didn't have a .110 shim to replace the .1115 that was coming out...so I had to sand it down to fit. That did suck! Anyone wondering about the hardness/toughness of the adjustment shims can rest easy....they're HARD! Took over an hour on a wet-stone and 400 paper to cut it down the .0015 needed, but we got there in the end. Now everybody is adjusted to within .001 of each other and we're almost ready to hit the road!!! Very excited to get on the bike...haven't been able to ride for almost 4 months....but soon.

 

I'd be concerned that the shims might not be through hardened, so taking off a thou and a half might have exposed softer steel.

 

Dropped it off with Jeopard98 to get it ready for riding season. I don't have time so I dumped it on him:
replace carb needles and gaskets and clean carb
new chain and sprockets (rear teeth busted off old one)
check valve adjustment.

All this work should easily provide 47 extra horsepower.

 

Trying increase post count to sell my current SV GSXR swap.

 

New rubber!


And to recap, this is what my PR3s looked like at 10.5k miles and two novice track days. Beginning to bald on the back and reaching the wear bars on the front.

 

I so wanted to see your license plate. Dang it!

 

Installing my ohlins damper relocated to the front forks now.

 

installed r6 throttle tube, tl shifter (man the short shifter is AWESOME!), paint matched my shift linkage, got rid of my pass pegs and fabbed up a new exhaust mount (gonna whack 4" off my yoshi pipe soon)

 

Installed stainless lines and ebc hh pads in the front. Now just need the rain to stop so I can test them out.


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gave it its first good hard ride since i took over as owner. i'm in love, and happily expecting a week of 60 degrees and sunny out

 

Pushed my SV out of the house and into the garage and then got it started for the first time of the year. Topped it up with some premium and it was up and running in less than a minute. Still a bit too much slush on the driveway that I didn't feel like pushing it through so I didn't take it out for a ride yet.

 

Sold my sv650 yesterday and bought an sv1000 today. ccasion14:

 

I sold my 03 SV650 about 7 years ago, bought an 04 SV1000 October!

You will LOVE the power increase!

 

That? Nah, that was for extra axle grease. ?

 

Saturday I installed a SWmotech side rack & JCW bags

 

Nothing. Searching the net for a rear seat cowl for my 08. No luck

 

Cleaned her up a bit and decided to give the radiator side guards the oil cooler guard a little paint job with some plasti dip. I didn't like the brushed silver look anyways in the radiator so black it is.

 

China ebay seller sent 43mm clipons instead of 41s so I made some bushings to make them fit. Seller is sending replacements fo free so I'll have spares at least.

 

http://m.quickmeme.com/img/25/251079dc8057d354e4d4ed19270a8c3e898a27954579b2edcb0e8a4ebeb2e286.jpg

 

Being sick of the false neutral between 5th and 6th, I replaced the shift star with the 05+ model per very detailed instructions found in this thread http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?pagenumber=1&threadid=189382

Everything went rather smoothly. I didn't need a clutch holding tool, just put the bike in 1st and lock the wheel up while zipping the 27mm nut off. Putting everything back together, I spent most the time removing the old paper gasket off the case. Plastic scrapper couldn't bulge it. I finally found a thin bar of copper that was able to scrape the old gasket off. Phew.

Initial impressions with the new setup is that shifting pedal is firmer but more assured. Hopefully this will cure the false neutral.

 

Installed flush mount turns, and a vinyl decal. Flipped off the sky for dropping ice on us last night.

 

Refitted refreshed shock and rear wheel on SB. Also went through the carbs completely. New gaskets and o rings everywhere. Test run to be completed tomorrow.

Took measurements and ordered new bearings to accommodate captured spacers for the rear wheel of the SS loaner bike.

 

Did you use the K&L? Was there a large O-ring left over when you were done?