$800... holeshot fender eliminator, smoked integrated tail lights, talon 3300ip alarm system, license bracket, lighted nuts, oem color matched tire hugger... i think thats about it... installing all in the next month i think on my 08 naked candy blue! cant wait!

 

Okay it was actually yesterday, but ....

I GOT MY BIKE RUNNING;D

Looks like in the engine tear down and rebuild I managed to stop the production of chocolate milk shakes & get rid of the unusual engine hesitation!!! So, I took her out for a 80 mile spin!!

:hug: <--For all those that helped!!!

 

Congrats Sexy. You rock!

 

nice!


well mine was 2 days ago but.....

i got my bike 85% put back together and started it right up after 10 months of sitting after my wreck! whoo hoo. can't wait to get it back on the road!

 

Rode to the beach (HB) this morning. Supposed to be 83 today. There may be rain later this week, CA could use it.

Glad to hear you got your bike running Sexy, tlc post a pic of hubbys hand / cut.

 

Was 'forced' to go to HB a few weeks ago for work - cruel and unusual to return to winter... beautiful there

 

Man that pic ^^^ looks beautiful, i really wish i was looking out at that instead of a foot of snow. Yesterday i rode to work and it actually got up to 38 degrees when i left at 3. ... when i left work for home at midnight it was back down to 17 or so.

But of course this was my first trip with the corbin seat so it was totally worthwhile.

Is anybody else riding in michigan these days? i feel like i've been the only one out on a bike in the last month.

 

i took it for a ride in the rain ..... will dirt and mud on my disk brakes do any harm??

 

Picking up a power commander this evening for a smoking deal. I was against power mods as I feel the bike is plenty fast enough; but shoot, $60? Really, who wouldn't buy a pc3 with all hardware for that? It's okay, you can be jealous. :nana:

-Vaughan

 

****!! I thought i got a good deal ($150 with everything in box).

 

today i finished sanding the tail section, buddy of mine sanded down the tank and applied hopefully the last coat of filler, and we shortened my D&D to get rid of the really bad rash on the can. it's only 8 inches now and looks bada$$. can't wait to hear it. more to come from me. i'm gonna start my own rebuild thread in a day or 2.

 

Teri, how's your husbands hand? I broke one of those cheap-o strap wrenches trying to get the oil filter off once. I have the oem tool if you would like to borrow it to try.




On a side note, I got one of the exhaust bolt holes cleared and re-tapped. One more to go and the bike will be nearly done. 4 weeks to vacation, this should not have taken this long.

 

I completely debadged it last night, Got the whole family involved for the last SV650 sticker, My wife was peeling it off, and my son was holding the hair dryer. Looks much better without them, The silver S's came off easier without using heat.

 

Good move!
That is the first thing I do on all my vehicles. It really cleans them up imo.

 

Finally broke down and ordered a Penske rear shock and began stalking some GSXR bits.


I WILL have a decent suspension by the Rally!



I'll still be slow, tho....

 

Took my 06 down to the frame and motor

 

put on the JC Whitney trunk, took it on a 20 mile ride to test out the touring setup (saddlebags and trunk). It probably would have been better if it was warmer than 6.3f outside right now. At least it is sunny!

This weekend it'll be up to the low 40's WOOOO now where did i put that speedo and suntan lotion?

 

I rattlecanned some fairings I bought of ebay. Looks good.. real good.

 

I looked at it, and said "hello". It didn't say anything back; it just sat there in the garage looking out the front window. I wonder what it was thinking.

 

It was 12c (or about 53 or 54F ) today.. so I haaad to get it nice and dirty.. not that it wasn't already from the last few days on the chinook scum roads..

And I managed to run through a tank of gas in the past week.. woohoo.. fresh gas!!!... I did that for the bike today too....

 

Took the wheels off to get the new tires installed. Plus STILL trying to get what's left of a gorilla tightened oil filter off. GEEZZZZZZZZZZZ

 

Hmm. I figured the oil filter would have been resolved by now. I apologize if I seem to be offensive (totally not my intention), but have you tried an oil filter wrench?

Harbor Freight Tools has them for $8.

I believe I saw you mention WalMart. Walmart should have them too... but for $10 or so. Advice: bring the new (or see if the store carries the SV oil filter) and make sure the wrench will grip it.

This is what I use to remove any oil filter... whether from a car or even the little bitty thing on my SV.

If the wrench fails, get a hammer and smash that filter (flatten it long-ways). Then get a large pair of pliers and leverage it that way.... good luck.

 

Put a gel seat on. My butt thanked me. It was awkward.

 

i painted the tail plastics, heel guards, chain guard, and pass rearsets yesterday. looks pretty good so far.

 

Did the first brake bled of the bikes life, **** resevoir drained faster than I could get to it with new fluid and made a dreadful slurp sound...@$^#...Tried to bled all the air out but when I was done the brake lever felt very mushy, gonna try again saturday before I take her on nice long ride. O ya and I installed the quick connect battery tender, much easier to remove rear seat than pilot seat.

 

Did the first brake bled of the bikes life, **** resevoir drained faster than I could get to it with new fluid and made a dreadful slurp sound...@$^#...Tried to bled all the air out but when I was done the brake lever felt very mushy, gonna try again saturday before I take her on nice long ride.

Haha I've been going through the same thing. I just bought a vacuum bleeder and am going to have a friend help me so I can have my rear brake back.

 

A big vet's syringe and a bit of clear silicon tube works far better than a mityvac, and costs about 1/10th as much. Bubbles want to go up, so it makes no sense to try and bleed them down.

 

I got a suggestion from a guy here that worked awesome, thanks Buzz. Take the lever and master cylinder off and put them under the calipers. That way the bleeders are the highest point on the whole system you have everything all in one place and can fill, pump and bleed all at once. It goes like a breeze and is ... free.;D

 

Just recently put on a Racing 905 crash cage and some wheel tape.

 

Just recently put on a Racing 905 crash cage and some wheel tape.

haha.. that reminds me... I still need to put my reflective wheel strips on....

I'm waiting for a decent day so I can wash the bike though....

probably have to wait till spring....

 

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Just recently put on a Racing 905 crash cage and some wheel tape.

 

Yah, that works. Or, you can just not bother, and do it old-school... Lots of ways. I HATE bleeding brakes, so I really like the syringe approach- a lot of people seem to think it odd to use such a lash-up of kit but when you look at mountain bike bleed kits, this is exactly what they are, a syringe and a hose. At the end of the day, everyone has a method they trust, eventually.

Ah, what did I do to my SV? Well, nothing. I killed the battery on saturday, and this time it really was dead, 5V and refusing to charge, couldn't even power an indicator never mind fire the bike. But I kept on whacking it back on teh tender for 24 hours at a time, it kept on failing to charge it, til finally today, it's alive! So that's nice, no need to buy a new battery. That's 3 years and about 15 flatlines I've had out of this big Yuasa (YTZ12, high output model) and it's still going strong. Impressive.