Just thought this would be a cool new topic. If there is already one in existence please let me know so I can delete this one, or a mod can do it. As for me I finished my under tail project and rode the crap out of it.
What did you do to your SV today? (mods, farkles, maintenance, etc)
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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...
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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.
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i wish i could get bikes into the basement... there's space for at least two dozen.... and i'm f'ed for space right now with 5 in the garage
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there's a very nice $35 setup an svrider sells:
http://www.svrider.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247433
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.
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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.
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.
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.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 was thinking of this too....but the difficulty in material removal didn't change throughout the ordeal so I'm not too worried about it. Plus the shims are purely in compression and I left the original surface that contacts the valve alone, so the sanded part will stick to the bucket and if the valve should rotate it's still on the hardest part of the shim.
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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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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.
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I sold my 03 SV650 about 7 years ago, bought an 04 SV1000 October!Sold my sv650 yesterday and bought an sv1000 today.
You will LOVE the power increase!
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I so wanted to see your license plate. Dang it!
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Red rag at the end of a vehicle means a long load, must be getting an extended swingarm.
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