[Undead Razor]

Atleast it was an easy (and relatively inexpensive) fix.

 

[Yellow Fever]

Bled the brake lines. Brake feels much nicer. Flushed the radiator. Making a mess on the drive way with the coolant.

 

[XJ99]

7 years out of a motorcycle battery???
That's awesome!

 

[sath182]

Yup, a little over actually. And it's even had the lights left on once or twice too.

In other news: I went up to the Franklin-Lake Toxaway area of North Carolina today. And I think I've got my fuel consumption fixed. Yay! But my coolant temps were all over the place. Boo!

Didn't see any leaks or smell it boiling off. Yay (maybe)! But I have to take the whole thing back apart to check the coolant level. Boo!

 

[XJ99]

Met up with a felllow member from here
and went for a ride. Got some killer BBQ
in Durham, NC!

 

[stanilo]

Installed new handlebar. Emgo Daytona. 25 bucks off amazon. On my SV650S with LSL top triple. Went right on, no probs. Fiddled with throttle lines a bit to get smooth action all around.

Went for a ride. Handlebar is perfect for me at 6"2. Looks good, too.

 

[Junkie]

got it back together enough to take it for a 45 mile ride. Seems to be doing fairly well. I tore it apart 3 years ago to powdercoat the frame, then my dad gave me his SV1000 and I didn't get around to reassembling it. Not sure whether I like the solid mount headlight or not. Stock tail plastics are going back on, was just testing.

 

[old phart phred]

70 mph and sneezed inside my helmet, made mental note to add a couple of paper towels to my jacket pocket.

 

[-Dutch-]

Heh, now try it while wearing a baklava...

 

[r0ckrat]

Heh, now try it while wearing a baklava...

I try not to wear baklava, it's sticky. Oh you meant balaclava...

:lmao:

 

[Digasi]

I try not to wear baklava, it's sticky. Oh you meant balaclava...

:lmao:

Motorcyclist will do strange things to stay cool/warm. But baklava, that must take the cake.

 

[r0ckrat]

What're you calling cake? It's phyllo, nuts & honey...

 

[Undead Razor]

I try not to wear baklava, it's sticky. Oh you meant balaclava...

:lmao:

:roflmao: Oh man, I needed that laugh at work today.

 

[Digasi]

What're you calling cake? It's phyllo, nuts & honey...

Its closer to a cake then a article of clothing. :lmao:

 

[BlueTraveler]

I installed a SpeedoHealer v4. My speedometer wasn't as far off as it had been on my SV1000, but it was still just under 7% off (based on GPS). I recently went to a Pilot Road 4, 70 aspect ratio front tire, which probably reduced the original 10% factory error.

It was very easy to install, just lift the tank, remove the airbox lid and connect it.

Pretty much everywhere in AZ let's you get away with 10 over. Now I can drive around at 9 over and relax:vroom:

 

[-Dutch-]

PIMF...

They're both pretty sticky when covered in boogers.

 

[Mikelotov_Cocktail]

I'm doing the same thing I have been doing since last week. Waiting on more parts.

 

[XJ99]

Made the plates, and mounted the hardware
for the Kappa 21 bags. Now I just need to
fab up some mounts for the bike.

 

[ksoul]

Wanted to gauge any interest here first before I post in another section. (Also relatively new here and wouldn't know where to post about it)

I installed a danmoto conical slip on to my '04 sv650. Sounds like heaven... a really really loud heaven.

 

[sath182]

Cleaned and regreased the SV's rear caliper, boy did it need it!


On the FJR; I cleaned the buttons on the front brake disks and discovered that one of the fork seals had been leaking. Whipped up my first ever seal mate, spun it around the seal, and got some almost resin like stuff out. It's not leaving any extra oil on the stanchion when I pump it, so problem solved if I don't get any from my next ride. And hopefully cleaning the buttons will help with the brake pulse I'm getting from the left disk.