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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Nope but im pretty sure i saw one wizz by me in the bike lane a couple months ago. It was really cool looking. O yeah for what i did to my sv today, i starded it warmed er up then shut her off... im recovering from shoulder surgery :confused3:
I installed my traxxion emmulator drop in kit with the damper rods. I ended up finding the right pvc tubing for pressing in the slide bearings,i saw someone here slit the tubing to make it flex around the 41mm fork leg (1.615) it may have been 1.5,i have a lathe so i just cut the tubing into pieces and bored them out a bit,as well as shaping one end to only push on the bearing and another with clearence for the lip of the oil inner oil seal. The valve and rod are thicker than stock under the spring so i cut the spacer down a bit ,i have one of those horizontal bandsaws with a stop for the work piece so i could make a nice straight cut and deburr in the lathe,i've read other posts where mc shops screwed the pouch on this aspect. I cut it off in increments first about a quarter then about an eighth equal on both sides of course,now i can get te thread started by hand with a moderate effort,when i took it apart there wasn't a ton of tension on the spring and the first owner had set the preload to about 4.5 turns. Gotta set up my new front brake and hope for some dryness in the next week or so.
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be safe..its wet out by us.
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Since it was 70* here, I rode to the gas station and back (the long way). Then got home and did a few wheelies on the pit bike. 
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I added a new feature to my SV today!!!!
Chocolate Shake Mixer! It even comes with a sight glass to check consistency.
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Chocolate Shake Mixer! It even comes with a sight glass to check consistency.
I added a new feature to my SV today!!!!
Chocolate Shake Mixer! It even comes with a sight glass to check consistency.
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I know that feeling. I popped a motor in one of my cars one night... sorry to see it
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Wasn't really a goal. Had a track day.....didn't notice anything strange. The bike sat for a month...then I fired her up for this lovely VA weather and my coolant light came on. When I checked the coolant.....it was gone
I'll take the valve covers off next weekend...then the heads....ect....as I search for the issue. The engine sounds perfectly normal. So I'm hoping that it's a gasket or a freeze plug.
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Good luck - hope its nothing major.Wasn't really a goal. Had a track day.....didn't notice anything strange. The bike sat for a month...then I fired her up for this lovely VA weather and my coolant light came on. When I checked the coolant.....it was gone
I'll take the valve covers off next weekend...then the heads....ect....as I search for the issue. The engine sounds perfectly normal. So I'm hoping that it's a gasket or a freeze plug.
Do you mainly track the SV?
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Nope.....but I hope to get most of my riding in the future (other then the rally) on the track!!
I'll pull her apart and take pictures. In the event that this happens to someone else.
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Sexy, check your side gasket cover since the coolant is already gone and the oil is changed. There is a rubber seal under the water pump you should check just in case. It those are in tact, then dive into the heads.
As for mine, it now has no butt. Undertail is off, rear plastics are off, Givi rack is off, battery tray is off, rear shock is off. Next step is to pull the gas tank and try to do valve clearances. I'll save that for wed/thurs since I'm off both days. It's weird seein' the bike without all the stuff on it.
As for mine, it now has no butt. Undertail is off, rear plastics are off, Givi rack is off, battery tray is off, rear shock is off. Next step is to pull the gas tank and try to do valve clearances. I'll save that for wed/thurs since I'm off both days. It's weird seein' the bike without all the stuff on it.
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Where you at in VA? I just had to bust the SV out for the high 50s Christmas.
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