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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As a Canadian I am proud of the robertson screw.
Just not this one. This one's a lil *****.
But imagine how different the world would be if the Ford/Robertson deal hadn't fallen through?
Looked at it. And got sad. Then worked on fiancé GS500 started rebuilding carbs.
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What is with the seat bolts on SV's? On my first gen, one of the seat bolts seized in the threads and broke off. I had to drill it out and re-tap it. Today i was doing routine maintanance on my 2nd gen, and a seat bolt seized in the threads and broke off. More drilling and tapping. Of course, the drill bit broke in the hole, making it an afternoon project. It's fixed now.
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They are very finicky. I've done the same on my bike, best practice is to use a tap and die and clean the threads of the mounting location and bolt before re-installing them.
Sync'd throttles on mine Sunday afternoon. Topped off coolant reserve, cleaned the rear wheel and rest of the bike.
Often times, when screws won't come out...they were over-torqued which distorts them in their holes. I use a screwdriver handle with socket on the end to put many bolts on the bike so they can't be too tight. It is SO easy to over-torque the cheese bolts.
Got a package from the Big Brown Truck of Happiness. In it was a brand new rotor for the magneto. Going to play with it trying to better secure the magnets, balance it then install this winter and hope to never have to worry about the magnets coming loose in the future.
Got a package from the Big Brown Truck of Happiness. In it was a brand new rotor for the magneto. Going to play with it trying to better secure the magnets, balance it then install this winter and hope to never have to worry about the magnets coming loose in the future.
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I can't even get the bolts to tighten, much less over-torque them. They seem to seize about halfway in- with about 1/2 inch of bolt still sticking out.Often times, when screws won't come out...they were over-torqued which distorts them in their holes. I use a screwdriver handle with socket on the end to put many bolts on the bike so they can't be too tight. It is SO easy to over-torque the cheese bolts.
Got a package from the Big Brown Truck of Happiness. In it was a brand new rotor for the magneto. Going to play with it trying to better secure the magnets, balance it then install this winter and hope to never have to worry about the magnets coming loose in the future.
You've got a prime candidate for chasing the threads with tap and die set. The bolt is likely stretched out a bit which messes up the threads, but it sure won't hurt to tap the holes too just to make sure the threads are clean and correct. Might need a new set of bolts if they're really badly deformed.
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Installed a Sena SM10R in my Scorpion EXO 500. Tight fit for the ears, even with the compact speakers, but should work well.
Gathering the parts for the Homebrew F2P mod
Gathering the parts for the Homebrew F2P mod
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You can't just get enough projects can you?
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Did a valve check, didn't adjust squat!! :worship:
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Hooked up my HID's for my new headlight idea, installed new shift lever and the rest of the left side foot controls, and got the lower half of the triple clamp back on the bike.
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