man, i want a SV SOOOOO freakin bad, i just can't justify the purchase while in school! nice lookin bike but i'd take your buddies over yours in a second!!

 

congrats, now be safe on it

 

those things are wheelie monsters,be safe

 

Nice! And great color choice, too!

Must be a million times nicer than your old beater :lol:

 

You, sir, are weak and sad and succumb to peer pressure too easily.... next time I EXPECT you to get a proper GSXR! :lol:
Looks really clean for a 4 year old bike. Take it easy and be safe.
-bix

 

Oooo Oooooo..... I know that everyone is DYING to see pics of you in your riding attire. :lol:

Ok OK, you know I had to get one more shot in.
The Bike is REALLY clean, you got a GREAT deal on that thing. :thumbup:

 

Nice! And great color choice, too!

Must be a million times nicer than your old beater :lol:

like you wouldn't believe. just jump on, fire her up, and go. no more praying she starts, or stays running, or stops, or sitting in a cloud of smoke.

Mike

 

Mike congrats when I saw it yesterday I thought It was brand new.:thumbup:

 

oh man, I want one of those SOOO bad. I'm going to make a 'bought a bike' post tomorrow when I buy a 03 Ninja 250, but thats the bike I really want (but can't afford)

 

looks great ! yours is soo much asthetically pleasing than your buddies.
the color> the farring> your bike pwns !

there is on in that color in my parking lot at work i love looking at it but the red and black R1 that parks next to it takes away from the sv's beauty a bit

 

thanks!

what do you guys think of some lower fairings to finish it off? there's a guy selling some OEM ones fairly cheap brand new around me, but i'm on the fence.

Mike

 

My uncle had a sv650, now he's moved up to the 1000 and he likes it a lot more. But he's a total speed freak. Nice bike man.

 

Mike, I think that the lower fairings would smooth it out ALOT, and make it look more sporty.

 

I just picked up a CBR600RR

 

thanks!

what do you guys think of some lower fairings to finish it off? there's a guy selling some OEM ones fairly cheap brand new around me, but i'm on the fence.

Mike

Yes.

 

The poor thing looks anorexic ... almost Jenna Jameson like. Deifinitely needs to put on some "weight" with the rest of the body work.

 

lower fairing = yes

 

Congratulations on your purchase! I've owned two SV's, and both were outstandingly reliable, fun, and acommodating for a "big" person.

You might want to check out a couple of website if you haven't already:
1) www.sv650.org
2) www.svrider.com

Both were fun to browse, and I particularly enjoyed seeing others ideas about modifications and customization of thier bikes. There was also a decent "how to" section on one of them (can't recall which, though).

Have fun, and keep the rubber side up!

-Chuck

 

Have fun, and keep the rubber side up!

uh, you mean DOWN?

Mike

 

uh, you mean DOWN?

Mike

god i hope so that could make for a rough day :lol:

maybe he meant keep the shiney side up

 

Not to hijack your thread or anything, but since my bike is already in a couple pics I figured I'd throw a few more pics on here for the nekkid fans....

 

i love the my SV. has a few things done to it. only two problems with mine. not enought horse and top end. and the other, bigger problem is that the stock suspension sucks! front end starts to hop in hard turns. in other words, the bike doesn't ride as well as i can. overall a great bike though!

 

nice looking bike, kipp!

which rear fender delete is that? i have one on my bike, but it doesn't so much as delete it as it does replace it with another big black thing, only mine's metal.

and yeah, i definetely feel you on both of those complaints. everyone i've talked to who knows these bikes bitches about the fron suspension, but all seem to agree that a heavier oil and possible different internal springs should take care of the issue. it's something i'll deinfetly look into seeing how i have the fotn suspension maxed out right now and still get more dive than i'd like.

as far as the power, i've wound her out a few times now and can already see where the addiction is gonna grow. this bike is still way faster than anything i've ever ridden/driven before, though, and should keep me happy for a good while. i was initially concerned the 'little' 650 wouldn't be enough to get my 300+ lb frame up and going. clearly, i was wrong, lol!

Mike

 

it's actually not a fender eliminator. the guy i bought it from cut the fender out and put a piece of ABS plastic in there. my recommendation as far as the suspensoin goes is to get fork springs meant for your weight and some emulators that will improve the dampening factor and also get a new setup for the back (racetech makes a good one). the other option for the front is to do a front end conversion and get one from a gixxer grand (forks, wheel, brakes, speedo, pretty much everything.)