I'm bored and its too cold to ride

[wolf44]

so I thought I'd post this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6pqtMK_sT0

[Camel Jockey]

good video,

What band is that playing??

[Cutaway]

Wolf,

Thanks for smacking thsoe Gixxer's down! I really need to get me one of those SV 650's!

Josh

[wolf44]

the name of the song is skin, I'll have to look it up

[wolf44]

Breaking Benjimen-Skin

[XFBO]

Cool video, always nice to see an underpowered bike kicking some @ss!

Any pics of your ride?

If not too much trouble that is and gimme an idea about ur set up/upgrades.....Im actually inquiring about an '06 SV so I might be getting one myself.

[wolf44]

old paint



new paint


All that is on it is a penske double, race teched front end (emulators, .95 springs and 20 wt oil), gpr damper, m4 full system, pcIII, steel lines, clip ons and rear sets
Other than that its basically stock. Might upgrade to a brembo MC here before too long

[motobum]

what brand bodywork is that?

[XFBO]

How do the RT forks feel?
Comparing them to say revalved cart forks if you've ever had that done on another bike.

I owned a 1st gen SV several yrs ago, one of the big upgrades was to throw on a set of F3/F4 cart forks since they're fully adjustable and you keep the stock look......do you know if those forks would still work on the 2nd gen SV?

What size rims are they using these days on that bike? 3.5"F x 5"R?

TIA! Im just trying to get a realistic idea on what Im gonna wanna do to race prep a stock SV if I pick one up.

[wolf44]

Originally Posted by motobum

what brand bodywork is that?

hotbodies tail and cheetah upper and lower

[wolf44]

Originally Posted by XFBO

How do the RT forks feel?
Comparing them to say revalved cart forks if you've ever had that done on another bike.

I owned a 1st gen SV several yrs ago, one of the big upgrades was to throw on a set of F3/F4 cart forks since they're fully adjustable and you keep the stock look......do you know if those forks would still work on the 2nd gen SV?

What size rims are they using these days on that bike? 3.5"F x 5"R?

TIA! Im just trying to get a realistic idea on what Im gonna wanna do to race prep a stock SV if I pick one up.

I've only ridden on f3 RT valved and sprung forks, and I've only ridden it at Barber. At Barber it felt good but felt like I was losing the front into the hairpin. I think I needed a bit stiffer front end for barber but it should be ok most places. I do wish I had a bit more adjustability. AK-20's look nice but you only get rebound damping adjustment. I'm planning on riding it this year as is in supersport and then throwing a set of GSXR forks on it and running it in superbike next year