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Yay on the goon family transaction! Tell us about the punk kid.
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the walkin dude posted:Yay on the goon family transaction! I don't think either of us knew we were goons. I did mention my friend who loaned me a shim kit that raced SVs in California but I don't think the connection was made. I'm happy the bike went to a good home. Nothing much to tell about the punk kid. Typical craigslist douchebag looking to lowball without even seeing the bike. Also, time to shop for dirtbikes. Edit: yeah, since it was missing most of the shims I needed. jdonz fucked around with this message at 04:27 on Feb 9, 2012 |
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Feb 9, 2012 03:19
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jdonz posted:I don't think either of us knew we were goons. I did mention my friend who loaned me a poo poo kit that raced SVs in California but I don't think the connection was made. I'm happy the bike went to a good home. Lent you a poo poo kit indeed. 
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Feb 9, 2012 03:40
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jdonz posted:I don't think either of us knew we were goons. I did mention my friend who loaned me a poo poo kit that raced SVs in California but I don't think the connection was made. I'm happy the bike went to a good home. Haha, ridiculous. When you said a buddy in CA who races them I thought "Hmm, no it couldn't be possible this guy is a goon. That's a bit of a stretch and you're kind of a nerd to even think that." so I didn't mention anything for the sake of social dignity. However Laura said you mentioned you frequent some forums. Small world. Edit: I'm pretty happy I'm not the punk kid. Not that I had any doubts... Quite A Tool fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Feb 9, 2012 |
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Feb 9, 2012 04:28
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After having ridden my new-to-me 2000 SV650N for the past three weeks, I might have to revise my stand on whether it's a good starter bike. I always thought an SV would be a little boring seeing as it's so popular for newbies, but after having ridden it, I think it's a lot of bike for a new rider. Maybe if somebody were content to just putt around at 4k all day, it would be okay, but for somebody who would get a little curious about the power or wanted to learn from a technical standpoint how to control a bike at the limit, I'm going to the 250cc/500cc camp. I know I was trying to scrape peg by day 2 of owning my first bike, which weighed 300 something pounds and had all of 17hp. poo poo would have gotten dropped a ton if I started on the SV. For people who started on an SV, how was the experience? Were you comfortable enough to push it or did you just ride sedately for the first couple months of ownership?
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Feb 9, 2012 04:45
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After riding the DRZ for so long I jumped on a SV a few months back and was actually surprised at how fast it comparatively to what I remembered. Then I jumped on a buddies R6 and again lost my mind. I don't think the SV is gonna get anyone in trouble though due to power. It's not THAT fast.
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Feb 9, 2012 06:29
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I started on an SV with my only other experience being a bicycle when I was younger. Long story short: I'm glad I started on it. By the time I was done with the safety course I was already starved for a bigger bike than the 250 they put me on. They just seem gutless-- it's not even that I want the power to abuse; it's just nice having it there. Plus, the 650 isn't that fast. Even now I think if I had another 100cc's I'd be just about content. I think the biggest thing for me was just learning to keep proper clutch and throttle control. Also, I have over 1k miles under my belt now (probably closer to 1500) and I still don't ever really take it above 9k because I haven't found any reason or need to do so. By the time I drop a gear and reach even on the low end of 8k, I'm already about 10-15mph faster than the person I'm trying to pass. Now if I can only figure out why my bike hesitates and then surges around 5.5-6k... 
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Feb 9, 2012 06:59
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Well, my good friend just jumped from an anemic 50cc Piaggo to a 150cc Stella (the new Stella is actually his wife's, he had the Piaggo) and I'm flying out to him sometime soon hopefully (grr internship) to teach him to ride a heavily modded SV. We'll see how that pans out!
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Feb 9, 2012 16:15
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FuzzyWuzzyBear posted:For people who started on an SV, how was the experience? Were you comfortable enough to push it or did you just ride sedately for the first couple months of ownership? I started on a SV, only previous experience was 50-100cc dirt bikes when I was younger. Plenty of power but not enough that it scared me or surprised me at any time. I dropped the bike plenty but I attribute that to me being short and barely touching the ground. I rode pretty sedate for most of the first year, started pushing it a bit later then had a target fixation lowside which slowed me back down. I still really enjoy the bike after putting 40k on it and look forward to riding every day. If I was going to do it again I would have started on a motard...mainly because I dropped the SV so many times and my commute would be fine on a DRZ.
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Feb 9, 2012 17:17
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I went from a Honda PA50 scooter to a Yamaha SR250, to a Honda VF500F, to my SV, over the course of about 10 years (with a decent break in between the Honda and the SV.) The SV seems "just right" to me. It may not be the fastest motorcycle in the world but it's still ridiculously fast in the grand scheme of things. My dad daily drives an older GS1100E, and after one spin on the SV he said he could never drive something like it without losing his license. I may end up getting a V4 Tuono if they bring an ABS model here, but that's more because the VF500F made me love V4's. That bike was so cool.
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Feb 9, 2012 18:32
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Ordered some Pilot One's for the upcoming track season. Will offer up my Dunlop Q2 Qualifiers as takeoffs if anyone wants em. 6 track days on them, tons of center tread left, quite a bit of max lean tread left. Not heat cycled to hell and back, not 'blueing'. I'd feel 100% comfortable doing more track days on these or riding them on the street I just want a fresh pair for 2012 since I have a lot of dates coming up. Also, scoring some free clip ons, rear sets and takeoffs from a local SV racer next week 
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Feb 9, 2012 20:21
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:I may end up getting a V4 Tuono if they bring an ABS model here, but that's more because the VF500F made me love V4's. That bike was so cool. Erm why not a VFR750/VFR800? It's the direct successor to the 500.
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Feb 9, 2012 21:02
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Anyone know where I can get some jet kits? I have a '99 SV650 and I think I finally found what is causing my acceleration flat spot: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/115941-Please-help-with-my-01-SV650?p=1129616785#post1129616785 He recommends 142.5 jets. Where would I go about getting these?
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Feb 9, 2012 21:32
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KARMA! posted:Erm why not a VFR750/VFR800? It's the direct successor to the 500. Cause the Tuono in general is awesome-sauce
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Feb 9, 2012 22:26
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How bad are SV650Ns on the highway?
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Feb 9, 2012 22:39
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Ziploc posted:How bad are SV650Ns on the highway? Absolutely fine. I prefer naked on the highway, no fairing blasting angry air straight into your head or chest, just clean 60-80mph wind to the helmet, which is usually less jarring. But naked, not naked, just fine.
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Feb 9, 2012 22:47
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What about the lack of debris protection? Or is that a non-issue?
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Feb 10, 2012 00:11
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Ziploc posted:What about the lack of debris protection? Or is that a non-issue? Really it's pretty much a non-issue. I've done more miles on naked bikes than faired bikes; it's never been a problem. Sometimes in the rain you wish you had something to duck down behind, but that is really only a problem when I'm riding with the DOT MX helmet on a supermoto because water to the face stings at freeway speed. If you like the style, don't let the lack of a fairing deter you for any practical reasons- because there aren't any real draw backs and like I said, I actually think the wind blast is much nicer on a naked bike vs a sport fairing for longer distances and highway use.
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Feb 10, 2012 00:16
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Spiffness posted:Really it's pretty much a non-issue. I've done more miles on naked bikes than faired bikes; it's never been a problem. I fully agree. I love me some naked bikes on the highway. Clean air beats buffeting any day. The one thing that I like about faired bikes is they protect my legs when it's raining, but it's not a huge issue. And because the SV has an agressive-ish riding position, the wind would probably support you pretty well. I never liked the DRZ on the highway because the lack of fairings and the perfectly upright position really strained my neck and upper body to just hold on.
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Feb 10, 2012 00:41
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(I recently ripped the fairing off my bike. Thanks for getting me all psyched for the new riding season)
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Feb 10, 2012 01:38
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Most of my riding has been on naked standards, and riding my buddy's windshield'd CX500 for a trip on the highway left me with a huge headache. My torso wasn't being pushed back like usual, but my head was directly in the wind blast, so it was getting knocked around the entire time. Nakeds 4 lyfe
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Feb 10, 2012 04:22
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KARMA! posted:Erm why not a VFR750/VFR800? It's the direct successor to the 500. Too heavy.
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Feb 10, 2012 04:54
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Xovaan posted:Anyone know where I can get some jet kits? I have a '99 SV650 and I think I finally found what is causing my acceleration flat spot: Be warned, effectively tuning something by butt-dyno is not a science, it's black magic. Simply throwing a new jet in may (read:probably will) throw off the tuning at some other point in your power delivery.
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Feb 10, 2012 06:43
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So a better option is to get a dyno tune then? How much would that cost?  update: Monday I'm going to be scheduling a full dyno tune at a shop in Santa Cruz, including rejetting / cleaning my carbs and doing any preventative maintenance that I cannot do working on the side of my house with basic hand tools. Will probably cost a few hundred, but the end result will be worth it. Hoping to get better mileage (getting about 35 cruising casually right now so shouldn't be hard), removal of the flat spot in acceleration around 5500rpm, smoother idle, and to have a sheared bolt removed from my shift rod knuckle so it's not loose and I don't feel like an idiot when my bike shifts from first to neutral instead of first to second when accelerating (even when you kick it up with force it still does this a lot because the play from having no bolt to tighten it on to the shift rod makes the throw very wonky. Thanks Z3n for fixing half of it by tightening my footpeg!) Knot My President! fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Feb 11, 2012 |
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Feb 10, 2012 11:47
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Ordered the Tuono mirrors to replace the stockers on my '01 naked. They finally came in and holy hell I can see behind me and they look good on the bike. Sorry for garage pic but forgot to take one before closing it up when I got back from riding this morning. 
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Feb 11, 2012 23:45
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TUONO BRO 
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Feb 12, 2012 03:49
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:TUONO BRO It's weird even reading posts on various boards I didn't think they would make such a difference but they do. Now if the snow we got last night would melt off so I could go for a ride this afternoon I would appreaciate it.
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Feb 12, 2012 18:16
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Been having a huge problem with the bike turning into an SV325 when it rains. Sealed the plug boot with a gasket maker and it still got water in it. Turns out the bolt that holds the radiator to the head is missing. Safety wired it up, and now my bike is rain-capable again. Yay!
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Feb 19, 2012 01:30
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Actually, I just realized I need to get a bolt for that. Luckily the sealant is holding up well. Took my bike to the only place with a dyno in Santa Cruz. First question they ask me is if my bike has a power commander.  "it's carbed" "oh"I get it back the next day and they said they didn't do anything. Why? They did a vacuum test and from it concluded my front piston ring is bad. I was pretty hung over/out of it and called Z3n about it and he had me double check that he said VACUUM test and not COMPRESSION test because I was confused about his nomenclature (I thought he was just dumbing down everything for me). So I called back and he said he didn't actually do anything I told him to for the bike because he said if the piston ring was bad there is nothing he can do about the carb problem I was having. "But sticking a screwdriver in [something that probably doesn't exist on my carbs] made it run great!" Yeah, because my carbs were hosed with by the previous owner, have 46k miles, and need to be inspected and serviced. The engine has 6k miles. Had to schedule this "appointment" a week in advance too and wouldn't even talk to me on the phone because "he's pretty busy right now". Long story short: Don't go to Harley "specialists".
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Feb 19, 2012 02:40
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I'm facing a situation of possibly riding my SV650 from upstate New York to Indianapolis in three weeks for a teaching internship. The school's in the ghetto, surrounded by barbed wire (one of the best deaf schools in the country). I'd have nothing but the bike to survive the internship with for March - May. And I'd DEFINITELY not want to only have a bicycle around to sustain myself. Gonna be seeing soon if I can have a FZ1 instead to survive through it all. I hate how car-dependent America is.
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Feb 19, 2012 08:08
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Why would getting an FZ1 be better than an SV? I'm with you on hating the vehicle-dependency of America, but it was a lot easier to live bicycle-only (even in sprawling suburbia with lots of highway) than I thought it would be. Sold my car in 2010 and haven't looked back.
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Feb 21, 2012 04:26
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FuzzyWuzzyBear posted:Why would getting an FZ1 be better than an SV? I'm with you on hating the vehicle-dependency of America, but it was a lot easier to live bicycle-only (even in sprawling suburbia with lots of highway) than I thought it would be. Sold my car in 2010 and haven't looked back. I would do this if my city wasn't split in half by a harbour and a single bridge across that is car only.  the walkin dude posted:I'm facing a situation of possibly riding my SV650 from upstate New York to Indianapolis in three weeks for a teaching internship. The school's in the ghetto, surrounded by barbed wire (one of the best deaf schools in the country). I'd have nothing but the bike to survive the internship with for March - May. And I'd DEFINITELY not want to only have a bicycle around to sustain myself. Gonna be seeing soon if I can have a FZ1 instead to survive through it all. Hey whoa now, which school is this? ISD?
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Feb 21, 2012 04:35
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http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/mcy/2857061734.html Is this a good deal? I'm thinking about offering the guy $1800 for it. NADA says that's Average Retail, but bikes around my area seem to be all priced high. What issues should I look for on a 2000 model?
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Feb 21, 2012 22:00
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So I'm finally getting around to repairing my crash damage, and one of the things I need to replace is the handlebar. I actually liked the stock bar (not really sure how I feel about clip-ons) but I'm having trouble finding something aftermarket that's comparable. I bought this because it was cheap and looked similar, but it's too tall/wide for the stock control cables and wires and things to reach. Anyone have a recommendation? I'm not opposed to giving clip-ons a try, but they seem pretty expensive for something I might hate.
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Feb 21, 2012 22:01
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A Fz1 would give me more power that I've been craving. It'd rather it get stolen than my SV. Yep, ISD. How do you know of it?
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Feb 21, 2012 22:55
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the walkin dude posted:Yep, ISD. How do you know of it? I've heard of it, being deaf myself. Although I'm not American. Community is small.
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Feb 22, 2012 03:24
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Well poo poo. Didn't expect to see another deaf biker here.  I'm assuming you're a sign language user too? From whereabouts?
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Feb 22, 2012 03:55
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Yeah, I'm from New Zealand and I sign the local lingo (NZSL). Are you the guy who sold that custom SV or am I thinking about some other goon?
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Feb 22, 2012 04:04
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Heads up for any SoCal dudes. $300 gsxr front end. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/mcy/2865329473.html
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Awesome. Yeah, I sold my custom 2005 SV650 to my good friend. He's a sign language primary-user too (works for Intel and has a team of interpreters just for himself, the lucky bastard). Someone's interested in my ZX6R. If I'm able to hold on to that interest and get certain of selling it, I might pick up another custom SV this weekend on the way back to Rochester from some dude who lives in Albany. Sweet.
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