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I can probably find you a new set of vortex rearsets for cheaper than that. If you're interested, hit me up via e-mail or PM. Less well known brands tend to be a little difficult to source parts for. Also, LEDs don't draw as much current as normal bulbs, so if you're going with LEDs just in the front, count on a blink rate that's around twice as fast. If you go all around, you need a flash rate controller, or they'll pulse rapidly rather than blink.
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Thanks for the info Z3n, I guess i'm just looking to clean things up a bit, since the stockers have always been a bit of an eye sore. Looking for the brightest pair of flushmounts I can find. PM inbound.
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Oh my, whats this? Click here for the full 1920x1080 image. Yay, my rear hugger has arrived, from Germany of all places.  Click here for the full 1920x1080 image. Took off the wheel to get in there and clean out the gunk before i fitted the hugger. It was easier to line up the hugger this way too.  Click here for the full 1920x1080 image. Out dammed spot! Ahh, much cleaner.  Click here for the full 1920x1080 image. A bit of kerosene and the rear wheel is nice and clean too.  Click here for the full 1920x1080 image. Hugger drilled, sanded and cleaned awaiting paint.  Click here for the full 1920x1080 image. Painted in gloss black, but with the light sanding has a nice satin finish.  Click here for the full 1920x1080 image.  Click here for the full 1920x1080 image.  Click here for the full 1920x1080 image.  Click here for the full 1920x1080 image. Fit perfectly, i had head there was problems with the OEM huggers fitting the K8 models due to the ABS. But everything lines up fine, there is around 4mm clearance on the right and maybe 2mm on the left. After taking it for a blat it doesn't look like it moves or rubs on the tire. YAY! Well that's my Christmas present to myself... Tentacle Party fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Dec 13, 2008 |
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Well I'm on the same page with spiffness here. I'm trying to completely replace my turn signal lights. Front and back. I have a first gen sv650s. Can anybody point me in the right direction of what will work/be easy? The look of the light itself is secondary to getting new ones and having them fit properly. http://www.bikebandit.com/product/16420?mg=6803&t=1&td=1 or http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?item=MRX_LAT1 or http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170265087210&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem=#ebayphotohosting What do I do 
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Tentacle Party posted:YAY! Holy poo poo that's cool
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Captain Apollo posted:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170265087210&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem=#ebayphotohosting I saw these while I was looking for flushmounts for mine, and by chance I ran across a CBR that had what I think were the same ones installed. I roughly measured against my bike, and I'm almost certain you'll have to drill into the fairing to mount these with screws. Why doesn't anyone make flushmounts specifically for the first gen?
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yuck. I keep reading and searching svrider for ideas. What have you ended up doing zenaida or are you still in the hunt?
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Captain Apollo posted:yuck. I keep reading and searching svrider for ideas. What have you ended up doing zenaida or are you still in the hunt? I epoxied my right signal back together for the third time the other day. I'm currently in the process of trying to forget about it again. :P e: I did see some LED ones on SVRider a while back that were supposed to be a good fit for the 1st gen, but I haven't been able to find them again. e2: This thread has some that look like they'd be a good fit. The guy doesn't know what they are though. Zenaida fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Dec 14, 2008 |
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seems christmas came early this year   Leo Vince SBK for those wondering it's already installed and i'm loving it.
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Captain Apollo posted:yuck. I keep reading and searching svrider for ideas. What have you ended up doing zenaida or are you still in the hunt? I went to cyclegear and bought these:  I'll probably install them on Saturday.
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Zenaida posted:I went to cyclegear and bought these: Please let us know how they work out. I think thats the set I'm looking to get.
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Spiffness posted:Please let us know how they work out. I think thats the set I'm looking to get. Sure thing, I'll try to remember to actually take some photos this time. I'm pretty concerned about visibility with these, so I'll be testing that out as thoroughly as I can as well.
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This is my 07 with ABS. I had to spend a fair amount of time and money to get it set up the way I wanted and fitting me properly but god I love this bike.  Click here for the full 1512x1455 image.  Click here for the full 1858x1289 image.
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MourningGlory posted:This is my 07 with ABS. I had to spend a fair amount of time and money to get it set up the way I wanted and fitting me properly but god I love this bike. What all did you do to it? The rearsets look pretty stock, what do you mean by "fitting me properly"? Lowering links?
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Zenaida posted:Sure thing, I'll try to remember to actually take some photos this time. I'm pretty concerned about visibility with these, so I'll be testing that out as thoroughly as I can as well. I can't tell you how interested I am in you doing this, posting pictures, and then me following your guide step by step 
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Zenaida posted:What all did you do to it? The rearsets look pretty stock, what do you mean by "fitting me properly"? Lowering links? Hmmm, there seems to be remote reservoir for the rear shock... maybe its all suspension setup? Looks good though, not sure about the graveyard photo shoot though
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Zenaida posted:What all did you do to it? The rearsets look pretty stock, what do you mean by "fitting me properly"? Lowering links? I'm 5'9" with a fairly short inseam and fully geared up, I weigh close to 300 pounds. Obviously for someone as heavy as I am, in factory form the bike was profoundly undersprung and underdamped. I also had a hard time flatfooting the bike under certain conditions. The front fork has Sonic Springs and 20w oil in it and the rear shock is a Penske double clicker (thus the remote reservoir). That took care of the ridiculous wallowing and pogoing, but then I really couldn't flatfoot the bike at all. So I spent a day carving down the seat foam and then had the whole thing recovered at an upholstery shop. I've also tweeked the position of the levers, the shifter and rear brake pedal. So I guess I haven't really done all that much. It just feels like it to me  Tentacle Party posted:Looks good though, not sure about the graveyard photo shoot though
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Zenaida posted:I went to cyclegear and bought these: Didn't work. They don't cover the stock hole, and the bolt part on the back is not long enough for the nut to attach to. I wound up putting on some small (non-flush) Lockhart Phillips signals instead. I took a bunch of photos though, if you guys want to see a full writeup.
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i do! I don't know how to take my lights off.
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Captain Apollo posted:i do! I don't know how to take my lights off. It's pretty straightforward. You take off the side fairing (Four allen bolts, one screw, one plastic pop-rivet, and that tab that sticks into the rubber bushing on the radiator mount) Unhook the wire going to the signal (Lift UP on the tab on the connnector). Once you've got the side fairing free, unscrew the two screws that hold the metal plate onto the fairing, it's sort of egg-shaped with two little square tabs. Then you gotta kind of shove the rubber part of the signal out through the hole. I'll try to post a couple photos when I get home tonight. The hardest part is getting the rubber stalk through the hole, you gotta kind of fold it up by the tabs over the screw holes and push and prod it until you get it to slide off the lip that holds it. Take these two screws off:  and jam that rubber piece through the hole:  Zenaida fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Dec 23, 2008 |
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Stop editing! I go 5 days without seeing a new post, then I come back by and everybody has added pictures with an edit
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Hey, on my SV 1000 bike is a rear passenger rail. Is there any way to remove it? I physically can remove it, but it has a lip for the passenger seat to be secured and without it the seat jiggles all around. Here is a picture getting the basic idea of what I want: I tried to do a search online but couldn't find any after market parts that will eliminate it, nor would I want to do metal working since it would look ugly. And on the question of safety, none of my passengers ever use that. ----------------
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I find it to be useful as poo poo when I'm loading the bike on and unloading the bike off my rearstand.
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TheFonz posted:I find it to be useful as poo poo when I'm loading the bike on and unloading the bike off my rearstand. I hadn't thought of that. I'm not gonna remove it now, thanks.
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TheFonz posted:I find it to be useful as poo poo when I'm loading the bike on and unloading the bike off my rearstand. They're also handy points for tying down luggage.
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the mono tail price includes a replacement that gets rid of the bar. I've been running without for about a year and haven't missed it. I think it cleans it up a bit.
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This is why the curvy is superior! Just unbolt it and away you go or put in a pair of blanking plates if the barely noticeable holes bother you.
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Nevermind, I found the metal piece that fits in this box full of parts the original owner gave me.
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Blue 06 SV-S, reporting for duty! It's got assorted bits of cosmetic damage and is long overdue for tires and maintenance but it's still running like the day I bought it. Now that I've got a job again, I can take it to the shop and get that all squared away before something critical breaks and kills me. After that, it's time to pop on the frame sliders and take it to the track. Also, the SV love in this thread will surely stop me from buying the sexy, sexy, Ducati 999 I keep oogling.
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Artemis J Brassnuts posted:Also, the SV love in this thread will surely stop me from buying the sexy, sexy, Ducati 999 I keep oogling. Yeah, I bet...  Even these pretty ladies are convinced that you will eventually cave in and buy a Duck. 
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Artemis J Brassnuts posted:Also, the SV love in this thread will surely stop me from buying the sexy, sexy, Ducati 999 I keep oogling. Nope, sorry, it won't.  I'm pretty sure the 999 is the dark mistress of most SV riders. 
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Z3n posted:Nope, sorry, it won't. Simkin posted:Even these pretty ladies are convinced that you will eventually cave in and buy a Duck. The same place that has the 999 has that Xerox bike there as well. 40k for a car isn't that fancy, but there's something about seeing a forty-thousand dollar price tag on a bike that just seemed... utterly mad. I'd never buy a $40k bike for the same reason that I'd never buy a $100 pair of sunglasses. When your $10 sunglasses end up at the bottom of the harbor, you can laugh about it. When your $100 sunglasses end up in the same place, it's not so funny. edit: Actually, those chicks ain't that fly. I was too busy gawking at the bike to notice at first. Then again, I tend towards practicality and I think that bike is probably the lowest-maintenance thing in that picture. Artemis J Brassnuts fucked around with this message at 08:28 on Jan 3, 2009 |
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Artemis J Brassnuts posted:edit: Actually, those chicks ain't that fly. I was too busy gawking at the bike to notice at first. Then again, I tend towards practicality and I think that bike is probably the lowest-maintenance thing in that picture. Nah, I think the chick on the left is probably the lowest maintenance thing in the photo. :P my SV650 got a new battery today, it's happier starting for me in the mornings now. the last 2 weeks have been bad times to live in Seattle and have your motorcycle be your sole transportation.
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Nothing like trying to ride a sportbike in the snow on seattle streets 
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Artemis J Brassnuts posted:The same place that has the 999 has that Xerox bike there as well. 40k for a car isn't that fancy, but there's something about seeing a forty-thousand dollar price tag on a bike that just seemed... utterly mad. I'd never buy a $40k bike for the same reason that I'd never buy a $100 pair of sunglasses. When your $10 sunglasses end up at the bottom of the harbor, you can laugh about it. When your $100 sunglasses end up in the same place, it's not so funny. If it's 40k, they're either nuts, or that's a 999R, with the absurdly built racing spec engine. I'd gamble on the second. It still "only" makes like, 150hp, but they won a lot of championships with it.
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Riding to work in a Seattle Winter? You guys are dedicated. I start getting second thoughts about riding to work if it's less than 50.Z3n posted:If it's 40k, they're either nuts, or that's a 999R, with the absurdly built racing spec engine. I'd gamble on the second. It still "only" makes like, 150hp, but they won a lot of championships with it.
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Artemis J Brassnuts posted:Riding to work in a Seattle Winter? You guys are dedicated. I start getting second thoughts about riding to work if it's less than 50. Heated grips and gear go a long ways towards making cold trips on the bike more livable. And yeah, the 999R is pretty loving absurd. One day I'll have a track rat 999...although I'd debate turning it into a streetfighter with huge rear end bars on it, just to gently caress with people.
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I'm going to be starting to ride in the very near future, and it seems the general consensus is that these are good to start on, and I like the way the naked ones look. Is this accurate or am I going to kill myself? Note I'm a big person at 6'1" 250.
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It is not a consensus, but I don't think it's a bad first bike.
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Endless Mike posted:I'm going to be starting to ride in the very near future, and it seems the general consensus is that these are good to start on, and I like the way the naked ones look. Is this accurate or am I going to kill myself? Note I'm a big person at 6'1" 250. Depends on how restrained you are with the throttle and such. It can still pitch you off, it's the top of the power range for a new rider, but it's a bike that you won't grow out of, as well. So...if you're inclined to be safer over more aggressive, it should be fine. If you've got good instruction and good instincts, you'll be fine. If you've got previous dirt experience, that'll help a lot. But it can still bite, hard, if you gently caress it up. It'll do 0-60 in a little under 4 seconds, and has all the cornering performance you should want on the streets...so, it's a bike to be respected.
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