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dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

I love my sv.. I have an 06. It has a yoshimura exhaust on it, but that's about it. I've taken it on many roadtrips and she's never given me issues. Couldn't have asked for a better bike

# ¿ Nov 16, 2008 05:25

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 05:21

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

I got a set of moto-sliders for my bike today. I got the frame sliders and swingarm sliders. They were relatively easy to install. I noticed that the bolt that they replace was super super rusted.. is that normal?

I have a Suzuki bellypan and the rear seat cover coming in next week. These are my first actual mods to the bike and I've already put 16,000 miles on it. I almost feel like I've neglected it this whole time.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2010 02:06

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

schreibs posted:

You have neglected it

I gave it a lot of attention.. just never purchased gifts for it :/

# ¿ Feb 13, 2010 18:01

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

I finally got my belly pan and rear seat cowl.

I also installed some framesliders from Motoslider. I'm going to keep the rear grabber thing since my girl rides with me and I don't want to have to reinstall it each time we go out.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2010 03:34

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

jdonz posted:

I love the belly on the N models. Where did you get it from and was it color matched? My 04 is the same color, Candy Grand Blue I think.

Found it on svrider and ya, it was already color matched.

I love the look too but never wanted to spend the money. Found a guy on svrider that was selling one still wrapped in factory plastic with all the hardware for $250 shipped, so I got it.

I decided to take the rear bar off. Apparently M doesn't use it at all when we ride and I saw a pic of an sv with it off and I really like it :]

# ¿ Feb 18, 2010 04:47

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

Captain Apollo posted:

HEY DANGERZ WHATS THAT OTHER THING IN YOUR GARAGE YOU BIG JERK

just kidding man hope youre doing awesome the SV looks great

Psh, your other thing has wings >:[ That's actually pretty cool.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2010 14:46

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

So I decided to add a garage door opener button to my SV. I was getting really tired of reaching in my pocket with gloves on just to find the drat thing. Here's a picture of the final assembly:

If you want to see the full details, my build thread is here: http://forum.svrider.com/showthread.php?p=1858096

This is a much nicer solution and it only cost me ~$4 :]

# ¿ Feb 19, 2010 23:45

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

jdonz posted:

The SV looks great. The door opener is a good idea. I went with a keychain and that stays on my key all the time, but your button is something I may try.

I just ordered the Hotbodies undertail kit. I don't have a clue when it will be here, hopefully by next weekend. I'll document the installation and post here to let you know if its worth it.

I have the keychain, but I don't like having anything hanging off my motorcycle key. I don't even like having things hanging from my car keys really. At least in my car though, if the fob breaks, it just falls to the ground.

I love the hotbodies undertail kit. I heard the lights are pretty weak on 'em though. Also I wish they weren't so drat expensive :X

# ¿ Feb 20, 2010 00:49

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

Captain Apollo posted:

gently caress man, I didn't mean MINUS 50...I meant anything below 50.

God I feel like a pansy now

Stop bein a sissy and head over towards DFW.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2010 06:22

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

I moved to Florida last year and I noticed this week that I've started to get some rust on the forks. Is this something to be concerned about? I found this picture which has a circle of where my rust is:

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/images/threads/000/180/916/2756976-bike03.jpg

Not sure if I should strip it or let it go. Bike has 20k+ miles on it ('06 650).

# ¿ May 19, 2011 18:12

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

Z3n posted:

Just rub it off. It's over where the forks oil on the sliders, so rust tends to build up there.

drat.. so not a good enough reason to switch to a 750 front end.

# ¿ May 21, 2011 05:32

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 05:21

dangerz: Jan 12, 2005; when i move you move, just like that

Got it 5 years ago with 1 mile on it. ~26k later, still running strong with no major issues. Love this thing.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2012 00:58

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