SV1000S. Yahoo!

[rocketman1]

Got myself a SV1000s with Yoshimuras what a ride, fantastic, like to hear from others that have the same...great fun bike, fast, beautiful handling, great SOUND...YEAHHHH way to go!!

[dino3310]

nice one rocketman :niceone:
i'm only dreaming of one at this stage

[skelstar]

Good stuff mate. Great sounding bikes those.

[98tls]

Glad your enjoying it.......prefer the old one myself but thats just a personal thing,have fun eh:niceone:

[Dave C]

You think you like it now, but give it a while and you'll learn to really love it! I've had mine for coming up two years, micron pipes and various fruit, and it just gets better. Enjoy!!

[carver]

you should PM zero index...he wants one, and he would sure like some info!

[bell]

Got myself a SV1000s with Yoshimuras what a ride, fantastic, like to hear from others that have the same...great fun bike, fast, beautiful handling, great SOUND...YEAHHHH way to go!!

I was in Wellington M/C a few weekends' back and they were bringing the bikes through to the footpath/front of shop area from out in the back workshop.

This awesome head-turning rumble (almost as good as a Ducati) came from out the back. I had no idea what it was until it went past. Yep. Sure enough. Blue SV1000 with Yoshi pipes (maybe a full system?).

Honestly, it made my spine tingle. I said to my wife, who had very obligingly come along to share in my "shopping" experience, "I need a bike that sounds like that!".

Enjoy your ride mate. That's a machine that'll turn heads, even when it's only idling. :niceone:

[imdying]

like to hear from others that have the sameJoin spankme's other site, the svportal.

[Pumba]

Got myself a SV1000s with Yoshimura

Have you removed the baffels yet:blip: go on............go on...........I know you want to.

[rocketman1]

Just done that...Wow!!!Holy Cow, shes rumbles like thunder & crackles like a firecracker, with the turbo sounding V-Twin in the background, PURE MAGIC, that sound should be bottled and sold

[T.I.E]

best thing i did was suspension set up for me. im 110kgs, and on the standard settings i thought, yeah its ok.
but once they were set for me, dam a whole different bike, handled so much better.
i wont list the changes i have done, but they have been a few.
but hell yeah the noise still gets me going.

[Blair-SV]

my 03 SV has got yoshi's and sound is pretty damn nice, I love the way it pops and bangs decelerating too. No mods other than the cans, strange that they can make it back fire so much more than std pipes.

My advice, wear earplugs, still sounds cool and still sets of car alarms but you get to keep your hearing for a little longer. Keep an eye on your mirrors too, I had a cop up my date with lights and sirens and I didn't even know he was there. Luckily he wasn't after me.

unfortunately the yoshi's do tend to encourage you to twist the throttle.

Oh yeah, I found my bike is very easy to ride, if you're smooth with the controls it won't bite and it corners very confidently too. Made me realise just how rubbish my GSX250 was, maybe it was just the rubber but the SV feels like it can corner at twice the speed of the little two fiddy.

Take care and enjoy,

[imdying]

mI love the way it pops and bangs decelerating too. No mods other than the cans, strange that they can make it back fire so much more than std pipes. Doing the PAIR mod will stop it doing that.

[sAsLEX]

Doing the PAIR mod will stop it doing that.

Is popping and backfiring that bad for it? It does sound cool!

[imdying]

No, not particularly bad for it, does get on some owners nerves over a period of time, so it's just FYI :)

[rocketman1]

I have only done 350km on it so far so still running in, so nothing much over 5500 rpm is allowed for 1st 1000km, cant wait to pull 7000-9000 where all the power & torque is.
One blessing at slower speeds I got 52mpg thats over 18km per litre. 256km for 13.5litres to fill the tank back up, work it out yourself. Bloody Great.
Backside is a little sore though after 100km non stop, any suggestions bar growing a fat or muscley arse?

[98tls]

I have only done 350km on it so far so still running in, so nothing much over 5500 rpm is allowed for 1st 1000km, cant wait to pull 7000-9000 where all the power & torque is.
One blessing at slower speeds I got 52mpg thats over 18km per litre. 256km for 13.5litres to fill the tank back up, work it out yourself. Bloody Great.
Backside is a little sore though after 100km non stop, any suggestions bar growing a fat or muscley arse? Lambskin cover over the seat or do as a bloke i know did and get some more padding in seat......does look a little weird though,who cares if its comfy.

[Pumba]

Backside is a little sore though after 100km non stop, any suggestions bar growing a fat or muscley arse?

Sheepskin will work, or do what I have always ment to do and take a trip over the Kaimai's and catchup with the guys at Rider Seats (http://www.trimit.co.nz/). I had one one my bandit pervious to the SV. Worth every cent.

[Blair-SV]

Backside is a little sore though after 100km non stop, any suggestions bar growing a fat or muscley arse?

Yeah I forgot to mention that, the stock seat is a bit hard. My gf's SV thou has a gel seat but I don't notice the difference much. When I get into the twistys I like to move over on the seat and just hang one cheek off on the inside of the corner. Just feels right to me. Plus it gives your butt a break. I did the coro loop just like that and my butt was fine. Not so flash on the plains though.

As for the back firing, I quite like it so it's here to stay. Although the other day I was warming it up in the garage pre oil change. Weather was foul so I had the doors down and the windows open, still stunk the place up. I was playing with the throttle a little and BANG, like a shot gun going off. GF laughed.

[98tls]

Had problems with the TL back firing at various times over the years.Flashed it with a yosh box which got rid of it the first time and the second time it was a case of a can not sealing properly,dont understand how you guys like it as it annoyed the f#rk outta me.

[sinned]

I have only done 350km on it so far so still running in, so nothing much over 5500 rpm is allowed for 1st 1000km, cant wait to pull 7000-9000 where all the power & torque is.
One blessing at slower speeds I got 52mpg thats over 18km per litre. 256km for 13.5litres to fill the tank back up, work it out yourself. Bloody Great.
Backside is a little sore though after 100km non stop, any suggestions bar growing a fat or muscley arse?

After 1000k it will loosen up and more power will appear. I found the seat a bit hard to start with and then I hardened up. Can now ride 300 - 400k and not notice the seat. No need to change the seat it will be fine. Enjoy the economy, it won't last once you feel the power.

[klingon]

Yeah I forgot to mention that, the stock seat is a bit hard...

You think the front seat's hard... the pillion perch on the SV is a bottom-bruiser :pinch:

[paturoa]

.... thats over 18km per litre. I get 17 commuting in orkers and 20 on the open road.

[Blair-SV]

You think the front seat's hard... the pillion perch on the SV is a bottom-bruiser :pinch:

lol, alright next time I'm out riding I'll give it a try, I think my arms are just long enough ;)

[SVboy]

When I had my 1000s, it had scorpions-cool noise but a bit lean accelerating in the mid-range. On IMDYINGS advice, I took it to SportsZone[ChCh Suzi Franchise dealer] for a remap. Problem sorted for $70.Well worth it.
I found mine a little more comfortable than my SV650-less 'wristy'. I found the seat fine for trips,once ya bum hardens up! Love that torque!!:cool:

[k1w160]

Gidday,

Had my '05 SVS since new and will be keeping it for many more years, 20,000km so far and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

The clip ons got to me after a while so I put some supermotard bars on - now it feels like a big ol' trail bike with 3 times the power = fun fun fun, plus I can cruise at the speed limit if required without the burning wrists.

The only negative about the SV is the seat comfort, after a couple of hours monkey butt sets in...but I picked up a Airhawk air seat - brilliant, did Auckland to Christchurch and back; in June with no problems.

Definatley set the suspension up to suit your weight and riding style and just enjoy riding.

Cheers

[rufusdion]

The SV's rock , i got a 06 one with a few mod including pipes and filter etc, great sounding to!! hard to keep to the speed limit on the thing tho.
We may bump into each other at some stage as i live in Te Awamutu!!:rockon:

[rocketman1]

I have read a bit on the net about suspension setup SV Portal/ Gostar Racing / Sportbike.com etc. Interested in Sportbike.com has settings way tighter than standard shop settings,+ tight preload 3 rings on front 23 thread show on rear, that gives less than 10mm rider sag,(me 11stone/80Kg) should be at least 30mm rider sag (a must by all standards), that means anbout 8-10mm rear thread showing & 7-8 rings showing up front
Interested to know what settings others use, already I can tell, small adjustments make alot of difference to handling, can anyone save me alot of time & checking
Cheers
Rocketman1-New SV Rider, & loving it

[ambler]

My wife got a new 06 SV100S a few months ago, no mods, so far only a few hundred on the clock because she hardly ever rides it. I have ridden it a few times and it is very similar to my ST4 for obvious reasons, but I think the SV has a bit more grunt. However I dont like to ride the SV for more than about 20 minutes at a time because of the ride position - I think the main problem is that the tank is so wide that I can't get a good knee-grip. This means that when braking most of the weight is taken by my wrists and my balls, which is none too pleasant. Part of the problem is that my wife is usually on the back too, contributing to the weight. Perhaps I should take it for a ride by myself sometime, that would be better eh.

[rocketman1]

Mate you goota know how to ride a SV , on my first hide I had sore wrist after 10km, I thought bugger this, then Man whos knows told me " Place a little more pressure on the footpegs with your feet , tuck your knees slightly into the tank, straighten your back a little to take the weight off your wrist and off you go , sounds alot but I got the hang of it a few kms of riding. i have just come back from 250km on the machine, no sore wrists nothing, you just gotta ride the beast right.It works & I'm not young.

[ambler]

ok. I realised after I posted, a lot of the problem is because I have to keep stopping every few hundred metres and you guys dont :(

[Dafe]

Yep, Scoop them up.

Word is the 08 is going to be a ugly retro version, designed to celebrate the end of the SV1000 run.
Reason - The SV does not meet the new European production standards.
Probably a wee bit of a noise issue......

[Plugz 4 Lugz]

........ as one of the posts reads, wear some earplugs and 'really' hear your bike. Anytime you want some custom made earplugs, give us a bell. Cheers Sue (Plugz 4 Lugz) 027 659 1583

Got myself a SV1000s with Yoshimuras what a ride, fantastic, like to hear from others that have the same...great fun bike, fast, beautiful handling, great SOUND...YEAHHHH way to go!!

[Ixion]

I was concerned that the riding position on the SV1000s might be unendurably harsh on my geriatric frame, but I am pleased to say my fears were unfounded.

It's actually reasonably comfortable, certainly no worse than my old RD350, and a similar position. So I don't think there should be any issues for younger riders.

I find that it is hardest on the next, especially around town, on the open road it is easier because you can slide down . Then the back. But all in all, it is the tiny fuel tank that limits things not rider discomfort.

I've no problem with the seat seems fine to me, no issues between fuel stops (that tank again)

After about 500 km I do get a bit of cramping in the thighs, but I find I can relieve that by resting my feet back onto the exhaust cans.

You must keep the wrists and lower arms loose , both to avoid wrist ache and for decent handling.

[dipshit]

Interested in Sportbike.com has settings way tighter than standard shop settings

I wouldn't pay too much attention to suggested settings from sites like that. I think from memory that their settings were for an 03 - 04 model or something. There could quite easily be subtle suspension changes with the internals or the factory settings from one year to the next, or even for different markets.

The whole idea of adjustable suspension is that you adjust it to suit your weight, riding style and roads.

I'm a 65kg rider and so far I have only backed off the compression damping by 1/4 of a turn on the front and 1/8 of a turn at the back from standard settings on my 07 SV1000S. The bike soaks up the bumps a lot better now without the harsh knocks I could feel coming right through the bike before. The front end feels a lot more planted on the road when hitting bumps in corners now.

It also no longer gives the slight weave it had when initially pealing into medium to high-speed corners... but maybe that's just me getting more use to the bike with my body inputs than the change to the suspension settings..???

Anyways, love the bike and the sounds it makes... and the way it can grunt out of corners without having to tap dance on the gearlever!

[007XY]

awesome dude, BANG for buck unbeatable..I've had mine (K6) for just over a year and loving it.. went to the Manfield track day 27/10 and had an absolute ball :headbang:

[007XY]

Yep, Scoop them up.

Word is the 08 is going to be a ugly retro version, designed to celebrate the end of the SV1000 run.
Reason - The SV does not meet the new European production standards.
Probably a wee bit of a noise issue......

mmm noise good:devil2:

[Pumba]

Yep, Scoop them up.

Word is the 08 is going to be a ugly retro version, designed to celebrate the end of the SV1000 run.
Reason - The SV does not meet the new European production standards.
Probably a wee bit of a noise issue......

Na noise isint the issue, it is the engine emmisions.

And personally I sick of hearing things like this about the SV beeing discontinued:oi-grr:. If you want cheeck out the SV portal (http://www.sv-portal.com/) do a search (the site will seam strangly familiar) and you will find there have been rumors about this for at least the past 5 years, but the sv keeps on surviving

[Pumba]

mmm noise good:devil2:

Yes Noise is good, very good:banana:

[dipshit]

Last week I made a simple mod that has so changed the feel of my SV1000.

I was getting terrible pins and needles and numb hands only after 20 minutes or so riding. As much as I like a head down and ass up riding position, the numb hands weren't doing much for eating up plenty of miles in a day or even a safe riding experience for that matter.

So I finally gave in and was out in the garage measuring things up to see how a set of highrise clip-ons would fit... when I thought what if I could raise the forks up through the triple-clamps a bit more and put the clip-ons above the top yoke..???

As standard the forks were sticking through the top clamp by 8mm, and the standard clip-ons would require 25mm to be sticking up, so that would mean raising the forks up another 17mm. At first I thought this would be a bit excessive as I have only heard of people raising the forks 5mm or so.

But then I realised I could compensate about half of that 17mm by winding the preload completely down, so I would have a net drop in the front of around 9mm all up. This would be about right I thought as I have always preferred my bikes to be set up with light and quick steering anyhow and the SV could do with some of that.

The job was pretty straightforward apart from having to allow the throttle cables to come around the other side of the front break master cylinder to get just that wee bit more slack that was needed. (at the moment I can't use the kill switch) And also loosen off the brackets holding the front break line to allow it to take a new position.

Bike feels much different now. Nowhere near as much weight on my wrists. Amazing what a difference of only 30mm can make.

Steering is diffidently lighter and more how I like it. Can pick my lines through a corner now and the bike will just do it. Can have a later turn-in point and role in a lot quicker for a better driver out. Before I found I was taking more of a classic line through corners probably because it was hard work to get bike to role in quick enough.

Certainly no stability issues experienced yet. Have had a couple of good rides and even taking it out for a blast on a rainy day with no obvious adverse effects from the modification.

One downside... The SV doesn't look as aggressive with the clip-ons higher. It looks a bit more like a bandit than the cafe racer look it had. :(

But now the bike is more comfortable and the lighter steering makes it a lot more of a flickable machine that suits my riding style better.

[007XY]

Last week I made a simple mod that has so changed the feel of my SV1000.
So I finally gave in and was out in the garage measuring things up to see how a set of highrise clip-ons would fit... when I thought what if I could raise the forks up through the triple-clamps a bit more and put the clip-ons above the top But now the bike is more comfortable and the lighter steering makes it a lot more of a flickable machine that suits my riding style better.

:2thumbsup nice work.. I mounted some alloy tapered dirt bike bars on the top triple clamp and totally removed the clip ons as I suffer the dreaded numbess pretty bad.. not any more!!:banana: It makes the bike feel like a 120hp dirt bike :2thumbsup