Sv suspension

[Nutter34]

Riderforums has a SV racing section... You guys can see what they do to sort suspension woes....

http://www.riderforums.com/

Other than that, they might be able to suggest something....

Edit: I've never actually been there, so I'm not sure what they have or know....

[Lou Girardin]

What made you change back to standard?

Had a breif look at the Hagon website, they do seem alot cheaper, i'll look in to it.

I thought hard about Hagons, the decided against them. Partly based on some negative opinions as to their quality since an ownership change at Hagon. Comments centred around inconsistant damping.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I have decided I am (more than likely) not going to spend any money on upgrades for the SV

What I want to do (fork internals upgrade, exhaust upgrade, power commander, airfilter, hugger and fender eliminator, different bar end weights etc) will add up to nearly 3 large.

Since a brand new Ducati Monster S2R is $19k, and I would get a decent trade in on the SV, I would rather spend the money upgrading to a new bike than on the one I have



*I know, I know, an S2R has about the same HP as an SV650, weighs about the same, and goes probably the same. As a mate said to me the other day



"But its a Ducati", and really, thats all the justification I need or want.....


Ducati. In fact when I first started looking at bikes, I wanted a Monster 900, but for the money second hand I thought they werent good value... the $10k I spent on a brand new SV would have bought an 8 to 10 year old Monster, with a tired motor and an unknown history.....

how did that go again?

Oh yeah, "But its a Ducati"

[FROSTY:Me]

if it helps--whats been done to the ol911 is its had the front end rebuilt with 40mm longer spacers and 25 weight oil.
Its made a huge improvement in the front end.
The back shock has been backed off fairly soft But --Hey SVS I'd be keen to borrow the shock for one meeting see how much difference it makes.

[chickenfunkstar]

I have decided I am (more than likely) not going to spend any money on upgrades for the SV

What I want to do (fork internals upgrade, exhaust upgrade, power commander, airfilter, hugger and fender eliminator, different bar end weights etc) will add up to nearly 3 large.

Since a brand new Ducati Monster S2R is $19k, and I would get a decent trade in on the SV, I would rather spend the money upgrading to a new bike than on the one I have



*I know, I know, an S2R has about the same HP as an SV650, weighs about the same, and goes probably the same. As a mate said to me the other day



"But its a Ducati", and really, thats all the justification I need or want.....


Ducati. In fact when I first started looking at bikes, I wanted a Monster 900, but for the money second hand I thought they werent good value... the $10k I spent on a brand new SV would have bought an 8 to 10 year old Monster, with a tired motor and an unknown history.....

how did that go again?

Oh yeah, "But its a Ducati"

See if you still feel the same once you get the exhaust done. It's a sound that you'll never get sick of. Gives the bike heaps of character
If i had the money I'd probably upgrade but a '99 SV would only be worth about 6-7K and living on a student loan / allowance money is pretty tight as it is.

What do you think of the rear end? I can't really say i've had much of a problem with the front.

[chickenfunkstar]

if it helps--whats been done to the ol911 is its had the front end rebuilt with 40mm longer spacers and 25 weight oil.
Its made a huge improvement in the front end.
The back shock has been backed off fairly soft But --Hey SVS I'd be keen to borrow the shock for one meeting see how much difference it makes.

Sorry if this is an ignorant question but whats the ol911?

[justsomeguy]

Sorry if this is an ignorant question but whats the ol911?

It's his second race bike, the other being the famous mella yella.

So what have you done about your bike now??

I am dreaming about thinking of buying an SV650 in 10'ish months time.... when I get my full.

But have been told that they have crappy suspension, baaaad brakes and are very top heavy.........

What do you (a SV rider) think??

And other SV riders what do you'll think??

Wouldn't simply changing to a heavier fork oil sort the problem?? I understand that the shocks are fine and only the forks are crap......

How much will it cost to fix it with an oil change -- and what are emulators??

[WINJA]

TGEBE BRUIN ON THE NORTHSHORE HAS MODDED STOCK SHOCKS FOR ME , IM OVER 100KG AND MOST BIKES ARE SPRUNG AND VALVED FOR 65KG, HE DOES A GOOD JOB AT A FAIRPRICE , HE CAN ALSO MAKE REPLACEMENT SHAFTS

[justsomeguy]

TGEBE BRUIN ON THE NORTHSHORE HAS MODDED STOCK SHOCKS FOR ME , IM OVER 100KG AND MOST BIKES ARE SPRUNG AND VALVED FOR 65KG, HE DOES A GOOD JOB AT A FAIRPRICE , HE CAN ALSO MAKE REPLACEMENT SHAFTS

Sweet!!!

So dreaming about a Sv is a realistic dream then, maybe even a new one....... naah.... uh...... dunno......


bythewaythanksfortheinfoWINJAyouwretchedfatprick.

[WINJA]

Sweet!!!

So dreaming about a Sv is a realistic dream then, maybe even a new one....... naah.... uh...... dunno......


bythewaythanksfortheinfoWINJAyouwretchedfatprick.

HEY CUNT MY WAHINE JUST READ THAT TO ME AND SAID ITS RUDE AND INCORRECT

[justsomeguy]

HEY CUNT MY WAHINE JUST READ THAT TO ME AND SAID ITS RUDE AND INCORRECT

What's a WAHINE??

[WINJA]

What's a WAHINE??

MAORI WORD FOR WIFE. WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WIFE AND A JOB? THE JOB STILL SUCKS AFTER 2 YEARS

[justsomeguy]

MAORI WORD FOR WIFE. WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WIFE AND A JOB? THE JOB STILL SUCKS AFTER 2 YEARS

..............

[FROSTY:Me]

Sorry if this is an ignorant question but whats the ol911?

ol 911 is my 02/03 sv650 race bike--currrently under development.
Definitely the front end work we have dione so far has HUGELY improved front end handling. A word of warning though -Im 68kg and douggie my co rider is 70kg -a setup that suits us wont suit you as well--but it sure would make a good starting place.
It may be that in your case -with the xtra20kg you have on us the rear might work fine.

[chickenfunkstar]

It's his second race bike, the other being the famous mella yella.

So what have you done about your bike now??

I am dreaming about thinking of buying an SV650 in 10'ish months time.... when I get my full.

But have been told that they have crappy suspension, baaaad brakes and are very top heavy.........

What do you (a SV rider) think??

And other SV riders what do you'll think??

Wouldn't simply changing to a heavier fork oil sort the problem?? I understand that the shocks are fine and only the forks are crap......

How much will it cost to fix it with an oil change -- and what are emulators??

Still haven't done anything about it yet, i'll probably wait untill next summer then have another think about it.

I don't have any issues with the brakes, they seem to work fine when I need them to.
I don't tend to use the brakes that much anyway.
My front tire tends to have a 'triangular' wear pattern.

Forks have never bottomed out whilst cornering or anything, they do tend to get a bit of dive under heavy braking, but then again I rarely brake heavily.

Don't really like the rear shock at all, too soft and bouncy, particularly whilst riding 2 up. I've nearly ground a hole in the bottom of the exhaust from it hitting the ground going over bumps.

Not really sure what you mean about the top heavy thing.

Hope this helps.