Help needed, suspension set up on SV1000

[boman]

Well that rules out 90% of the bikes on the market! Despite all the marketing hype....When you fit top shelf suspension you realise very quickly just how average oem suspension on most bikes is.

Oh well, I guess I will have to sort mine out then.

[dipshit]

Oh well, I guess I will have to sort mine out then.

haha... i was facing the same decision as you.

I previously had a SV1000 and thought about upgrading and improving its suspension. Was looking at getting late model GSXR forks for it and then taking it from there.

Ended up trading it in on a GSXR.

Now looking at upgrading and improving the suspension on the GSXR.

:slap:

[boman]

haha... i was facing the same decision as you.

I previously had a SV1000 and thought about upgrading and improving its suspension. Was looking at getting late model GSXR forks for it and then taking it from there.

Ended up trading it in on a GSXR.

Now looking at upgrading and improving the suspension on the GSXR.

:slap:

Thats just it, where do you stop. Buy a new bike, ride it for a while, and the cycle starts again. Whether it is a Triumph, GSXR, or whatever, it will start again.

[madmal64]

Thats just it, where do you stop. Buy a new bike, ride it for a while, and the cycle starts again. Whether it is a Triumph, GSXR, or whatever, it will start again.

From personal experience its well worth the spend on your current ride. You will not be dissapointed. But I suppose you have to look at what the change over cost of changing/upgrading the bike and will that really do it for you.
It might be worth getting some costs together on suspension and put that up againts what it will cost to change the bike.
It will probably be the 1st mod I will do on my next bike instead of the last one I did on my current ride. Its the best bang for the buck spend IMO.

[boman]

It will be the first performance mod I do to the bike. Just waiting on some springs and the like to arrive at Dr Robert Taylors business, then we will see. The prices he has quoted so far are good, but I might wait till winter, the thought of not having the bike during the summer is not appealing. But we will see.

[Pussy]

Racetech do a complete cartridge conversion too, Boman.
Quite honestly... in my opinion... the SV is a bloody excellent bike, but with shite suspension. If your bike was mine, I would spend the dosh for good components, and keep the upgraded bike for many years

[Robert Taylor]

haha... i was facing the same decision as you.

I previously had a SV1000 and thought about upgrading and improving its suspension. Was looking at getting late model GSXR forks for it and then taking it from there.

Ended up trading it in on a GSXR.

Now looking at upgrading and improving the suspension on the GSXR.

:slap:

Note that right after the roadrace nationals we may have a set of in excellent condition Ohlins front fork cartridges and TTX rear shock, respecd to suit end customer

[Robert Taylor]

Thats just it, where do you stop. Buy a new bike, ride it for a while, and the cycle starts again. Whether it is a Triumph, GSXR, or whatever, it will start again.

We do though trade back rear shock units used for new that we sold in the first place, so its got good residual value and is not once only dead money

[boman]

We do though trade back rear shock units used for new that we sold in the first place, so its got good residual value and is not once only dead money

Yea, I am hearing you, as soon as the front springs arrive let me know and I will see when we can do business. As for the rear an Ohlins unit looks to be the biz, but the budget will only handle one shock at a time, so the rear can wait till the winter.

[dipshit]

Note that right after the roadrace nationals we may have a set of in excellent condition Ohlins front fork cartridges and TTX rear shock, respecd to suit end customer

Thanks for the heads up. I will be keeping my ear to the ground on that.

And this isone of the main reasons I traded in my SV on a GSXR. To capitalise on some of the flow on affect of the developing and hardware available.

[davebullet]

Question to ask yourself - anything else about the SV1000 you don't like apart from the suspension only?

If everything else ticks your boxes (engine, brakes, weight, chassis, looks etc...) then sounds like suspension investments are the way to go.

[Pussy]

Question to ask yourself - anything else about the SV1000 you don't like apart from the suspension only?

If everything else ticks your boxes (engine, brakes, weight, chassis, looks etc...) then sounds like suspension investments are the way to go.

Dead right! If I owned a SV1000, that's exactly what I'd do

[SuperSonic]

Yea, I am hearing you, as soon as the front springs arrive let me know and I will see when we can do business. As for the rear an Ohlins unit looks to be the biz, but the budget will only handle one shock at a time, so the rear can wait till the winter.

Hi Boman, I found this thread and I was too looking at my sv1000 springs and thinking what can be done. So was after an update on your bike. Did you get the front springs done? If so at what cost and are they better? Mad quesion that one as with Dr Rob on the case but ya never know.