The Ultimate Adventure Bike

[MXNUT]

sv650 adventure bike :d

33l underseat tank unk:

What the ????? Where the ???? Did you find that, Nordie

[Bass]

and is the chain hanging off the rear sprocket a standard feature?

A bit shy on rear brakes too. I know I'm old, decrepit and nearly blind, but I can't see a disc there

[Paladin]

A bit shy on rear brakes too. I know I'm old, decrepit and nearly blind, but I can't see a disc there

Rear brakes are for pussies!!! heehee!

[NordieBoy]

It's a work in progress...
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...t=sv650+motard

Been following it from the start

[tri boy]

That bike is almost exactly what has been swimming around in my head for the last six months.
Thanks for the pic Fran. One mod I would do, is relocate the radiator. Not saying where though. Oh, and spec up the suspenders.

[Paladin]

It's a work in progress...
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...t=sv650+motard

Been following it from the start

Man, that dude is awesome! Wish I could do that!

[Woodman]

Why did kawasaki not use the versys as the new KLR, it seems to me that most of the work has been done and apparently they go real good too. Even more go than a KLR which is featured and priced close to the ultimate anyway, unless power to weight ratio is important.

[NordieBoy]

They're off a DRZ400 that he'd upgraded the forks on.

[Bass]

It's a work in progress...

Figured that. Was just being facetious.
Thanks for the link.
That guy has skills!!
From some of his comments and the tools he was using, I suspect that he also has some experience in the homebuilt aircraft game.

What's your guess on the finished weight?

[marks]

That bike is almost exactly what has been swimming around in my head for the last six months.
Thanks for the pic Fran. One mod I would do, is relocate the radiator. Not saying where though. Oh, and spec up the suspenders.

if you are serious - a friend has a damaged weestrom project which he put a drz 400 front end on and then lost interest - I'm sure he'd be interested in selling

[tri boy]

I'm hoping to scrounge some parts of the boss, (frame n suspension), and a GT650 Hyosung engine off someone/something/, (boss again maybe).
Don't hold ya breath though.

[Padmei]

From the ride reports he's written it enlightened me to the amount of testing companies must do for bike design around handling issues etc. Mind you I guess a lot comes straight out of a software package...

I'm enjoying shaping & testing a new screen for the KLR & damn it I don't want to admit it yet but think the stock is the best so far.. (before any links get posted I have read many threads about them but want to build the best & sell them for...one hundred million dollars mahahahaha)

[Mystic13]

Haha! Was just lookin at that on TSS's website a few mins ago LOL! DOES look nice! I take it by the comments on this thread that the KTM 690 Enduro vs BMW F650GS Dakar is a no contest hands down win for the KTM then???? The BM does look sexy but everytime I see the pics of it I think those spindly front suspenders look like damage waiting to happen! Not that I'm any expert and they're real popular so presume they don't get problems in that area!

Actually I thought the BMW 650 did have problems in that area with the front breaking and on later models they strenthened it but the earlier ones snap off from time to time.

KTM 690 for me hands down on those two.

[Mystic13]

SV650 Adventure bike

33L underseat tank

Wow! I haven't seen these before... off to google. (and your link)

I didn't think sorting a bike was a matter of being a Britten, more taking something and modifying it. Or the worst case getting a frame built and hang standard bits off it.

To go and do a all out special would take too much time and I'd be too eager to ride it rather than wait years for a build..

[Zeph]

Here is a link to a few specials based on the Suzuki SV650. A logical next step for Suzuki to produce an alternative to KTM's 690 Enduro.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=283894

Keep the weight down and they could be onto a winner.