Brand new K7 SV1000S

[TLMAN]

I have a black, a green and 2 blue bikes......... Can never have too many.

Do you own a bike shop or something??

[limbimtimwim]

Also whats the story with running it in?

Read the manual.

But: When I got my GSXR it had spent it's first 1000km being thrashed by journalists around a race track, and I never had any mechanical problems with it. So that was the running in period, not by the book by a long shot.

And when I got my DR with 0km, I just rode it. And runs very well.

[notme]

Just bought one WOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

NICE.

Was wondering if anyone on here owns/owned one and what they think, problems etc.

Obviously mine is an older model, but i think one of the best things to do is join www.sv-portal.com. Heaps of advice and expert knowledge awaits you there.

I have made many mods to my bike from posts on that site - the first thing you MUST do is let your SV's voice be heard! Mine may be a leeeeetle loud, but mate, that 90deg V2 sounds good when you can actually hear it.

[TLMAN]

NICE.

one of the best things to do is join www.sv-portal.com. :

Thanks, I thought I was still in KB for a minute when I clicked that link.

[SVboy]

When I had my SV1000s k6 it had scorpions on it. Needed to go into the ChCh Suzi franchise {Sportszone} for a Remap as it was a bit lean in the lower/middle rev range. They sorted it real easy-Imdying on this site is a wealth of SV knowledge...I also was on SVdownunder, which is an imformative site.

[notme]

When I had my SV1000s k6 it had scorpions on it. Needed to go into the ChCh Suzi franchise {Sportszone} for a Remap as it was a bit lean in the lower/middle rev range. They sorted it real easy-Imdying on this site is a wealth of SV knowledge...I also was on SVdownunder, which is an imformative site.

yeah - imdying is good people.

Also, the remap for Yoshi pipes is very simple, another good bugger - 98tls - helped me with that. If a shop wants more than say $50 to do it (assuming they are not dyno'ing it as well) then i'd try and borrow a "yoshi box". Google it if you don't know what it is.

[rocketman1]

Yeah mate way to go
I got a 2007 Blue SV1000s with Yoshis,
All good, tweek the suspension to suit.
ENJOY the rides
Rocketman1

[Unit:Me]

First service yet? You void your warranty if its not done within the first week of purchasing it

[98tls]

Congrats,enjoy it eh

[sinned]

You will enjoy it. I had mine for just two weeks under a year. I got running in advice from KB and someone sent me this link: http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm The key advice is work the engine - don't nurse it especially for the first 30kms. The best running in kms will be the first few put on by the mechanic who hopefully likes a good blast.

When I picked up the Speed Triple I had a plan for the first 30 kms all worked out.

[T.I.E]

if ya get the pipes on the back, if ya budget can afford it change ya air filter, im running a K & N all up helped it to breath easier. but remapping sounds like a plan. also TRE helped with the first 4 gears and dont seem to expensive off ebay. still not sure how it works but it helped.
and hows ya running in period? worse thing in the world. the temptation was mean.
also after 4k on the clock i now have a gel seat, huge improvement.
and alot of other extras, but they are just fun

[_intense_]

that cracks me up.. limited revs whilst breaking in a v-twin, or the SV rather, would mean not going over 3,000 and you wouldn't want to idle under that..and you really don't want to be sitting at the same revs for very long..

best thing you can do is trade in the fags bike and get a honduh and be done with it

enjoy ya new beast

mwuahahaaa... classic

[Taz]

Do you own a bike shop or something??

No. The bikes are not the latest and greatest but all are good at what they are designed to do. Road, Adventure and trail.

[TLMAN]

Thanks for all the info people.
I picked her up today at 2pm and yes it started to rain at 2.15pm, so i took it straight home into a dry garage. Hopefully will take it out for a quick thrash tomorrow morning.

For running in the manual states:

upto 800km - below 5500rpm
800km to 1600km - below 8000rpm
1600km + wring it

The guy at the the shop also said the main thing is not to labour the engine.

Just need a good day and some yoshis now and ill be happy.

[Blair-SV]

Just need a good day and some yoshis now and ill be happy.

my K3 has stainless Yoshi's and the sound is fantastic. My advice is to keep the std cans just in case. You never know when the authorities will start enforcing the noise laws (if they exist that is) and you'll be kicking yourself if you let the std cans slip.

By the way, I'm very jealous that you bought new, wish I could have done the same but my blue K3 is just gorgeous. Slightly different shade to your model and to be honest I prefer the silver frame and wheels.

Also I agree with the guys who say don't labour the engine, don't ride it below 3K ever, I tend to try and keep the engine at 4K if I can. When I bought mine it had 13,000km on it and there was a horrible vibration/noise with accelerating at lowish revs. The bike shop (twin city motorcycles) was very helpful and they got suzuki to replace the clutch for free. The theory, apparently, is that if you lug the motor too much it can ruin the clutch. Now with the new clutch, and keeping the revs up, my bike is positively singing. Enjoy the bike, they're heaps of fun.