SV 650
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Topic: SV 650
Posted By: damo46
Subject: SV 650
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2021 at 11:47
Hello lads, hope ye are all doing well, long time no chat, been 2 years now since I sold my tuono. Have been nipping around on this since, I loved the tuono, might get one again down the road, but as you can see from the picture an sv is more usable on these roads. I have crash protectors, gear indicator, ktech fork springs,hel braided lines, zx10 rear shock,wider bars and changed to a 120/70 front tyre instead of a 120/60. Can't see myself getting rid of it anytime soon, love it, putting up more miles on it than I did on the tuono.
 ------------- Road Racing Ireland, Do It Between The Hedges |
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Posted By: badapple
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2021 at 16:25
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Nice looks really clean too. Such a popular machine
------------- I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left |
Posted By: constant
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2021 at 17:58
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good little bikes use to see a feller on one of theses coming over Lambeth bridge around the roundabout scraping his kneesliders and sometimes on the way home and absolutely nothing would beat him from the lights i never got the chance to ask him if he had done anything to it cos i was on me bicycle
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Posted By: JJW
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 21:05
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I have an SV sat in the garage. Previous owner was a real wxxnker and I’m having to sort out his lame handywork. About to give it replacement heads, high flow exhaust valves and gas flowed the ports. Dynojet kit (it’s a ‘99 bike) and dual cans. It’s ok, we put Diablo rosso 3’s on it and it does ride nicely but it’s just a little too slow and you’re wringing it’s neck to get it to go. So, I suspect it won’t do many miles and just get looked after and stored carefully.
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Posted By: damo46
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 22:49
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Sounds good, I'm assuming you must have good suspension upgrades done if you are going to that trouble. You do have to drive them on a bit alright 😄.
On twisty roads its fine, its overtaking cars I miss the grunt of the tuono. ------------- Road Racing Ireland, Do It Between The Hedges |
Posted By: spiceweasel
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 23:48
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I'm sure i heard somewhere that a bore kit is available for sv650, can't remember what but 720 sticks in my head, I ran a sv for a year and it made me giggle but made me ride like a twat as it was so funny 😄 ------------- www.apriliaperformance.co.uk www.apriliaforum.co.uk www.apriliaownersclub.co.uk |
Posted By: JJW
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2021 at 00:02
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70-ish hp stock, the word is that at 90hp or there abouts the whole thing lunches itself and disappears up it’s own arse. They are masses of them around so cost effective thrills 😊
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Posted By: JJW
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2021 at 11:49
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