I just picked this beautiful 2000 Suzuki SV650 up today for $1500. Its got alot done to it already and only 10,622 on the odometer. Heres a couple pics:
The first pic is after I took the previous owners slip on off and put my carbon fiber shorty on instead. I think it looks way better and plus I built it myself. The only thing wrong with it is it needs to have a new speed sensor installed but I have one the seller gave me along with the stock clip ons and a complete wiring harness. It rides awesome, and I'm happy to finally have a new bike.
This bike came with:
-Renthal dirty bars
-Mini front signals
-Brand new factory Suzuki replacement gas tank(from Suzuki)
-Vortex gas cap
-Vortex rearsets
-New chain, front and rear sprocket
-K&N filter
-Brand new Shinko tires
-Integrated rear signals
-Fender eliminator kit
-New cam chain guides
-New battery
Congrats on the purchase, sounds like a great deal. I think you deserve a good runner this time.
I think it would look much better if all the body was 1 color, just my opinion.
Thanks for posting pics, its kinda slow around here and I've been riding too much to tear anything off my ride.
What do you think of the ride? All of my bikes have been I-4s.
cool looking pegs, I'm watching for updates.
Thanks Craz, I actually like the color displacement. I dont think I could do an all red bike. So far it rides great. Ive had a parallel twin and an inline 4 before this V twin. I hear these V twins are tough as nails and I'm hoping the hype is true to form. Sorry about the cold weather, but a noreaster just began to hit here so you got a Brother in misery in me.
Great start, you already have a bunch of good parts on that thing.
A few suggestions that will improve the reliability and performance a little.
Do the RR mod, see the thread I did on it HERE. First post has a link to the original thread that contains the parts needed and more info as well. This mod makes a huge difference in the bikes electrical system reliability, I highly recommend doing it.
Swap the rear shock for a 2005/2006 ZX6R unit. Stock SV and the 636 shocks are the same length, only thing you need to do is space the battery box down some or make a new one somehow. I spaced mine down and it works fie like that. You can pick up the 636 shock for around $40 on ebay.
Spend some time HERE. Become a member of the forum if you aren't already. Best place there is for good info on the SV.
Interesting. I'll have to look into it further. Conventional wisdom has upgrading the R/R right up there with the APE manual CCT as a default preventive maintenance measure for buyers of used CBRs.
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