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So... Picked up a 2001 SV650 for $750.
It's my first bike (though I'm pretty handy), and pretty beat to hell, so I've done lots and there's lots left to be done.
This is it on its journey home. In the back of my Cherokee. Yep.
My cousin (pictured) insisted on running a strap from my front sway bar to my trailer hitch. He just wanted to be stupid.
Here it is once we pulled it out of the Jeep.
My first task was to get a new front tire, but no one really cares about that. If they do, I got a Dunlop Q3 to match the rear.
My second task was to order new forks... These are bent like spaghetti. The new (used) forks are still sitting there as my stands just got here. May rebuild the forks before I put them on. So my next order of business was frame sliders... Put them on, but that wasn't important enough for pictures.
Replacing the radiator was, though.
Here's the old radiator... Bent, lots of smashed fins, and all of the tabs ripped off. It was held on by coathanger and solid copper wire. Yup.
Here's the new one... Looks nice, but it was a piece of shit. Fins really far apart so they bend easily, and NONE of the mounting brackets were right. NONE. I had to bend the fan brackets by whacking them down with a hammer and then pulling them back at an angle with vise-grips. Also had to bend the mounting brackets. And yank the bushings out of the old radiator because this one didn't come with them. The bottom bracket had to be extremely bent, and even then there wasn't enough clearance for the bushing. Had to use 2 washers and a tiny bushing.
Would advise everyone not to buy from Winner Racing.
After that, I made a coolant overflow bottle, and I guess that's cool enough for pictures.
Here's my ghetto way of keeping the tank up (the stand's gone).
Here's the old coolant overflow bottle with a rather large hole in it... How that happens in such a hidden location (under the tank), I don't know.
And here's the finished product... Cheapy aluminum water bottle, brass fittings, stainless hose clamps. Looks good, in my opinion. Still need to trim the hose clamps. Blingy radiator visible here too.
Also, it was really fucking hard to get my hand in there to get the old tank out.
So after this I started to put all the hoses back on, and I had to remove one of them to get my hand around to something else... When I removed it, I saw black crud on the fitting.
I stuck my finger down the hose (hose, not ho) and pulled out a giant flake of crud... Did it again and pulled out a giant pile of crud. Don't know how it's even running.
So I ordered some fancy looking red silicone hoses from China, because I didn't learn my lesson with the radiator. :fu:
Still waiting on them to get here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/99-02-SUZUK...IATOR-SILICONE-HOSE-red-/191479524054?vxp=mtr
So, moved on to installing the shiny new master cylinder reservoir.
When I drained the old one, I discovered my brake fluid was contaminated, and yep, they're OEM brake lines... So I'll be replacing those with stainless steel Galfer ones, front and rear.
If you have to replace, may as well upgrayedd. That's with two Ds, for a double dose of pimpin'. (Congrats if you got that, lol.)
However, I bought my textbooks for the semester and paid for my stupid driving courses for my speeding ticket and realized I shouldn't spend more money for a while.
But they will be mine, soon!
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/6294/i/galfer-stainless-steel-hydraulic-front-brake-line
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/6297/i/galfer-stainless-steel-hydraulic-rear-brake-line
So this is it as it sits now.
Waiting on the radiator hoses, money for the brake lines, maybe parts for rebuilding the forks, and time to trace my ignition circuit short... No luck with that despite hours of looking. Previous owner couldn't wire worth a shit... It's pretty obvious he thought that crimp connectors were supposed to match the color of the wire. :doh:
At this point I'm thinking it's a short in the kickstand kill switch.
But I'm also waiting on some other crap... New pegs (one is missing), a USB charger, and this. http://www.zazzle.com/nixon_agnew_2016_bumper_sticker-128861224187855205
Ohh yeah... I have a GSXR 750 shock to lower it a bit and give it a better ride, too. And a Vapor gauge that I'm putting on once the new forks go on (no sense sticking the speedo sensor to bent forks).
I've decided the tank's going to be covered with stickers... I have a nice tank, but if I'm going to drop it I'd rather fuck up the ugly tank, and there's no point in painting it, but stickers will be good for a laugh and making it "ratty" instead of just "ugly."
It's my first bike (though I'm pretty handy), and pretty beat to hell, so I've done lots and there's lots left to be done.
This is it on its journey home. In the back of my Cherokee. Yep.

My cousin (pictured) insisted on running a strap from my front sway bar to my trailer hitch. He just wanted to be stupid.
Here it is once we pulled it out of the Jeep.

My first task was to get a new front tire, but no one really cares about that. If they do, I got a Dunlop Q3 to match the rear.
My second task was to order new forks... These are bent like spaghetti. The new (used) forks are still sitting there as my stands just got here. May rebuild the forks before I put them on. So my next order of business was frame sliders... Put them on, but that wasn't important enough for pictures.
Replacing the radiator was, though.
Here's the old radiator... Bent, lots of smashed fins, and all of the tabs ripped off. It was held on by coathanger and solid copper wire. Yup.

Here's the new one... Looks nice, but it was a piece of shit. Fins really far apart so they bend easily, and NONE of the mounting brackets were right. NONE. I had to bend the fan brackets by whacking them down with a hammer and then pulling them back at an angle with vise-grips. Also had to bend the mounting brackets. And yank the bushings out of the old radiator because this one didn't come with them. The bottom bracket had to be extremely bent, and even then there wasn't enough clearance for the bushing. Had to use 2 washers and a tiny bushing.
Would advise everyone not to buy from Winner Racing.

After that, I made a coolant overflow bottle, and I guess that's cool enough for pictures.
Here's my ghetto way of keeping the tank up (the stand's gone).

Here's the old coolant overflow bottle with a rather large hole in it... How that happens in such a hidden location (under the tank), I don't know.

And here's the finished product... Cheapy aluminum water bottle, brass fittings, stainless hose clamps. Looks good, in my opinion. Still need to trim the hose clamps. Blingy radiator visible here too.

Also, it was really fucking hard to get my hand in there to get the old tank out.
So after this I started to put all the hoses back on, and I had to remove one of them to get my hand around to something else... When I removed it, I saw black crud on the fitting.
I stuck my finger down the hose (hose, not ho) and pulled out a giant flake of crud... Did it again and pulled out a giant pile of crud. Don't know how it's even running.
So I ordered some fancy looking red silicone hoses from China, because I didn't learn my lesson with the radiator. :fu:
Still waiting on them to get here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/99-02-SUZUK...IATOR-SILICONE-HOSE-red-/191479524054?vxp=mtr
So, moved on to installing the shiny new master cylinder reservoir.

When I drained the old one, I discovered my brake fluid was contaminated, and yep, they're OEM brake lines... So I'll be replacing those with stainless steel Galfer ones, front and rear.
If you have to replace, may as well upgrayedd. That's with two Ds, for a double dose of pimpin'. (Congrats if you got that, lol.)
However, I bought my textbooks for the semester and paid for my stupid driving courses for my speeding ticket and realized I shouldn't spend more money for a while.
But they will be mine, soon!
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/6294/i/galfer-stainless-steel-hydraulic-front-brake-line
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/6297/i/galfer-stainless-steel-hydraulic-rear-brake-line
So this is it as it sits now.

Waiting on the radiator hoses, money for the brake lines, maybe parts for rebuilding the forks, and time to trace my ignition circuit short... No luck with that despite hours of looking. Previous owner couldn't wire worth a shit... It's pretty obvious he thought that crimp connectors were supposed to match the color of the wire. :doh:
At this point I'm thinking it's a short in the kickstand kill switch.
But I'm also waiting on some other crap... New pegs (one is missing), a USB charger, and this. http://www.zazzle.com/nixon_agnew_2016_bumper_sticker-128861224187855205
Ohh yeah... I have a GSXR 750 shock to lower it a bit and give it a better ride, too. And a Vapor gauge that I'm putting on once the new forks go on (no sense sticking the speedo sensor to bent forks).
I've decided the tank's going to be covered with stickers... I have a nice tank, but if I'm going to drop it I'd rather fuck up the ugly tank, and there's no point in painting it, but stickers will be good for a laugh and making it "ratty" instead of just "ugly."