December 28th, 2010, 12:16 AM | #1 |
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Name: A
Location: Mid South
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Christmas adoption: SV650s
Saw a good deal on Craigslist for a 2004 SV650s and grabbed it. Less than 2K miles, asked $2500, but got it for around 2K as it was in his garage for more than an year & with little maintainance.
I went ahead and gave a good cleanup, tightened the chain/brake etc, changed all the fluids, added some lower fairings and there you go! Some pics attached: |
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December 28th, 2010, 07:46 AM | #2 |
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Name: Greg
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Awesome, good luck it looks great.
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December 28th, 2010, 10:45 AM | #3 |
IC2(SW)
Name: Kerry
Location: Pensacola
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Nice!
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December 28th, 2010, 11:34 AM | #4 |
"Hey, That's My Bike"
Name: Eddie
Location: Pasadena, CA
Join Date: Jul 2009 Motorcycle(s): 88 Honda ZB50, 01 Honda Monkey, 07 CRF50, Honda CBR 600RR Phoenix Edition Posts: 188
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Good find! How does it feel in comparison to the 250?
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December 28th, 2010, 11:37 AM | #5 |
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Name: Carolyn
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Congrats!!
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December 28th, 2010, 02:53 PM | #6 |
ninjette.org member
Name: A
Location: Mid South
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Well, compared to the 250R, the power is nice, esp. at the low rpm range. The seating position is a bit aggressive, but not as bad as a R6 or ZX6R.
The front suspension is not that great and the seats are not very comfortable either. But it is relatively light and has a great V-twin engine. Decent gas mileage and plenty of aftermarket parts. Overall I like it, moreover I don't have the skills to exploit the capabilities of a SuperSport anyway. I still have my ninjette, plan to keep it for a while |
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December 28th, 2010, 03:19 PM | #7 | |
"Hey, That's My Bike"
Name: Eddie
Location: Pasadena, CA
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December 28th, 2010, 09:37 PM | #8 |
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Name: John
Location: D/FW Texas
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Sweet bike.
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December 30th, 2010, 03:35 PM | #9 |
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Name: James
Location: Toronto
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That's a damn good deal! Congrats.
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December 30th, 2010, 11:44 PM | #10 |
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Name: RJ
Location: MT
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Nice! I have a 2002 and it has been a great bike.
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January 2nd, 2011, 07:14 PM | #11 |
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Name: Kenneth
Location: Simpsonville, SC
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SV650 is an awesome bike, some suspension mods they can be track monsters in the right hands. Congrats on the deal.
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January 2nd, 2011, 11:39 PM | #12 |
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Name: Dan
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Nice grab! I've always loved sv650's
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January 16th, 2011, 10:51 AM | #13 |
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Name: m
Location: metro area
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That is an awesome deal. Congrats!
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January 16th, 2011, 11:43 AM | #14 |
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Name: Drew
Location: SE PA
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Score!
I think the lower fairing really pulls it together. Was that an option from Suzuki or after market? Just that I see some with and some w/o |
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January 17th, 2011, 09:07 AM | #15 |
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Jennings track bike!
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January 19th, 2011, 08:40 AM | #16 | |
ninjette.org member
Name: A
Location: Mid South
Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 ninja 250r, 2004 SV 650s, 2005 vulcan meanstreak Posts: 33
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It is an OEM accessory for SV650s from 2003-2007 (about $400). From 2008 onwards Suzuki made it standard calling it SV650SF. |
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