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[Forbin]

I'm going to check out an SV1000S tomorrow, to be used for commuting, maybe some light touring, and keeping myself "rider fit" when I'm not racing.

Any thoughts on this bike?

(and yes, I know SVR exists, you guys just know me better )

[Apriliarider]

Well,
  A buddy of mine had one. He really liked it......at first. He went with some Holeshot high pipes in carbon fiber and the matching power commander set up. Once he had that done, the limitations of the suspension were amplified. He's a bigger guy, around my size plus another 20 lbs. He could have gotten it all built up for him but in the end he wound up selling the bike. My take on it is that the suspension is pretty budget and you'll find it's limits long before you push the limits of the engine or chassis. If you could do the gixxer front end swap which I hear is pretty popular along with the gixxer rear shock (both available on e-bay for not a lot of bucks) the suspension issues would be well addressed. Beyond that, I've never really heard anyone have anything bad to say about the bike itself.......sean

[Forbin]

I ran the numbers on the Racetech website and, for my weight (135 lbs), the rear spring is spot on, but the forks are a bit stiff (by about 0.1 kg/mm). This is contrast to the 650 which had soft forks (by about 0.18 kg/mm) and a rear spring that was just a touch soft. It still took me quite a while to find the SV's limits. I was dragging my toes with Woodcraft rearsets. It's not like I wasn't hanging off either.

That said, I'm not really planning on pushing this thing like I do my 650. My days of pushing it hard on the street are over. I'll keep it stock except for some sliders and spools. That's it. No pipe or anything like that. I'm not looking to put any money into it that would be better spent on my 650. The asking price is even a little higher than I really want to spend on a street bike, but it seems like a good deal.

I know this may sound like I'm just asking for automatic approval, but that's really not the case. I appreciate your input, positive and negative.

[Pogo]

There's one for sale where I bought my bike, and hopefully there's a warm day sometime next week so I can go and see if I can get a test ride on it just for shits and giggles. I talk to the owners of the shop fairly often since they're on my fun road (route 28), so I think they'd be willing to let me take it for a spin. Actually I'm pretty sure they asked me if I wanted to try out the 650R that davemanx ended up buying.

[Forbin]

At $4k for an '06 SV1000S with 3800 miles, I couldn't pass it up. 

[Pogo]

Yeah man! Awesome!

Always surprises me how cheap these things are.

[Apriliarider]

I ran the numbers on the Racetech website and, for my weight (135 lbs), the rear spring is spot on, but the forks are a bit stiff (by about 0.1 kg/mm).

Yeah, I can see where that wouldn't be an issue for you...I weigh 210 and my buddy was around 230-235 when he had his SV. Another buddy of mine got one new a few years ago.....he ended up selling it pretty quickly and found a used 2004 Aprilia Mille Factory R for around what he got for his SV. He says he's much happier with the Aprilia but Brent is a pretty big guy too.....sean

[Earth Attire]

Im back to do 1 more post ....   Check .... do this:

1. Cut off the green connector between the ignition and the main wire harness and HARDWIRE the connection.   The green connector (if you still have it) WILL fry eventually and you dont want to be riding when that happens.  (check out sv-portal.com search "green connector issue")

2. Perform a DYI TRE mod.  It costs ~50 cents

3. And too late now .... but check you clutch for leaks.

Have fun! Wicked engine.   

[Earth Attire]

At $4k for an '06 SV1000S with 3800 miles, I couldn't pass it up. 

Lets hope its not for the same reason as my bike.

[Forbin]

1. Hmm, interesting. Do you know if this affects the 650 as well?
2. Probably not a bad idea for both bikes.
3. I didn't notice any moisture around the clutch, and the owner said it was "winterized" at the dealer at the end of last season. I suppose it's possible they could have missed that. I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks.

[Earth Attire]

1. Hmm, interesting. Do you know if this affects the 650 as well?
2. Probably not a bad idea for both bikes.
3. I didn't notice any moisture around the clutch, and the owner said it was "winterized" at the dealer at the end of last season. I suppose it's possible they could have missed that. I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks.

1. No, only the 1000's. 650's are fine.
2. +1
3. If there is fluid leaking where the reservoir is you are lucky( a simple cleaning of gaskets will do the trick )  If the clutch leaks where the slave cylinder is you might be looking at a complete rebuild of the slave cylinder, or a replacement. ( signs of this is dirty/black clutch fluid )
Just ask the PO if he took care to the green connector.  Its one of those things that are reallly easy to fix, yet really dangerous if you dont fix it.      I was lucky, mine fried in the driveway. Ive heard others frying in the middle of a turn. 

[Forbin]

Picked it up today. Clutch fluid looks good. No moisture anywhere near the master or slave clutch cylinders. Going to take a look at the green connector tomorrow.

Sorry about the crappy cell phone quality.

[Tulok]

Sweet! It looks really good Forbin. Silver is a great color for it.

[roxynoodle]

Congrats on your new bike!

[fetherston]

Sweeeet man!

My buddy just picked up an '03 copper sv1000. He's moving up from a '93 GSXR750 so it's a pretty good step up for him so far. Also check the coolant hose around the thermostat. Lose and leaking hose clamps are pretty common.

You should come out riding with us! We're pretty mellow street riders and live pretty close.

[Forbin]

You should come out riding with us! We're pretty mellow street riders and live pretty close.

Where do you guys meet and when?

[fetherston]

I live right in boonton, we ride mostly sussex county, morris county, rt23, and occasional weekends up in the catskills.

PMed you

[homme_de_fer]

Nice bike. I like the 1000 version more than the 650 version.

[Forbin]

Took it for a bit of a ride today. The previous owner apparently had the idle set pretty low so it kept stalling when I pulled in the clutch. I set it to the proper range (1100-1300 RPM) and it was fine. After that, I kept thinking, "man, this thing really doesn't want to stay leaned over." Initially I put it down to the slower speeds than I was used to on the track (self-aligning torque is greatest at small lean angles), along with somewhat flat-spotted tires. Got home, checked tire pressure (yeah, should have done it before, was in a rush).

Rear: 18 psi. Front: 15 psi. 

Pumped it up to 36 psi front and rear. We'll see how that is next time I go.

[Pogo]

I'm pretty sure the Repsol CBR I test rode at the pawn shop had very underinflated tires, which I didn't think to check/pump up before taking it for a spin. It also did not want to lean over.

[Knightslugger]

Dunlop 211GP tires are 33F/23R HOT.

think of what THOSE cold pressures should be...

[Forbin]

Standard shift was also giving me fits today. I just flipped the shift linkage so it's GP pattern now, like my race bike. Oddly enough, the linkage position is backwards from the 650. GP shift puts the linkage over the shift shaft on the 1000, but under on the 650. The linkage on the 1000 might actually be touching the sprocket cover now, but it doesn't appear to drag. Apparently the TLR linkage is a popular mod because it's shorter.

[fetherston]

I switch hit on my bikes. Standard on the street, GP on the track. I hope it never bites me in the a$$.

[Earth Attire]

Took it for a bit of a ride today. The previous owner apparently had the idle set pretty low so it kept stalling when I pulled in the clutch. I set it to the proper range (1100-1300 RPM) and it was fine. After that, I kept thinking, "man, this thing really doesn't want to stay leaned over." Initially I put it down to the slower speeds than I was used to on the track (self-aligning torque is greatest at small lean angles), along with somewhat flat-spotted tires. Got home, checked tire pressure (yeah, should have done it before, was in a rush).

Rear: 18 psi. Front: 15 psi. 

Pumped it up to 36 psi front and rear. We'll see how that is next time I go.

LOLZ   That happened to me the first day I owned it as well. 

I turned up the idle and it still did it sometimes...

TRE is the key.    TRE TRE TRE   <------ You'll know you need this when: Your riding along... *pulls in clutch to downshift, Blips throttle to rev match....* Bam!  Bike stalls ....   O M Goodness!! * Dumps clutch ... Bump starts* 

http://www.sv-portal.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14573

[Forbin]

I have a TRE kit on the way for both the 650 and 1000.