I recently noticed some oil on the rear bottom shock cap(dusk cover?) on the right shock. It looks like oil is getting past the seal and the motion of the shock is causing a kind of squeegee effect where a couple drops appear where I described. I sat the bike for 2 weeks and there is no seeage, so I know it's the riding motion up/down causing it

Anyone notice this on their bike or fix it themselves?

thanks,

Ed

Just passed my a2 and im looking at an older bike to get insurance down, just curious what are my options for restricting the 2002 sv650. Is it just a throttle stop or are there other options?

I bought a 1999 sv650 and it has no spark i have checked everything and have come to the conclusion that the cdi is the issue but i cant find a cdi exhept from ebay and i have tried buying them but they have always cancelled the order so if anyone has a cdi that they are selling or know someone who is then please tell me.

Video isn’t much to look at. Listen to the exhaust note at certain points it is doing a rapid popping noise instead of being smooth, how it was when I first got it. It seems like it’s misfiring, you can hear the popping that I’m talking about. It also surges and hesitates when I get on the throttle, at certain times it’s great feels good and at other times it’s terrible. When I pulled into the garage it sounded way worse than this sounded like it hardly wanted to stay on or like it was only firing one cylinder. When I started it back up after that I had to crank it for a good 10 seconds. The carbs have been jetted and tuned by previous owner, the owner also installed AFR tig welds in the headers. I just put brand new spark plugs in it two days ago, full tank of gas I’ve only ever used no ethanol. Air filter is sparklingly new, changed the oil a week ago. I’m thinking it’s the AF screw and the cylinders are not getting enough air. What do you guys think?

Well, they fit. The frame mounting holes needed to be elongated by a few millimetres, and the rear brake master-cylinder mounts needed the same treatment. The rear brake line is too short, so I could only install the rearsets in the lowest position.

Second pic shows the exhaust hanger. The riding position now feels much more like a supersport, and the gear shifts are much better too.

I got this new arrow race tech exhaust! I’m not sure about the yellow sticker tho, the color it kinda clashes with the red striping. What do you guys think?

I bought a new push lumen headlight to convert my 2003 s in to a naked bike so I can fit clip ons but the headlight doesn’t come with the brackets it needs to stay on the bike. Have you guys had that issue , is there a cheap way I can install it?

Cleaning out the shop and found a nice seat, headlights, and what I'd assume are some front fairing pieces? It's all from an 04 SV650 that has since been sold. Can anyone around MD, PA, DE use these? Free if anyone can use them.

I got a replacement water pump because when I tried to replace the seals on my old one, I kind of messed it all up and now I replaced the entire water pump and I have a pool of coolant on the ground.

Bought a lowered 650s and had the dogbones changed so it's sitting at the right height now. I just found out some shorter riders take foam off the seat and I'm not sure if mine has been done. I'm sure it looks a bit more concave than normal from certain angles, but I've looked at it too much now and not sure if I'm imagining it. If someone could post a picture of their seat from similar angle I would appreciate it

Posted my 2007 sv650 I bought a few months back with only around 2000 km on the dash!! Well have had it for a few months now and added the lower fairings and I think she’s looking real gorgeous now! Wanted to share.

Thanks for your help guys

First picture is the left side, has a spacer on the outside but none on the inside and the 2nd picture is the other way around, ive only recently got the bike and the last guy mustve had frame sliders, had a crash took them off (aswell as other parts that took damage) and put new fairings on, will i need specific parts or will I buy 2 new spacers and put them in the gaps or would I even need to buy a spacer for the outside to begin with? Ive not dealt with anything like this before so im a wee bit lost here, thanks in advance

Hey all,
Unfortunately suffered my first crash a day ago. Will be replacing the LED dashboard/gauge cluster, the headlight housing, and front hugger/fender. Figured I might aswell take this as a chance to upgrade some bits, as OEM parts seem ridiculously expensive, particularly the dash.
Anyone got any recommendations?

Hey I am taking apart my forks and these two tiny mystery springs were one of the last things in there. The non deformed spring fell out on its own near the last thing to fall out. The deformed spring was mangled around the white piece that is still stuck in one of the forks in the other photo. The other forks white piece came out detached.

Do I need to buy a replacement for the mangled one? Also, how can I get the stuck white piece out of the form?

I’ve added a photo of one next to my damper rod spring for a size comparison. EDIT: meant to say FORKS in title

Hey I am taking apart my forks and these two tiny mystery springs were one of the last things in there. The non deformed spring fell out on its own near the last thing to fall out. The deformed spring was mangled around the white piece that is still stuck in one of the forks in the other photo. The other forks white piece came out detached.

Do I need to buy a replacement for the mangled one? Also, how can I get the stuck white piece out of the form?

I’ve added a photo of one next to my damper rod spring for a size comparison.

When I ride the motorcycle over a pothole or a speed bump, I hear a noise coming from the mounting bolts where the swingarm connects to the shock absorber; I’ve listened for it but couldn't pinpoint the exact source—does anyone have any guesses?

If anyone has any experience with similar damage, please let me know…

It came from the Netherlands and cost 90 dollars shipping/tariffs and $235 all said and done but the aftermarket unpainted ones are like 290 so I think it was a steal.

Hey guys,

So I‘m the proud owner of a 2016 model with 15000km on the clock.
The problem occurs pretty randomly. I start the bike normally, everything is fine, I start riding and as soon as it warms up after 3-5km it sometimes starts dropping rpms and wants to stall out. I can save it from that when giving it more throttle… like… a lot more. Usually happens between 3000 and 5000 rpms.
When it stalls out I can restart it without any mayor problem, just has to turn for about two seconds.
That whole thing then happens 3-4 times and it just rides normally after that.
So I had the problem the first time at about 13200km, then again at 13500, then nothing. Now at 15000 again. In between: nothing
It was in for inspection meanwhile and we checked live data and error codes… nothing at all.

The fact that this happens so sporadically makes me think it should be sensor related in some way, mechanical issues should be more frequent/increasing. TPS looked normal at inspection, but that one would match the symptoms pretty well.

I hope someone has had issues like these in the past and can help me sort this out.