And what better to create a huge bubble than… a touring windscreen. This variety has helped me realize the beauty of a large bubble for the rider to tuck into.
One of the perks of this job is being able to ride a wide variety of motorcycles. We’ll see how much this actually helps the dragging problem.
#2003 sv650 quickshift install#
The “fix” was to clearance the pan around the front cylinder exhaust header to help install the pan a little higher. Then I remembered my original belly pan from a decade ago would severely drag on the ground at even moderate lean angles. Again, not terribly difficult, as a few strips of metal stock bolted to existing locations works just fine, but it wasn’t until after installation that we looked at the pan and thought it looked pretty low. The nose fairing wasn’t terribly difficult, as both the stock fairing tabs and new bodywork only needed minor persuasion to line up, but since the SV didn’t come with a belly pan originally, custom mounts had to be made. Third, and maybe most importantly, it was actually cheaper for me to purchase these fairings and have them shipped from the Czech Republic than order a set of fairings domestically – with a design I didn’t even like.Īs anyone who’s installed cheap bodywork can tell you, the price you pay for those fairings may not be monetary, but it comes back to bite you during installation. Second, I like the minimalist design that closely mimics the stock bodywork instead of other aftermarket fairings that cover the entire side of the motorcycle. First, because I had this exact same bodywork on the bike when it was put into storage all those years ago. Beyond the new tire and brake caliper rebuild, a new bikini fairing and belly pan were sourced from Sebimoto in the Czech Republic. There’s a lot packed into the above photo.
And they look good as new also with this fresh coat of black paint. Before:Īfter getting rebuilt, the stock Tokico calipers work just fine. But young me was vain and liked the bling factor, so here we are.
#2003 sv650 quickshift upgrade#
It’s kinda strange this rule still exists today since these forks (even if you upgrade the internals) don’t provide that much of an advantage. Many race classes don’t allow fork conversions, meaning this bike is bumped up to different classes where it would be less competitive. Had I to do it over again I probably would have kept the stock forks and upgraded the (crappy) internals and brakes. The only change I made was replacing the original warped rotors with these wave discs and swapping the stock master cylinder with a Brembo unit which, I’m ashamed to admit, I don’t remember anything about. I never worried about a speedometer either, since the bike was going to live at the track.Īctually, the conversion was done a long time ago, but it’s worth pointing out in the odd chance anyone actually reading this isn’t familiar with the SV. The forks are also about 20mm shorter than the stockers, reducing trail slightly, but I don’t remember it being a problem. The conversion itself was incredibly simple, as it’s basically a plug-and-play swap other than exchanging some headstock bearings. Correct! The complete front end conversion (fork, triples, wheels, calipers) comes courtesy of a 2004 GSX-R600 – the first year it had an inverted fork and radial brake calipers. Eagle eyes might notice the front end doesn’t look like a normal SV front. So what’s changed? Starting at the front, the old, rotted tires were replaced with Pirelli’s Supercorsa TD tire – one of my personal favorites. But (some of) you wanted an update, and here it is. And best of all – it runs! Being a track-only bike, and with the world basically shut down due to Coronavirus, I have yet to ride it. However, it’s a lot farther along than I ever could have accomplished in this time.
Unfortunately, the shop owner recently decided to go a different direction with the business, closing the service side to focus on other projects.
So, I sent the bike and a bunch of spare and/or replacement parts I scrounged up to Wrench Motorcycle Service to put back together. Well, I basically don’t have spare time anymore with a young family at home. I said at the time I was going to bring the bike back to life in my spare time, and a few of you have even asked about an update. It’s now been 18 months since I got the bike back in its battered and tattered state. You can see the bike went through quite the transformation in just the three years since I bought it.
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