SV build or rebuild - pic heavy

[V8er]

finaly doing something note worthy to the 650, so I'll start with a recap on the bike.

list of current mods

tps retuned, tre eleminated, fender eliminator, led intercators flush on rear radiator mounted on front, rs3 yoshi cutdown, odd brackets, removed lame shit like the reflectors and bolts under the foot pegs ect, bar end mirror, 47 tooth rear, radiator gaurd, 05 gsxr1000 rear shock, have bracket for a brake upgrade but think i'll go a fork swap instead, sprocket simple shit realy some old pics of it before a came unstuck two weeks ago.

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/asis.jpg

had been playing around with some tail raising brackets and a 05 gsxr seat turns out that 30mm between the centres on the holes in the lower sub frame mount raises the tail 180mm.

shot of the bracket
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/tailraisebracket.jpg
just a bit of 5mm steel plate

the effect with the seat I stole from mitch500
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/DSCF9299.jpg

good pic of the raise
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/tailwip1.jpg
not sure im sold on the idea yet

I'll post my recent progress and the damage when I get some pics uploaded tonight.

[V8er]

Still not upto date progress but heres what i've got

some busted parts not bad considering
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020101.jpg

bend bars and radiator
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020100.jpg

i just bend the brackets back so its still good :D
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020090.jpg

dint from my knee
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020098.jpg

some from the bars
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020097.jpg

scratchs on the side cover after being polished
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020086.jpg

some not so pretty repairs to the underside of the cowl seemed
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020095.jpg

split the side of the cowl
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020094.jpg

repaired some seeming factory flaws in the tail while i was at it
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020096.jpg

the result of 8 hrs sanding for painting, going trimuph matt graphite
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020082.jpg

[V8er]

And finaly my only note worthy pic of injurys is a sprained ankle I also managed to put an absence in my spine when my head hit a tree doing 50ish helmet pay for itself
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020019.jpg

[mitch.lax]

That's an ugly fucking foot :D

[V8er]

feet arnt a good side of any one[:P] mine speciously

[mitch.lax]

By the way, I'll be round this arv to drop of your tank pad. And to check out the paint.

[V8er]

Some pics of the plastic spray booth spend all of $8 on it
and little tim for size
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020115.jpg

alex is a bit odd in that he's awcard with his own nakedness... but hes the elvis of paint work
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020117.jpg

part after being primed got now shots of the tank though
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020109.jpg

the finished product before the matt clear coat has set
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020118.jpg

all ive got left to do is put drag bar on reasemble the bike and continue the work on a fuel light for when i get some after marked gaudges then it will live.

[V8er]

Finally got all the part together
one of the drag bars and single mirror
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020140.jpg

the more i look at the front end the more i want to get rid of the 7' single, luckily theres a mt03 in the works
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020150.jpg

mine and some other chumps bike parked in my driveway
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020138.jpg

hopefully I'll get some mock up pics of the mt 03 up this week.

a good shot of the paint work in it mattness
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020137.jpg

[Cruisecontrol]

That colour is tops. Came out beautifully, congrats.

[Gix11]

Couldn't agree more, that looks loads better. Nice choice.

[Gitzy]

I'm not a massive fan of the paint mate, looks very standard in my eyes.. why you not get your mate to do something 'out there' or bright?, ahh thats fighterin were all different, just my 2 cents.. come up a treat anyways, I do like them bars and the shorty yoshi..

[V8er]

In my mind there was only two possible colors matt graghite and gloss blazing orange... Big fan of the orange but don't think it would have suited the frame and when people ask what color i was thinking of going they would have issues comprehending when they hear matt gun metal.

[V8er]

Been lazy of late, original test fit confermed that i need to go an after market gaudge. With a vapor stealth on the way decided it was time to knock up some bracets.

some rough bracket built to suit I plan on dog boning them possably with a perferated plate between the headlight bolts
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/034.jpg

a side on shot of the stance
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/033.jpg

my idea for the vapor mount best idea i've got so far
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/042.jpg

[80s freak]

Looking super nice mate.

[fimpBIKES]

great lookin sv mate

i would be taking the measurements from the tail-jack-up plate and washers you did and getting someone to machine something billet-y up
jack that tail up asap, looked great :D

oh, and the offset gauges would shit me EVERY time i got on the bike
but im weird so...

[mitch.lax]

quote:Originally posted by fimpBIKES



oh, and the offset gauges would shit me EVERY time i got on the bike
but im weird so...


Same, and there looks like there was plenty of room in front of the ignition to mount the gauge when we were mocking it up. That way it would be in the centre... huh v8er... huh. listening?

Course not, punk :P

[V8er]

Well I've got an update on my progress sadly no pics yet need to charge the camera, so far ive cleaned up the most of the visable wireing hiding it uder the tank, had a posible issue with the snorkle so it got cut down an inch or two.
The tail raise has been a bit of work considering that i wanted to keep the standard seat, it required a new set of brackets 23mm between centres of the bolts apossed to thirty, i've placed the raiser plates between the frame and sub frame to get a more flush mount also needed to shave a bit from the 17mm hex bolts head to get a close fit, had to cut down the tool box on the bottom of the battery box, the seats brackets had to be rebend higher as the seats plastics i've cut about 5-7mm fron the front and back the foam is untouched all this along with some minor cuts to the tail plastics and the nobs of the side bits... all in all its raised the tail about 5 inches.
ive gotten my own fuel light to work for when the standard gauge cluster is removed, i need to replace the led woth a flashing led because its not getting my attention.
fabircated my own aluminium chain gaurd it just long enough to cover where the chain meets the sprocket lloks the shit and is fuckin light.
oh and removed any thing that i came across that wasn't nessecry.

Anyway I hope to post pics toomorrow.

[V8er]

only a few pics this time
finaly raised the tail and couldn't be happier with it, just under 5 inches was the way to go.
my new 23mm brackets fitting in nicely had to get farly pursasive it the sub frame(by that i mean i had to get a knee up on the frame to leaver pull the sub frame out far enough for the second plate it wouldn't go a mm further)
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020195.jpg

one for the stance and for the overall look
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020188.jpg

a close up on the chain gaurd over all it wasnt hard or time consumeing to fabricate dont now why i didnt get around to it sooner.
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020192.jpg

and again a new quater shot
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020190.jpg

[dingo]

that tail looks 200% nicer [:P]
top job :D , i like it

[V8er]

In the last week and a bit i've had a few issues with the vapor gauge the ebay seller send me as it was not the right kit for the sv (lacking the resistor in the tacho wire and no water temp sensor) needed the bike a go'er so it got installed any way. Still sorting it out with the seller but had to put 2x 300k resistors in line with the positive wire on the tacho just when for the temp mount for now but am liking the look , still have no temp sensor yet but waiting to see what happens.
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020271.jpg

the head light is all set with dog bone brackets holding it, had to clean up all the access wiring hiding in under the tank or neating it up behind the light.
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020269.jpg

As for my first ride on it with the tail raise fuck me did raising the seat by 5-10mm make the bike feel so much differant, digging the new riding possition can't wait to throwit through some twists and see if the seat height effects the turn in.

[V8er]

New parts are arriving.
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/P1020546.jpg

[legion]

we luvs its ah yesss we d[8D][8D][8D][8D][8D][8D][8D]ezzz!

[xa-mont]

Looking good mate!

Nice work on the paint. its a good colour.

[V8er]

About fucking time my chain took amost 2 months to get here but its all sweet now.
ended up dping a 520 x ring convertion and 14 front/44 rear while i was at it.
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/PB080063.jpg
flip side
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/PB080070.jpg

please excuse my chicken line just put 300k on them havent been able to hit the ranges yet.
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/PB080068.jpg
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/V8er/PB080066.jpg

[Fight_fan]

mate that looks fuckin awesome! Well done!

[mitch.lax]

Shit bike. Should have kept your old wheel.

I hear some cunt has it now :D

[V8er]

Yeah can't trust anyone these days, should have stolen my key.