Still no word from the owner. It's not a bank holiday in the US, so I'm not sure what's happening over there. I only have a couple of email addresses to contact him by and I've tried both of those. I just hope he hasn't gone on vacation.

John

Sorry people, I'm still trying to get hold of the server owner to inform him of the problem!  Why do these things happen on a Friday night!  If I had access to the forum directories I'd have a go at fixing it myself. I did try a db restore earlier but that failed too.  I'll keep trying.

John

John

Hi John, Might I suggest a link to the links section ? The link is to the newly created Danish SV forum, located at http://forum.svrider.dk 

Thanks

Rune Rasmussen aka Uthaug on the sv650.org forum

Rune, This forum looks very familiar .

Hi

I sent you a link request and have not heard back. I'd be happy to place a link to your site on ours if you'll do the same for us.If you aren't interested, let me know.

www.tomorrow-we-invade.com

pat

Sorry Pat, probably zapped during de-infesting of spam emails.

Hi John Excellent site, I only past my test about three months ago and this is my first bike. Excellent bike and choice if I do say so myself, would be good to see my pic on your site!

Thanks again for a superb informative site.

Ride safe......... Geoff Wilson

John

The following bits were sourced from the following companies Exhaust - Blue flame Clutch Window, all blue anodized bits aluminium and titanium from Hyperbolt, undertray, hugger and seat cowl - Ermax. All the trick bits were fitted to enhance the already good looks of a good bike.

I've not contributed before now, I never thought it would be important to have pictures of my bike online but its one of the last things I can do to say goodbye to her.... My pride and joy was stolen from me, from my home. The bastards had obviously had their eye on her as she's not visible from the street and managed to grab it in the one hour I was away from home and wasn't in eye sight of her. The police are of course uninterested though it is 'on the system'. I never bothered to get it insured as I didn't plan on crashing anytime and if I did I had money put aside for repairs. It hadn't occurred to me that she'd get stolen!! I mean as lovely as our bikes are, they're not exactly the lusted after speed machines that usually attract this kind of attention. I think what hurts most at this point is that she wasn't taken to be ridden by someone else that would enjoy it but rather by someone who wants her for parts and at this very moment has already separated her into various boxes in some piece of crap garage.

So this is my little farewell to my girl Sophia, enjoy the pictures

Iain Perth, Australia ex-02 SV650s

Bad news Iain. One of those harsh lessons in life, "if it ain't nailed down, then someone will nick it".  I hope you get mobile again soon.

Hello John, Excuse if you more I have not written, but I was a lot engaged with the job, dawn to you with the last innovations, the slid year, (2003) we have ended the championship, to 2nd place, in the 2004 we have had of the problems in the first 2 contests, that we have then resolved only to third, (fuel problems) however, in the Italian championship Supertwins, hour there are 5 my SV 650, some increased ones to 750 cc., 96 cv to the wheel, the third contest I have put two pilots on the podium, 2nd and 3rd, the motion they go very strongly, I send you some photos, hello Ros

Sounds like some good results and some excellent photos. Keep up the good work.

Hi John, I'm a fellow SV rider and love the bike and it's flexibility. Cheers to your site, it's a great resource for sv650 riders. I would be honored if you could place a link to my website on yours. I've already posted a link to your website from mine, you can find it at http://www.tekracing.com. Keep on riding! Best Regards,

Bill Seagren

Happy to oblidge!

We haven't me you but I know you, and I knew Kev as well in the same way. Just read the fallen friends section, and it brought back a lot of stuff; feels a bit like a family on here really. Lost a lot of people in the last 12 months, and it doesn't look like it will improve. If I had a solution, I would apply for government now.

Been with the site for oooh 3 1/2 years I think, on and off, and still look forward to spending time on my Sv. After my last accident, I have been a bit bike shy, but have turned things around and am trying to approach life from a slightly different angle. I would be grateful if you could take a quick look at my new website, and post the link for others to have a scan at.

http://www.tiger-feat.co.uk 

I didn't want to just spam out the forum with links, and it would be good to hear your views as well. I have until the end of November to raise the required sponsorship, but am pretty confident that, if everybody I can contact donates £1, then that is an achievable sum Keep up the good work, and keep it real out there - I have used this place to meet people, buy things, fix things, moan about things and generally get on with the process of loving my bike. I have linked to SV650.org, hope you don't mind

Cheers

Michael (mikie)

Can't say I've looked at the web site yet. I'm rushing about as usual. But Mikie makes a valid point. There is a good social spirit on the site and forum. Don't know what the magic ingredient is, maybe it's the SV? Try and support Mikie if you can. John

Hi John Many moons ago my 650 was featured (Jan 2003 in fact http://www.sv650.org/sv_jan03.htm), so I thought that now my 1000 is similarly tricked out it was time for the same treatment. Is a 1000 allowed - there does seem to be overwhelmingly 650 stuff? The list of mods goes on and on - how does that happen when you never intend to do that much? From the front: 

• Wheels powdercoated black 
• Philips Visionplus bulbs 
• MRA screen http://www.mra.de/English/English.htm  
• DG8 gear indicator http://www.acumen-electronics.co.uk  
• Fenda Extenda http://www.pyramid-plastics.co.uk/pyramid_plastx.html  
• Clear indicator lenses http://www.clearalternatives.com 
• Stainless bar ends 
• Stainless tax disc holder 
• Polished alloy reservoir caps http://www.pro-bolt.co.uk  
• Hamicad grills www.hamicad.co.uk  
• Chewys tank spacers (see sticker web address) 
• JHS Racing crash protectors www.jhsracing.co.uk  
• Pipercross air filter, no airbox lid Dynoed + 9bhp with the M4 cans @ www.jhsracing.co.uk 
• Fuelling adjusted using the TEKA box (JHS again) 
•  Destickered, and added some of Chewy's SV1000R stickers not in the picture, but found at http://freespace.virgin.net/mark1.bradley/chewys/stickers.htm 
• Switchable TRE (Thanks Rogfog) 
• Tankslapper paint protectors http://www.thetankslapper.biz  
• Gold 41 tooth rear sprocket (-1T on std) 
• Chewys angled can spacer mod. (see sticker web address) 
• M4 titanium cans (Dynoed at + 4.3bhp on their own from JHS) 
• Scottoiler 
• Suzuki seat cowl 
• GSXR 1000 rear shock 
• Datatool system 3 alarm 
• Hamicad MK2 fender eliminator www.hamicad.co.uk 

 I think it's pretty much finished, apart from stuff on the drawing board: a.. braided lines throughout b.. engine replacement stainless steel bolt kit c.. rear swingarm bobbins d.. remove pillion rests and fit exhaust hangers Trouble is, now it needs a rear tyre! Cheers, Mark (Thumpa, now BigThumpa)

When did you find time to sleep and eat?

Hi John,

Good to see the website is still thriving, it's been a year or so since I last visited but still the website is packed full of SV goodness.

I've recently hit the 60'000mile mark on my SV. You may remember I had James Holland fit a 700cc kit and raise the compression, along suspension and brake mods, a couple of summers ago, this was at the 38,000mile mark. I bought the bike new in Oct '99 and reliability has been second-to-none with no major (or minor) faults to report, a testament to what James Holland's developments for the SV can achieve.

So as an owner of a high mileage SV, what can I recommend to other owners, who use their SV every day, to help reduce costs and increase reliability?

A front mudguard extender, which helps to stop the front cylinder from cutting out in very wet weather is a good start. Tyre-wise, I go for Avon Azaro ST's every time. A rear will do around 6'000 miles and a front, 8000 miles. Much better in the wet than its predecessor, the Azaro 2, which I found to be somewhat less predictable in the wet.

The best chain and sprocket sets i've found are the EK set sold by Busters Accessories. They're around £80-£90 for an EK heavy duty X-Ring chain and sprockets. I'll usually use 2 chains per single set of sprockets too, meaning I get about 20'000miles out of a set of sprockets and 10'000miles per chain.

As I've already mentioned, the 700cc kit isn't a reliability issue, I just check the oil level every day and top up if need be. JH has only had blown 700cc engines back from people who don't check their oil levels regularly. I change the oil and filter every 4000miles.

I've had some great experiences on the bike, notably the 2001 SV rideout in Wales, the SV trackday at Llandow and the MCN day at Bruntingthorpe was just great fun.

Although I still enjoy riding the SV (and I don't envisage selling it) it's taken a bit of a back seat over the last year or so - racing classic scramblers is now taking a lot of my time away from the SV, as is running our motocross club website at www.pre65.org.uk But hopefully when i finish Uni next year, I'll treat the SV to a set of JHS hot cams and an M4 pipe to replace the aging Micron :-)

Hopefully I will make it to "SV Ride Out 2005"!

Ride safe, Michael Eustace www.pre65.org.uk  

Nice to hear from you again Michael.

Hi John, I hope you don't mind me contacting you but I have an idea that I would like to run past you. As you know I am a big fan of your site and I run a ´99 SV on my bike tours. One of the highlights for many of my customers is riding the Nürburgring. Irrespective of the type of machines people are riding - anything from hypersports to full-on tourers - I always seem to be having more fun on the SV (some of your clan may remember reading about my Porsche 911 tussle). I would love to put together a tailor-made package for you guys to come over and sample the ´ring for yourselves. What do you think? Do you think there would be sufficient interest in such a trip? Basically, I can arrange anything from a couple of days duration to a one or two week stay depending on preferences. Obviously the Nürburgring would feature heavily in the line-up but there is certainly a wealth of fantastic roads over here to include tours to other locations as well. Prices etc can certainly be made very attractive for fellow SVers and a group of SVs at the ´ring would surely be a recipe for huge fun! Maybe someone would like to pick up the baton and get a group together.

For any individuals wanting more info I can be contacted using the following details...

Kevin Smith Tours Director Wheeltrax Motorcycle Tours HauptSraße 46a 57627 Astert Germany

www.wheeltrax.com  kevin@wheeltrax.com  Tel/Fax 0049 2688 988848

Well Guys, any one up for it?  Contact Kev and let him know. I'm happy to help by setting up a temporary board on the forum or something similar.

Hi John just a few words to update you on witchy's progress and on shows we have or have not done. We didn't bother taking her to Strong Survive due to it being a very wet day, we went and had a look round some very nice bikes and wished we had risked the rain and taken her along cos we are sure we would have won something. We went up to Barnsley even though it was raining again and entered her for best Ladies/Jap/Paint and grabbed Best Ladies in show (see photo). Finally this weekend Rock & Blues where we saw very strong competition against bikes just built for showing and not riding and won nothing due to witchy not having a Harley badge ( but we are not really bitter ). Anyway have enclosed a few photo's if you want to use them. Best regards Phil & Bev. 

Hi John. I visit the site regularly and I am very impressed with the content, good work, well done.I attended the 2004 rideout and had a great days riding, and the weather was fantastic. Yep it was one of the few days in June it didn't rain. Hope to do it again next year. Thought you might like to see a few pics of my bike and details of mods made so far.

• Dark airflow screen
• Fender extender 
• Suzuki lowers-colour coded 
• Suzuki seat cowl-colour coded 
• Suzuki undertray-colour coded 
• Hugger-colour coded 
• Remus revolution carbon end can 
• Clear tail light 
• Micro clear rear indicators 
• Alloy can hanger (ditched rear pegs) 
• Alloy bar-ends

Tyres are Dunlop 208 Sportmax, both running at 36 p.s.i. Not sure about the pressures, try 42psi in the rear. Great grip when warm and dry, shite when wet. Need to do something about the hideous front indicators. Any ideas? I'd stick with the clear theme and fit some flush mounted ones, like that the side repeaters that cars use. If any one living in and around the Gtr Manchester area is interested in week-end rides then please contact me at clintsv650@yahoo.co.uk  Keep up the splendid work on the site John, and ride safe. Thanks and good bye. Clint.

Darren Nosworthy sent me this photos of his plate hangers a few days ago. They do look like a loverly piece of kit. I'm just sorting out a services and offers page for Darren but in the meantime here are the details and images. Contact Darren if you are interested. John

NPDS now have available a billet machined numberplate / indicator assy for your 2004 SV650 / 1000, the bracket is essentially a universal product that is attached by means of a fitting kit, each kit is made for each particular bike, and it has a means to attach the tool kit as std, the main body is machined from 6082 alloy and anodised for protection and it can house 8 or 10 mm mini indicators by means of m6 grub screws, stainless fixings throughout and has a billet machined lamp housing also...this is a quality product and has the benefit of being able to be taken to your next bike as you can simply purchase a separate fitting kit should you wish to change your bike...and there are all the popular bikes available, the cost of this assy is £ 80 + £6 p+p, NPDS are based near Bristol and a fitting service is available. like you, we love bikes, and advice is available as and when you need it, please contact Darren on 07890062486 or email darren@bikebits.fsbusiness.co.uk .

Hi John,
When we spoke at the rideout I mentioned I was waiting for a bellypan (you may have followed the saga) and then the bike was finished. Well, the pics are at: http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=11148 
if you want to put any in the gallery. I spent a lot of time choosing the 'right' bits IMO and tried not to overdo it.
Rich

Looks damn fine to me.

First a big thanks to Mark Davidson for the cover shot this month. It's his birthday this month, so we'll see you in the Bar, your round I think!   If you fancy sending me an arty shot for the front cover, then please feel free. 

Blimey August already. For me, June went by in a flash and July was just as bad. I suppose it helps having a lot of things to keep me occupied but some times it gets a bit much and my biking suffers. I recently took on the managership for a school boys football team (under 8). I have no interest in football, but my son loves it, so I guess I better learn to love it too. The team is just one of a number that make up Bayston Hill Juniors. The club is run on committee lines and you can guess what's coming next........yep lots of Red Tape and politics. To be fair it's not all spawned by the club, most of it is from the FA. You wonder why anyone would want to get involved with doing anything with children, what with the amount of work and the risk of being a labeled a child molester. I can see more gray hairs looming.

Managed to get away for a break with the family last month. Took the long trek down to Cornwall during the first week of the school hols. Very pleasant and made a nice to change of pace. i.e. I was forced to sit down and do nothing for a bit, and that's hard for me. Lot's of sandcastle building and paddling. So if you are wondering why the July page looks a little thin, then that's one of the reasons why.

An email from Greg Wallis (JonBoy) was awaiting me on my return. He was offering help with the design of the site in exchange for nothing. Sounded like a bargain. I've had offers like this before and it's nice that people are interested, but in this case I decided that I can no longer do everything. Besides the time issue, there's the skills thing. I've seen some great work on readers sites and it's obvious that they work in the graphics design area. It's the same with the chap that runs SVrider.com -Rob Chappell, I know he works in web design and it shows. I dare say I could learn to do all this stuff, but it would take too long and I wouldn't use it enough to be proficient at it. So Greg's on board as my partner and scapegoat. One of the reasons I went for Greg's offer, is that I do enjoy his comments in the forum and his views on how the site should be run, a sort of kindred spirit. It's easier to work with someone you can get on with and I'll be nice to have someone whom I can bounce ideas off and watch the shop. So keep an eye out for some changes.

Make the most of the summer.

John

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