06-28-2013, 10:04 PM
Hey Guise,
So, I got myself another bike this week. It's an SV650 with about 10k miles, and seems to be in relatively good kit. It's got a yoshimura exhaust, and clipons but as far as I can tell, that's all that's really been done to it. It's a nice step up from my GS500f, and with a few minor changes will be a great bike for the next few years. I'm putting the dollars away for a new FZ09, but that'll be a year or two down the road. Right now, my goal is just to put a fuck ton of miles on this bike and go on some adventures.
There's a few things I want to change to make it a little bit more adventure worthy:
The seat is torn, so I'm going to replace that with a nice, comfy Corbin. Hopefully, this will help me stay put a little better too.
The clip-ons suck. I know they may be sporty and look cool, but there is basically 0 vibration dampening, and though I don't mind leaning forward from a comfort standpoint, I'd prefer to sit up straight so I can check my corners mo' bettah. The clip-ons will be switched out with traditional stock-style bars.
I'm gonna need to get some better gloves. I pretty much have a full riding suit, but I'd like some extra digit protection.
I also need to get some bags and stuff so I can actually carry things. And a helmet lock. I hate lugging that thing around every where.
I'll post pics once I get it all shined up. I'm glad to be back on the road!
(As a disclaimer, this bike doesn't have ABS. If any of you remember, I momentarily stopped riding because I felt like my GS500 was just not well put together... Yet, the sv650 is completely different. It feels nice and refined, has a much wider rear, and modern bike stuff like fuel injection and liquid cooling. I decided that it'd be better for me to be experienced and not lose anytime on a bike than it would be for me to save up for something with all the safety things I want... and the SV is not a superpowerfulomgmyfaceisdestroyed type of bike: It's a nice middle ground from where I came from to where I'd like to go.)
So, I got myself another bike this week. It's an SV650 with about 10k miles, and seems to be in relatively good kit. It's got a yoshimura exhaust, and clipons but as far as I can tell, that's all that's really been done to it. It's a nice step up from my GS500f, and with a few minor changes will be a great bike for the next few years. I'm putting the dollars away for a new FZ09, but that'll be a year or two down the road. Right now, my goal is just to put a fuck ton of miles on this bike and go on some adventures.
There's a few things I want to change to make it a little bit more adventure worthy:
The seat is torn, so I'm going to replace that with a nice, comfy Corbin. Hopefully, this will help me stay put a little better too.
The clip-ons suck. I know they may be sporty and look cool, but there is basically 0 vibration dampening, and though I don't mind leaning forward from a comfort standpoint, I'd prefer to sit up straight so I can check my corners mo' bettah. The clip-ons will be switched out with traditional stock-style bars.
I'm gonna need to get some better gloves. I pretty much have a full riding suit, but I'd like some extra digit protection.
I also need to get some bags and stuff so I can actually carry things. And a helmet lock. I hate lugging that thing around every where.
I'll post pics once I get it all shined up. I'm glad to be back on the road!
(As a disclaimer, this bike doesn't have ABS. If any of you remember, I momentarily stopped riding because I felt like my GS500 was just not well put together... Yet, the sv650 is completely different. It feels nice and refined, has a much wider rear, and modern bike stuff like fuel injection and liquid cooling. I decided that it'd be better for me to be experienced and not lose anytime on a bike than it would be for me to save up for something with all the safety things I want... and the SV is not a superpowerfulomgmyfaceisdestroyed type of bike: It's a nice middle ground from where I came from to where I'd like to go.)
2008 4Runner
1974 CB360
2015 FJ09
1974 CB360
2015 FJ09
