What did you do to your bike today?

phil675 · 27 Jul 2016 at 18:15

Changed the plate for a plain one, not sure what 'big jocks' was all about on the old one.

Then quick wash, polish and sealant on the paint.

tom_e · 27 Jul 2016 at 18:44

I'm going to guess the guys nickname was big jock but he missed the apostrophe.
I've got my nickname at the bottom of my plate much much smaller than that though.

Captain · 27 Jul 2016 at 18:52

This is what my dad had put on his plate last week lol..

phil675 · 27 Jul 2016 at 18:55

Aha lovely.

MowyTone · 27 Jul 2016 at 23:35

Awesome!

The_Abyss · 27 Jul 2016 at 23:46

Stay classy.

Participant · 28 Jul 2016 at 12:58

Replaced the brake pads.

The fronts were OK, but I swapped them for new EBCs anyway...

The rears, not so much!

Curiously the braking power seems very poor, front and back. Not spongy, there's decent pressure, it just doesn't stop as well as it did before. Hoping it's a bedding in thing...!

Next is to fit the HEL braided brake lines and bleed the brakes in the process.

TallPaul_S · 28 Jul 2016 at 13:05

Yeah new pads on old disks will need to bed into the shape of the disc, I think they recommend after bedding them in for a few hundred miles, you do several heat cycles (stopping from 60mph) to finish the bedding in process.

tom_e · 28 Jul 2016 at 13:20

arfoll said:
Braided lines however I'm still confused as to what the fuss is about. Felt no different.

Mine match my gold calipers and blue paintwork, that's an extra 10bhp and all that matters right there.

.one. · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:03

Braided lines are night and day compared to old lines that can swell but if yours are in good shape then not so much.

IC3 · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:08

SV Brakes are bad, you just need to get use to them and take that into an account. GSXR calipers with new discs would be a good upgrade, or if you were going for it, a GSXR front end swap. But it costs £££'s

.one. · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:13

IC3 said:
SV Brakes are bad, you just need to get use to them and take that into an account. GSXR calipers with new discs would be a good upgrade, or if you were going for it, a GSXR front end swap. But it costs £££'s

Ahh in that case you cant polish a terd.

tom_e · 28 Jul 2016 at 14:26

arfoll said:
Tbh that's the view on many forums, but quite frankly you can lift the rear end with the stock front brakes so they're hardly horriffic

Yes, yes you can :eek:

They may not be the latest, greatest all singing all dancing setup but clean, well bled and with decent pads they're more than good enough for the bike they're on.

MowyTone · 28 Jul 2016 at 15:52

Spent some time spraying the engine casing and frame. Has made it look so much better.

Old pic for refference:

Was in a rush to get it all back together and on the road to cure the paint so didnt take any pics while fairing was off.

Next up is the forks and swing arm

IC3 · 28 Jul 2016 at 16:18

tom_e said:
Yes, yes you can

They may not be the latest, greatest all singing all dancing setup but clean, well bled and with decent pads they're more than good enough for the bike they're on.

Do you know whenever the SV1000 brakes fit on the SV650? They're so much better, than the ones on 650... :rolleyes:

tom_e · 28 Jul 2016 at 16:32

IC3 said:
Do you know whenever the SV1000 brakes fit on the SV650? They're so much better, than the ones on 650...

Yep, you just need a pair of these http://www.svracingparts.com/store/...er-Adapter-Brackets/p/7777413/category=484220 and they bolt straight on.

Participant · 28 Jul 2016 at 17:15

Talking again of brakes, after doing the pads I replaced the brake fluid (which was looking rather brown), fitted braided hoses front and rear, then bled them.

My far the worst part was bleeding, for some reason it seemed to take ages and ages to get all the air out. I've got a vacuum kit but still, pita.

Mmm, nice clean fluid. Next on the list, spark plugs. I hear the rear one can be a bit tricky...