A week or 2 ago i posted a thread asking if I should go ahead with a trade for my 2000 sv650 to a 2003 rc51.

We ended up doing to trade and I am now the proud owner of an SP2. There was no cash involved, I gave him my bike plus 1 1/2 gsxr front ends, a 636 shock, a shift kit, and a few other odds and ends. I cleared out my sv650 inventory to him. He also gave me aftermarket rotors, a power commander that needs to be repaired, and a couple other things.

Here are some preliminary pics:







and my own little touch lol



here are pics of the old bike








First impressions are;
A: Twice the power (feels good to not have to go full throttle when i really need to get somewhere)
B: Significantly stiffer (but handles like a dream comparatively)
C: Comfort Level is the same (id say the SV was more and less aggressive in certain ways, i made it that way)
D: Heat is pretty bad but not terrible at all (averaging 180-190)
E: Gas mileage really surprised me, I am getting 37 a gallon on average and 42+ if I barely push it (Filled up 5 times so far)
F: There is a dent on the left side of the gas tank that bothers the crap out of me. I gotta replace that asap. Other fairings are in great shape though.

Overall the bike is a blast. I do miss the sv because of all the time spent modding and riding it and I wish I could have both but if I did have to choose between the 2 id take the RC in a heartbeat.

 

Looking good man. RC's are growing into me. If I could afford a 2nd bike, I would look for one down the road

 

damn you made out like a bandit

good luck with the rc

 

Irvine? I swear I saw an SV just like that on Sunday afternoon.. Congrats on the new bike!

 

Police???

Congrats on the RC!

 

Beauty! I love the 03 paint.

Dunlop tires with Michelin = fail

 

congrats! nice upgrade!

 

isn't this the RC51 with the trans problems, and has been down several times?

 

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1 lowside on the track with track plastics on yep, street fairings are mint, bad dent in tank but i will be replacing that soon.

and the transmission was completely replaced with all new seals and fluid at a reputable shop. I know what youre thinking, and youll be the first to know when it starts giving me problems

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jasper_db1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Beauty! I love the 03 paint.

Dunlop tires with Michelin = fail </TD></TR></TABLE>

i was gonna take off the stickers, but i thought the mustache was too good to give up

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Gixx312 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Irvine? I swear I saw an SV just like that on Sunday afternoon.. Congrats on the new bike!</TD></TR></TABLE>

my gf lives in irvine so there is a good chance you may have seen me on the sv down there before near culver, its gonna be the rc now though

 

I want an SV... thats what I want as my first bike. Its just the kind of bike I really want.. not the 250 sadly enough.

How much did you sell yours for? What years would you say were good for buying an SV650, how as the 00's?

 

i've ridden along side this SP2 a few times. i can't remember the guys name, but i know i have.

 

im pretty sure you have, i think hes tracked the bike a lot

hopefully ill be on the track a lot soon

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AdeJong 03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im pretty sure you have, i think hes tracked the bike a lot

hopefully ill be on the track a lot soon</TD></TR></TABLE>

it wasn't at the track. it was on the streetz y0!

but yeah, his name is john (i read your other post). cool guy, he did ride the track a lot. he was going up WS, and SOW from what he told me. get that thing out to a TD asap!!!

 

sweet bike! We're goin to SOW Aug. 3rd!

 

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it wasn't at the track. it was on the streetz y0!

but yeah, his name is john (i read your other post). cool guy, he did ride the track a lot. he was going up WS, and SOW from what he told me. get that thing out to a TD asap!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

I shall

If Kalvin (ktkwong) says SOW Aug 3rd then i may just do it. This guy has to go beat me to the punch by buying his RC the day before mine. Totally copied lol

 

yeah let me know about it. im going with a couple of people, just not sure about how im going to get the bike up there yet..

 

^ Loves men.

Nice pics!

 

get your bike running, until then.. you're the one who loves men ;]

 

i so want to ride one of those, i also like the sv1000s

 

all you bastards with new f'in bikes, i'm really jealous

 

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buy my daytona!

 

Is the other guy planning to track the SV as well? Just out of curiosity, do you know why he wanted the trade?

 

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he wanted to race in lightweight twins and sv's are cheaper to race