I picked up this 06 SV650s this past november with 1700 miles, a yoshi pipe and a fender eliminator. It had to go in to storage immediately due to NW weather and i literally spent maybe 20 minutes in the saddle, while it was raining. Technically i started buying parts for it before i even had it, and the pile only grew bigger. Here's the new mod list, and some progress pictures. Everything was done in less than 48hours. Pictures, room & board, tools, and some parts all provided by Peter Lombardi.
Mods:
01 GSXR750 forks, triples, wheel, rotors, calipers. Forks built for 175lb rider with gear.
04 GSXR front fender
Galfer SS brake lines
CBR954RR clipons
RC51 (SP1) master cylinder w/ pro tek billet resevoir cap
R6 throttle tube
z1000 bar ends
Custom tank risers and de-snorkelled airbox
pro grip tank pad
integrated tail light and custom fender eliminator
Kawasaki 636 rear shock
CBR F3 rear wheel with 46 525 sprocket on stock chain
Unfortunately running stock tires
Custom painted bronze wheels
Yoshimura TRS slip on
Used chin spoiler painted to match
new speed sesnor pieced together by yours truly
Sylvannia silverstar headlights
amber LED running lights
black short stalk turn signals
Factory frame sliders (yuck)

I think that's it for now. More mods to come before summer.
(day i got it)

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Thanks for looking!

 

Shoulda kept my 01 and shoulda done what you did. Nice work

 

Dude that is absolutely amazing! I had no idea you bought soooo much **** for it.

Amazing pictures, the bike looks great!

How did the install go on the front end?

(get a LeoVince highmount)

 

Love the wheels

the whole bike looks great

 

How does it ride?

 

The install on the front end was extremely easy. The hardest part was bleeding the brakes.

The bike handles awesome. The 636 shock is pretty stiff, and makes the rear a little "bouncey" over bumps, but in corners it works very well. Turn in is incredible. Mid corner drive is great, and the downswept 954 clip ons are really nice for hanging off.

 

great job, bike looks wesome

 

my favorite sv650s

but my taste prefers the single sv650 headlamp. other than that, mmmmmmmmm.

although a highmount would look awesome to.

 

WOW. That is beautiful

 

<----jelous. very very nice!

 

how does that shock feel?


and what year bike did you get it from? any major modification to the battery box or the tool holder looks like you cut it out or removed it but I can't tell?


edit, also how hard is it to de snorkle it? do you need anything in particular?

 

wow.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by god.loves.ugly &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how does that shock feel?


and what year bike did you get it from? any major modification to the battery box or the tool holder looks like you cut it out or removed it but I can't tell?


edit, also how hard is it to de snorkle it? do you need anything in particular? </TD></TR></TABLE>

The shock is very stiff, but stable in the corners. For commuting on rough roads it's a bit draining. End up holding on to the tank alot to keep from bouncing off the seat. It's off of an 05 i believe. I hacked the tool box off because it's hideous, and i had to cut a corner out of the battery box for the resevoir, which the battery now rests on. I'm not sure if it's necessary to cut the tool box off, but it sure makes it easier to put the shock in. I also had to get a longer lower shock bolt and cut it to the right length to clear the dog bones.

de snorkeling is as easy as removing the snorkel from the front of the airbox. This leaves an open face on the front of the air box. Tonight i took the lid off of the battery box and enlarged the opening and rounded it more. The effect was unoticeable so it wouldn't be worth ruining a air box lid for.

Thanks for all the comments everyone. The bike is far from done, so i'll continue to update when i take decent pictures of it.

 

sweet, looks good man.

 

Great looking photo-document!

HRC reservoir wrap on a Suzuki?? Boo!!

 

also... if i can ask you.. what are you doing with the oem clip ons? will you sell them and do you know if they will fit directly on the naked sv same year.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by marmaladeboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Great looking photo-document!

HRC reservoir wrap on a Suzuki?? Boo!! </TD></TR></TABLE>
of course, it was on there as a joke. Notice it's not in any other photos.

As to god.loves.ugly's question. Yes i have the stock clipons, yes i would sell them. I know that they are the right diameter for your fork tubes so there's nothing keeping you from putting them on.

 

ah well I just read on svrider that you need the triples as well because of the bolt position on the naked triples it hits.

so I might just go with woodcraft clip ons to save me some labor haha

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by god.loves.ugly &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how does that shock feel? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I have a 636 shock if you want it

 

hot stuff brotha, the bike is looking really nice.

 

Great job, excelent pics, that bike looks awesome in red.

 

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I have a 636 shock if you want it</TD></TR></TABLE>

how much?

 

totemo ii desu

 

what is the advantage of a 636 rear shock as opposed to a shock from a gsxr or any other bike?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by that one guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what is the advantage of a 636 rear shock as opposed to a shock from a gsxr or any other bike?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't know if there is an advantage between the gsxr and the 636 but I do know that just about anything would be an improvement upon the stock sv suspension.

If I can get a decent shock for cheap i want to change mine out asap, but I'm cheap so I'm just going to put different springs and oil in my forks instead of putting on new forks.