I'd like to get a black one, that silver looks weird on it!
Any advice on integrating the blinkers in the rear, and shortening the fronts?
Dude, M4. I already mentioned that and even put a pic of my bike with that pipe on it!
A pipe isn't going to make any difference with mileage. In fact, it might hurt the mileage a bit if anything. I averaged around 45 romping on it. That was the worst I could do in city riding. Out in the mountains and canyons I'd typically get closer to 50mpg.
I'd like to get a black one, that silver looks weird on it!
Any advice on integrating the blinkers in the rear, and shortening the fronts?
You could just run the bike with the fuel shut off until it stops running. Honestly, I'd just put fuel stabilizer in it and top it up. Cover the bike as best you can to seal it from the weather. I'd remove the battery and store it inside and keep it on a battery tender.
One word of advice, if that thing is still rolling on the OEM rubber I'd change it. Those tires were not very good. After about 3,500 miles I no longer felt comfortable pushing them hard into corners... and I put that many miles on mine in the first 6 months I owned it.
Yeah, if Suzuki uses the same Michelin Macadams for the SV that were OEM on my Bandit, they're absolute shit. Pilot Powers made a HUGE difference.
That is what I was thinking, 4 years old seems weird! I might run them a little longer, see how they feel still, then replace them if it's weird...the tread is solid though, almost brand new, haha. I checked most hoses/clamp areas, there is some orange around the area, but they were movable and reclampable no problem.
There was one sharp corner where someone braked hard in front of me to turn, so I did the same ... but dowshifted and not braked very hard, and I felt the rear slide out a little maybe? It was fine after a second or two, corrected itself.
I want to integrate rear lights, and front lights, then get a different exhaust that hopefully gets better mileage, and looks a little better..I don't want LOUD though, haha. Any advice there?
sze5003 dowco is already on order .. got a dowco for the GF and loved it's fitment.
It just sets up the bike.That is weird, how does it help making a quick turn though?
That is what I was thinking, 4 years old seems weird! I might run them a little longer, see how they feel still, then replace them if it's weird...
There was one sharp corner where someone braked hard in front of me to turn, so I did the same ... but dowshifted and not braked very hard, and I felt the rear slide out a little maybe? It was fine after a second or two, corrected itself.
... then get a different exhaust that hopefully gets better mileage, and looks a little better..I don't want LOUD though, haha. Any advice there?
Trial and error.Counter steering is hard to explain. You steer opposite direction of where you want to turn and you will turn that way. You press the handle bar forward, say u press the left one forward, front wheel makes like its going to the right and bike leans to the left.
It's tough to learn how to do and it ends up being done without realizing sometimes. My msf course just explained the concept but they didn't go into how to perform it.
Might be cheaper in the winter...Thanks olds, i'll practice that in a big lot I know of.
spatiallyaware, I thought the same thing about the tires...I will get some new ones next spring, as I am not sure how much decent riding weather we have left.
Both.Is counter steering for corners, or avoiding things quickly, or both?
Do it gently.you know what, thinking about counter steering, I am pretty sure that's what I was doing around the tighter corners...and just realizing the term for it...it was subtle, maybe i'll try a little harder in a parking lot to see the response of it.