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Exuptoy
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Yeah, 89 F reg. Cost me £200 and found in a field. Powdercoated a load of bits, cleaned and polished the fairings and had the seat recovered. Did some mechanicals including retro fitting 2015 Fireblade coil packs and made a small profit but pretty much broke even. Thats fine by me as I got to stick 700 miles on it over the milder days of winter and rescued another old bus.
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I had one of the original naked SV650' s. A good town bike liked a wheelie or two 
The calipers were bad for corrosion and the carbs used to ice in the winter ( yours will be ok as its FI)
Forks are very soft and part of the cause of my crash on the bike (on the test ride...)
I was used to a GSXR400 and hauled on the brakes to avoid a tart on a roundabout and they bottomed out!
She was a tart in a Renault 5 not a jam one.
The calipers were bad for corrosion and the carbs used to ice in the winter ( yours will be ok as its FI)
Forks are very soft and part of the cause of my crash on the bike (on the test ride...)
I was used to a GSXR400 and hauled on the brakes to avoid a tart on a roundabout and they bottomed out!
She was a tart in a Renault 5 not a jam one.
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Hah!!!-now I am not a zook fan, but every factory has its hidden gem, and I rated the SV6.5 from day one, its problem was, like most zooks, it looked like a slapped Rse.
But get behind the fugly looks, and and with a bit of fettling it was/is a cracker (bit like me really).
http://www.jhsracing.co.uk/suzuki_SV.htm
Just don't get any dreams of beating Ducatis
Shox Dr
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This is my other toy, covered in Carbon and recently fitted with a brand new Ohlins rear shock.
How do you find it, I did think about one but got a SE 1050 instead
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I've been a litre fan for 20 years then tried a standard non R back to back with the 1050 S3 (2013) and it wiped the floor with the S3. It revs harder, feels so much lighter and feels like a BMX with and engine. Ok it stops at 135-140 but then so does your license and you end up sharing a 10x10 space with Bubba so make your choice.
I did fit Daytona rearsets so I still get the sports bike feel (sort of).
Try one, you won't be disappointed.
The manager in Bevan Triumph has just come back from the launch of the 765 RS and he thinks Triumph will sell loads over the 1050 now! Says he prefers it and has been a lifelong S3 fan up until now. £10K though X)
I did fit Daytona rearsets so I still get the sports bike feel (sort of).
Try one, you won't be disappointed.
The manager in Bevan Triumph has just come back from the launch of the 765 RS and he thinks Triumph will sell loads over the 1050 now! Says he prefers it and has been a lifelong S3 fan up until now. £10K though X)
Jim Davey
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Delivered the CBR1000F to the new owner down in Swansea this morning. Pleased that it's sold but sorry to see it go.
Next project lined up to be collected next week (2003 SV650N). Pics as soon as Photobucket stops playing silly buggers.
My Dad has a mint one of those in his collection. 7,000 miles on the clock I think, looks like it just rolled out of the dealership.
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When you say collection, what else is in there?
daleyd
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I bought a "mk1" round headlight one (not an r) new back in 2009. A great bike, I had a zx6r before and loved the riding position and torque (for a small engine).
...Ive just added an FJR to my collection, the wife is gunna start cutting me up if i dont stop hoarding toys
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The baby Tiller..fab bikes and ridden well can go with the best point to pointFinally I managed to get into Photobucket!
Heres the next one all being well. Waiting on a date when I can collect from Bristol. It's not the worse but it's certainly needing attention.
Jim Davey
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A 70s 350 Suzuki 2T Rebel, a 500 the same.
A 750 Kawasaki H2 triple, a CBX1000 6 cylinder thing and the CBR.
They aren't all up and running, the CBX he's working hardest on as he want to take it on holiday to the Isle of Man this summer. He's got the ferry and accommodation booked so he needs to crack on.
I love the sound of the CBX.
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My dad has one of those CBX's in his collection of bikes. It the only one he will not let me have a go on
This is a pic of his just after he had got it painted.
