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07-12-2007, 08:01 PM
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| Where Am I ? Join Date: Mar 2007
Bike: '02 SV650S
Location: Springfield, MO
Posts: 46
|  I wrecked...Rebuild time!
I wrecked my SV on 7/4, what a fun holiday that turned into! I walked away from a 60-70mph accident so thats the important part. I only had liability coverage so no insurance help for me. I'm going to be rebuilding my bike and more than likely doing some upgrading/customizing as well. I've stripped her down to basically the frame, motor, tires, and wheels. Within the next few days I'll get her on the trailer and to the Suzuki dealer to see how much of the really big stuff I broke... So far the big stuff I've noticed thats broken/good still... The good...I rode it around the block and the motor seemed as strong as ever and the tranny shifted smoothly into all six gears, so that was a little reassuring. My tank, upper left fairing, and both lower fairings survived the incident with little more than some paint scuffs. All the gauges and instrument panel are fine and in working order along with the headlight assembly (minus the stay bracket). No noticeable damage to the brakes, and both wheels/tires seem unharmed. My ART exhaust system doesn't seem to have been bent or dented anywhere either. The bad...The rear sub-frame is bent, and something up front is tweaked causing it to not track strait. All of the bodywork other than what was previously mentioned is trash. I haven't decided if I want to go back to OEM body work, or get something along the lines of a race kit. Suggestions on what to do with the body are welcome. Either way she's almost gota have a new paint job. I'm leaning toward black with metallic black cherry flake (or similar) right now. If the forks are bent I'm thinking about doing the gixxer/ r6 etc suspension swap instead of back to stock, along with a new rear to match. Suspension suggestions are also welcome. I know this is going to be an expensive project/rebuild but I'm already itching to get back in the saddle and I now have a new sentimental attachment to this bike. A couple quick questions. Is the rear sub-frame the same on all the first gens? standard and 's' model? Are the rear OEM tail fairings interchangeable between the standard and 's' model? PS: If there is any interest in this project I'm about to undertake please let me know and I'll try to do a fairly detailed step-by-step writeup with pictures from now till its over. Mods: please move this to a better place if need be  |
