Hi John,
Thought you might find this worthwhile http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=4752 

Maybe a link on the website? http://schwantzschool.com/ 

Regards,
Roger from OZ

Thanks Roger

Hi John,
Would you consider putting my site in your links under riders sites? My site is http://www.sv4me.com  . I have the 2003 SV650 - SV650s manual posted there and also a mini how to on a TRE mod. I have posted a link to the manual on your
board also. 

Thanks,
Geoff Sanders
Visalia, CA USA

Nice little SV video from Martyn Daniels.

1.5Mb

Thanks to Stephen Spiteri for sending me this. Great fun...enjoy 

1.3mb

Hi John,

Just dropping a line to let you know I have a new e-mail address (from) - Broadband Yay...(It's coming here in Feb )

I know it is the otherside or downunderside but let Justin know of http://www.svdownunder.com   " as the Premier SV site of Oz.

A good ride South of Sydney is: Through the Nasho > up Macquarie Pass > Pies > down Jambaroo Pass > Coast Road towards Nowra ( mindful of the Governments fixed photographic Taxationdevices ) then up Kangaroo Valley Pass.

Regards
John

I've posted this for any Ozzies reading this page, I know there are a few of you. See October the 15th for an explanation about the pies!

Hi there,

I'm a director of a new company that specialises in providing bike clothing for women. We have a shop site and we also have a community site for female bikers. I was just checking out your site and I think that it may be of interest to the members of our community so I was thinking of adding a link to your website on ours.

I was also wondering if you would consider adding a link to our site(s) onto your website?

Many thanks,

Dan
-- 
Biker-Babe
http://www.biker-babe.co.uk  - motorcycle clothing and accessories for women.
http://www.biker-babe.org  - on-line community for women bikers.

I've replied to Dan already. Considering a large proportion of SV riders are women it seemed entirely sensible. I hope it's useful. John

Hi

I went to the hospital on Friday to get checked out and if all went well have the metalwork taken from my arm. I arranged the ambulance in advance and all was going well and on the day I arrived at the Hospital an Hour and half early.

I was a bit nervous waiting as I knew Dr Ali would have his Allen Keys and Pliers out because that's how they remove externals fixators from human beings. They pull the pins out with pliers and the screws with Allen keys and no anaesthetic or injections.

So I go to the reception desk and say "Hello, I have an appointment at 14:50"

She says "Fine, What department"

I say "I dunno, there gonna take this R6 steering damper thing from my arm"

She looks confused and says "what"

I say "this" Showing her the metalwork embedded in my arm

She says "I think you want Orthopaedics"

I say "Yes that's what they call it, awful-peadicks"

She says "Fine what Consultant"

I say " Dr Ali"

She says "Who"

I say "No Who is a popular cult science fiction Doctor from television, I want Ali the popular bone doctor from this hospital."

She says "who" again.

I say "Ali"

She pauses for a while and says "Nope, don't know him"

I say " I do, he, s very nice and I have an appointment to see him at 14:50 today." I then show her the appointment card.

She studies the card and says "Ali"

I say "Yes" I'm getting excited now as progress is being made.

She says "NO"

I say "Yes"

She says "He don't work here and never has and I know all the doctors here"

I say in a meekly and confused voice "Ali, Dr Ali Please"

She taps away at her computer and says. "Do you mean Dr Ali the Orthopaedic surgeon from Oldchurch hospital"

I Say "YES YES YES, see, he is real and I'm not mad after all"

She says" Oh yes your very mad,,,, You Want Dr Ali from Oldchurch hospital don't you"

I Say "Yes"

She says "Well this is Harold Wood hospital.

Yes it's true I was in the wrong hospital.

(So I still have the metalwork in my arm)

Rob

Rob, nice to see your sense of humour wasn't hurt. This is a great story and something we've all done at some point. Hope it goes better next time. John 

Hello John, here is our latest
http://www.renegade-products.com/renegade/messages/2724/2721.html?1070532506 
Like with the Milles we are also working on the SV1000, see
http://www.renegade-products.com/renegade/messages/2724/2711.html?1070478041 
Take care and Merry Xmas to all the Family.

Best regards,

Jorge

jorge@renegade-products.com   
www.renegade-products.com

0044 (0)1474 852 255

G'day John

Love your site - keep up the great work. I thought I'd send in a photo of my "newish" SV650SK3. Newish because I only had it three days when it underwent a unexpected traumatic fenderectomy. Now I know they look great without the tailpiece, but I just didn't expect to be hit by the car I had seen stopped behind me whilst stationary at a set of lights! Needless to say, I was without bike for six weeks as the insurance companies sorted things out. On the upside, I did get a nice Yoshimura RS-3 pipe out of it (seems the insurance company didn't want to fork out for the OEM replacement) I also read that you have Metzler tyres as original fit over there - we have Dunlop D220s.(We had Metz on the mark1 model, not sure about the '03. Perhaps someone can enlighten me)

Justin Tomlinson
Sydney, NSW, Australia

P.S: The piece a month or so ago about Macquarie Pass - it is inland from Wollongong, up an escarpment to Robertson / Bowral (where a certain Don Bradman lived). It is one of the many great rides available within a short squirt from Sydney.(sounds good, I'll pop around on Sunday for a rideout to that pie place)

Hi there John

My name is Steve and I am from Beckenham in Kent. I have been visiting your site for almost a year now, you are doing a very good job, keep it up. Its always really interesting logging on and reading all the news and views from other SV owners around the country. I'm a member of the forum and have met loads of top blokes and ladies on a number of really fun summer ride outs. I thought I would send you a couple of pics of my toy just before I lock it away for the winter. I was planning on riding all year round but I'm afraid the elements have put me off and I just can't see the fun in it this time of year.

I have only really made cosmetic changes to the bike this year but come next summer I might have a play with the performance. Merry Xmas.

Fitted new under tray (www.SVMANIA.co.uk), Double bubble tinted screen, Art titanium oval end can, mini indicators, removed the grab rail, fitted new seat cowl and  crash bungs

Steven Mills

Very nice it looks too.

Just got back from Bristol where James and his team at JHS Racing transformed my bike in a matter of hours! I was considering trading up to an SV1000S when a mate pointed out the write-up on SVs in Performance Bike from a while back. I considered my options and decided that, having read all the reports on the SV1000, I wanted to keep the 650. As JHS offered a tuning service, I thought I'd give them a ring.

From the outset, they were very professional and informative and even arranged for me to have my bike tuned on a Saturday! Drive in/drive out service. Well, Several hours of tedious M6/M5 riding in both directions and I have (apparently) the most powerful SV650S (pre 03) in the UK. Now there's a challenge! Why not take your bike to visit James and see what he can do for you. 

His dyno showed my bike producing 66 bhp at the rear wheel before starting and a very impressive 80.1 afterwards (the torque showed a hike of 12 lb/ftsq at 3k rpm!!) The mods are a full M4 exhaust system (with Titanium can!!!!), a BMC free flow air filter, full carburettor jet kit and JHS Stage 2 cams (James has developed a new profile now). It definitely has transformed my bike and I look forward to the better weather. PS- James had just tested a SV700S he had built at 94bhp!!! That must be awesome! Big Thanx to James and all at JHS for the sterling work - I'd definitely recommend this service!

By the way John, I had posted this on your message board but received a slating suggesting that I was an employee of JHS. Shame, as I thought the info would've been well received. You can't please everyone all the time I suppose. However, this has put me right off using your Forum. Otherwise, great site! 
Keep up the good work.

Al B

Yep it's shame that you got flamed on the forum. I guess your enthusiasm for James's work came across as disguised advert. I've heard from James himself and he confirmed that you're just a satisfied customer. He's not to pleased at the bashing he's getting either.

There have been a few thinly disguised adverts posting as threads on the forum, it's hard to stop and no one likes spam. Some people do write to me first and ask if they can place an 'plug' on the site. This is the right way to go about things, and if I agree I always say "make sure you mention that you have permission, cos you'll get flamed if you don't". 

Don't be put off using the forum, it's a great resource and no one should feel excluded unless they break the three basic rules on the forum access page. 

Hi John

I'm a member of the sv650.org (jwadham) and recommended a tyre company in Reading a while ago. I wanted to let you know about a company I have been dealing with recently that really seem to go out of their way to please. I bought a reduced Frank Thomas Aqua pack from them via Ebay a few months ago and was happy with the sale. I have recently bought anti mist visor insert also supplied directly, and they have quoted from brake pads and air filter for my SV650SK2.

I know you must get loads of requests like these and only add them if you feel appropriate.

Anyway here they are: Patrick at www.bikerpart.com 

keep up the good work, I've been to a few bike websites and still prefer the sv650.org, I feel the way it's presented and the members add so much to it, so cheers for your hard work. (No problem, nice to know it has a 'feel' to it, nothing intentional on my part so it all a happy accident)

Regards 
Jonathan Wadham 

Hi there john, 
I've seen you've got some pic's from Russell of his SV (below). I was out with him that day, and had the pleasure of taking his bike to the car park for him to ride. Though we did get a lot of pic's of Russell on his bike, there were also some of me on his bike and also some of my SV650S taken, though it's not quite up to the clean standards of his! But the Abba stand that I got at the NEC should help me in my task! Things like a new swingarm, shiny unpitted forks, and some polished wheels.... so I may be out of action for a time with the SV, but my fiancee Jax will let me use her Ducati (thanks!) so I won't be completely off the road just
out of the rain :-) 

Cheers,

Dan

Hello there have just bought an sv1000s as the R1 was stolen in the south of france in august, I like your site more power to your elbow! Would you please be good enough to put a link on your site to my B+B site in the south of france I really only cater for bikers and am very well positioned for people going to spain or for those who want to ride the best roads in the world 
If you want more info please don't hesitate to contact me http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nigelporter/ 
Nigel Porter

Jelster! are you listening???

Hi John,
Thanks for the info on the under tray. I bought it from MPS and with a lot of hard work and re-adjusting I managed to get it to fit. As I said before here are a few photos with it fitted. I think it look ok apart from the nice scratch on the exhaust caused by a wet corner, but in not the first and wont be the last to lose there pride and joy to the forces of mother nature. It would be good to have any comments that people may have regarding the look of my bike passed on.
Thanks
Chris Hill Email

You asked for it 

thought you might like these photos of sv650 for your web page cheers john the painter @ren&ink

Tell us more, don't be shy! This bike looks familiar to me. I'm sure I've seen it before without the snake.

hi its russ here. just sending sum pic. i think every1 will like them. its me on me bike in a private carpark! lost me licence see! oops! well hope u like them.

Russell Winters.

We know who you really are! and Clarkson said you had died. Nice bike by the way, some nice touches

What can I talk about this month? Not a lot I'm afraid. I suppose the highlight of November was the annual trek to the NEC for the bike show. It's the first year I've not had a shopping list, which was good, it gave me a chance to concentrate on one of my other passions, photography. And there was plenty to shot at the show. Fortunately the DL650 didn't break my camera

My SV hasn't seen a lot of action in the past few weeks. I gave it good clean up a few weekends ago, and since then it's either been wet or frosty/icy.  I don't mind riding in the wet, but the mix of rain and salted roads will soon undo all my hard work.

It's also about this time of year that I start to think about the winter repair and service ritual. I don't know if I got a bad batch of fuel recently or whether some water has found it's way into the fuel system, but the engine sounds a little lumpy and feels a little down on power. I guess a strip down of the carbs is on the cards. I now have a set of vacuum gauges so I'll be able to check the syncronisation too. I also have a set of Ohlins fork springs for the front end to be installed. I bought my first Scotoiler when I got my SV 4 years ago. It was an experiment to see if Scotoilers claims were to be believed. 19k miles later the chain has hardly moved, very impressive. The bad news is that the chain has a notchy sound to it when running. A closer look at the sprockets, especially on the gear box reveals some 'hooking' to the teeth. So it looks like a new chain and sprocket set is on the shopping list. As for the Scotoiler, I'd still recommend it. I've never got 20k miles out of chain before. I've never given the chain so little thought before either, it also most like having a shaft drive, just keep the oiler topped up and do very little else.

Take care on the roads during this month, especially as we get nearer to Christmas. It's not just the black ice you have to look out for but also the office drunks, either on foot or behind the wheel. Keep the shiny side up .

John

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