SV Questions
 

- how much do u think it would cost to PC the rearsets black? ballpark? would this even look good by itself?

- how much does a rear seat cowl cost? <--- OK nvm I got off my ass and looked

- what are common suspension mods? how hard is that shit to do? will i even notice the difference?

- how much mileage should u get out of the stock tires? (whats a good replacement?)
(the one that I'm thinking about buying has 6600 miles on it, stock tires I'm pretty sure, so should I replace em)

- should I just dremel off the fugly fender?

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/589939856.html
This is what I'm looking at... what do u think is a fair price? honestly I could pay their asking price without much trouble but I'd like to get a deal just so I feel good about it :lol: I already have gear, helmet, etc. should I ask for a new tire mounted or something? or a couple hundred off?

Dude, I answered these in the other thread already.

PC... i have no idea on cost... looks... should look ok.

seat cowl... $70 ish on ebay

suspension mods. most popular is GSXR front forks and either penske or ohlins rear shock. no clue on difficulty, and it should make a great deal of difference if you are doing any amount of twisty riding, or track.

Stock tires... depends on HOW you ride.
Rear, about 8-9K
Front, about 12-13K
That's what I'm seeing at least.
Just check out the tires and see how close to the wear bars they are.

For the fender... yeah, just dremel it.

Offer 'em 4K, see what they say. Or check it out and if it needs tires, negotiate the tires you want into the deal. mounted and balanced of course.

yeha I know... but SOMEONE was bitching about it so I made a seperate thread.

Thanks for the advice. any advice on checking tires for wear?

I know... yelled at him, and he still won't answer you here... selfish bitch... :ps:

As for wear
all tires (except slicks) have wear bars.
If the tread is even with the wear bar, replace it
If they are majorly squared, replace 'em
OR for track junkies... if the sides are shot and the center is good... commute on 'em, but don't push the corners! :dthumb:

cheap suspension upgrade - I redid the fork internals and put a heavier weight fork oil and put a 04 gsxr 1000 rear shock on it.

Great suspension upgrade - ak fork carts and a triple clicker penske or ohlins

gsxr front end is popular too.

tire wear - check the wear bars dude...

9K ???? What do you ride, a geezer wing? My stock tires are at 7k and they're toast.

The front is still original at 10K
The rear has about 5 on it now... should get another 2.

it's the dunflop 208... and not many twisties, just wheelies

:lol:check out www.tripageled.com only heard good things. im going to get mine done by them.

I went to indianapolis ducati today, luckily it didnt snow. After drooling over 1098s for a bit I saw the SV650s i came to see. Its pretty much what I expected. Its in good condition, no scratches, dents. I didn't start it up or test ride it unfortunately because it was in the showroom and it was freezing outside.
The rear tire was pretty much a square, and the chain was a bit rusty. I pointed that out and the salesman talked to maintenance and came back and told me that they'd be replacing the rear tire (for free), and cleaning the chain, replace it if necessary. Salesman said they did a checkup on it for an hour or two, checked all major things. The old owner traded it in on a Duc GT1000. Apparently he was a younger guy, used this bike as a commuter. (But he can't be as young as me... if he's buying a ducati). well anyways it looks decently cared for.

my fucking camera died, its a complete piece of mother fucking shit.. so no pictures of the SV or sexy ducatis. I only managed a few on my phone's [worthless] camera. here's the link with a few low res pics.

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/589939856.html
http://images.craigslist.org/0101050...c4c900653e.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/0101030...55e0006d4a.jpg

Salesman said he'd email me more pics tomorrow.

The listed price is $4475. Add something like 100 dollars in fees (title maybe? i didnt ask). and then another 285 or so in taxes. but since im out of state i wouldnt pay that. (so So here is another question:
If i buy a bike at a dealer in indiana, when do I pay sales tax? when I register it or what? I'm confused as hell on this since I've never bought a bike used.
I didn't talk price with him at all except to get the asking price.

It comes out to 4575 OTD (then after that I pay taxes). With a new rear tire, don't know which one.
What should I offer? by the way, its been sitting in the dealer for about 3 weeks, so not a real long time.

Another thing for people that have had SVs. I noticed when I turned the key (didn't start the engine) that the word "CHEC" showed up on the display. This is just the standard "check oil cuz the bike isnt started yet" warning right? kthx

The check is normal. Looks pretty clean. Low ball em and work your way up.