Installing the Penske Shock

While installing the Penske shock using this guide http://www.svrider.com/tips/penske.htm
I also removed the the kickstand for easier installation and when I reinstalled the kickstand I had no clearance problems like the poster of the guide but I am not sure why.

The shock I got had the short hose for the reservoir, after tossing the idea of welding a bracket on the subframe because of being to labor intense.
I came up with the idea of using electrical EMT pipe.
First I thought I would do it like this.



I used my spare subframe for easier scribing, my plan was to rivet the right side from the inside in the rail.
While I worked on that I came up with this idea.


That should work the best because it does not require any modifications to the subframe. Here is the final painted bracket.


After doing that I found this post on SVRiders.com http://www.svrider.com/tips/penske_install.htm
Guess I should have done a Google search on that before I started.

Penske Shock

Needs a rebuild and a lighter spring, it`s already on its way back from Penske. I am very impressed how easy the spring is changed. Customer service over at Penske is also pretty good so far.

The Front End

The front end, a 99 GSXR750SRAD is pretty much stock, I only changed the fork oil to 10w oil, replaced the seals. The brake lines are some black SS lines.

Side SIde Project, my GF`s SVS

After riding my bike for a while my GF wanted to update her SVS with a GSXR front end and a better rear shock also.
She is getting a SRAD750 front end and a penske in the rear.
I 1. thought I put the penske on my bike but the ohlins still works fine for me.

Cheap fix for the headlight mounting issue,
just some cheap ss hose clamps from House Depot.

Random Pic

Newest Pic

I had a really good time on this bike,
for the first time I was in the B group at the Streets of Willow.
With the Heli bars the bike is comfortable enough
and the lower riding position compared to my yellow SV with handlebars just fits my riding style very good.

Dyno run

After installing the exhaust with an desnorkeld stock air filter, I got Andy from westcoastgpcycles to rejet it with a dyno run,
here is the outcome.

She still back fires a lot but I started to like that,
because that gets the attention from the cagers when lane splitting :-)

Running Good

The bike is running very good, no problems, here a pic in the Santa Monica mountains

here a few shots with the bike in motion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/capfacsurf/2270798446/in/set-72157603925984397/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/capfacsurf/2409952002/in/set-72157604513859152/
one of my yellow sv
http://www.flickr.com/photos/capfacsurf/1011858743/in/set-72157601221748894/

FINALLY :-D

Big big smile on my face yesterday, with the help from some forums i got it figured out.
Rode around the blocks, does not run good over 5k rpm`s but i hope that is going to be solved with rejetting and carb cleaning.
But she is running that is the importent part, starts right up and the little oil leak sealed itself.
Now i just have to do some minor stuff till she hit`s the track next month.

Kurt please remember no crashing ;-)

wanted to take her for a short ride put the clutch does not work anymore after changing clutch perch and straightened out some little stuff at the engine side, man was i i frustrated but it is most likely just some little stuff

i actually like the sv m/c more than the svs one, gives it a cleaner look imho

she is alive, all systems go !

it is a little of center but it works for me

used some t-nuts and washers as spacers

I got a cheap upper triple with a whole already drilled in it because there are going to be 2 more holes, the ignition lock is of an 750 srad and worked with no problems.

the ducati m/c and the banjo bolt with build in brake light switch

front brake issue

one of those little things, i discovered that the front master cylinder was damaged, the mount for the lever was broken at the bottom, since fixing was not an option i dug out an ducati m/c from an old project, which than also needs an banjo bolt with a build in switch which i also found somewhere but that bolt only accepts 2 lines i would also have to get new lines which is not really in the budget, than i saw a pic someone using the stock sv m/c with clip ons, so i used that one, did also a bunch of little stuff to get it going

was working on sorting little stuff out like headlight, controls etc, when i discovered that the mount for the lever on the front m/c was broken and also the threads in the clutch perch where stripped so both need to be replaced :-(

Little update

not much going on in the moment, i got all the paperwork sorted out and oh surprise the bike does not have 4k miles on it but the dmv refused to tell me how many, even on the title it says 4k but that is not the actual mileage, after searching for some after market gauges for quite some time i was lucky and scored sv gauges in perfect working for $160 shipped :-D otherwise i would have tried bandit gauges
otherwise it has now a yosh full system, headlight, signals etc
pics later