In my opinion, the SV is a good bike, for track days and shooting around town, but for stuntin' you might as well drive that B**** off a launch ramp into a lake. .02

And yes I drive an 06 sv650s. Love the thing. Wheelies rock all day long. Except for the clattering sound I am starting to get in the motor, but when I change the oil it goes away. And in the first gen. version the oil pick ups SUCKED. But the newer ones have a little wall or some crap that keeps the oil from flooding the back of the motor. one year and 15,000 miles later. I love the thing. It has never been to the shop except for the four new tires I have put on the back. and only one for the front. So I am happy.

As for breaking it in, I just rode it like I stole it. works great for me.

 

i jus do stuff, backwards

 

I had almost 50,000 miles on my 94 900rr (original motor) and still ran strong, and about 20,000 on a 01 gsxr1000 and still ran like new,my theory is if it's gonna break I want it to be in the warranty period

 

i already tried the whole break it in how your gonna ride it.....in november i bought it and i had it for a day. i wheelied the **** out of it. i only put 70 miles on it b4 i had to take it back to the shop cause it was making a weird noise...then the motor blew. so i just got it back with a new motor and tranny. so i'm gonna try the nicer breaking it in this time.

 

here's an old video and some pics of my gs....



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http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/zmeg/bike2.jpg

 

I think one of the guys from scooter trash used to ride an sv. He killed **** on it also

 

that's dizzo, 6 or 7 motors and a bunch of different oil pickups and stuff. He can swap the motor out with the standard tool kit and bought a 929 i think. Christian Pfeiffer used to ride one and take a spare bike with him to shows for when the first blew up I was told on an sv forum

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when i get new stuff i beat the shiz outa it thats breakin it in..

 

http://mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

 

i know what you mean. when i first got my suzuki i couldnt wait to open it up. but now i heard from several sources its a waste of time because the engines are pre-broken in at the factory because they are tested and ran for hours and hours before they are shipped out. pretty much the only thing u gotta break in is the brakes.

 

oops lol u beat me to it

 

+1 made like ****

 

so you're already on your second motor.... get used to it

 

It wasn't the break in that blew your motor... it's an SV, they don't like wheelies... nuff said.

This is some great info on piston ring sealing... i do this to every new car/truck/bike i buy... never had ANY problems.

You heard wrong... click the above link.

 

My buddy bought a new 636 last year wheelied the **** out of it right off the lot. Now has almost 23000 hard wheelie miles & just as strong as day 1.

 

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

This is a very good write up on why you should hammer it right off the lot.

 

 

+1

 

me 2 ive had two new bikes and im beat the **** out of them after about 50 miles

 

First 50 miles are most important to get the best ring sealing...