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The Cargo Cult Of The Tank Prop Rod

The Cargo Cult Of The Tank Prop Rod

Cargo cults are basically confusing ceremony for process. So the SV equivalent "it has a tank prop rod so it must be ok" is the equivalent "if we have things that look like planes and look like we're doing runway stuff planes will show up"

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Orange/Copper Obsession

Orange/Copper Obsession

I liek mudkips. And 2003 orange SVs

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Shifter Compatibility - Hayabusa Bruh!

 1g and 2003 can take late 90s shifters, 2004+ only share with the busa:

1999-2002 1g Gear Shifter 
and 2g 2003 Only 25600-33E00

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Chains, Gearing, and Sprocket Combos Derp-Mystified

Chains, Gearing, and Sprocket Combos Derp-Mystified

Since I recently came into posession of about a billion sprockets, I thought I'd do a little blurb on sv650 gearing. 

tl;dr: 15/43 will give you lower rpm at cruising speed. 15/47 will make you accelerate really hard but keep the rpms high on the highway. More teeth in the rear=wheelies. Fewer teeth in the rear= Low highway RPMs. Mostly leave the front alone

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Trainspotting: 1g vs 2g sv650 Crankshaft

Trainspotting: 1g vs 2g sv650 Crankshaft

1g is smooth. 2g has a groove. 

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