My race bike

[Champ]

So last summer we pitted next to a guy who blew his superbike (superbike = not factory - i.e. tuned/overbore, etc) motor on an older model SV650 and decided to just part it out instead of fixing it. I offered him some cash for the whole thing, with the intention of buying a stock motor to put in it.

And the pics of the whole deal:









The bike was painted a nice blue - but then before it dried the guy decided to put glitter all over it. Even the swingarm.






So now I'm stripping the swingarm:


Engine out, the new engine is in the create behind it:



I have a stock motor waiting to go in, and last night I tore into the blown motor to figure out what's wrong...










Piston go boom.

etc.

[BimmerTim]

Ring lands seem to be in tact.

[Champ]

Ring lands seem to be in tact.

Totally saveable.

[BimmerTim]

JB Weld.

What year is it?

[Champ]

I think it started life as a 2001, maybe a 2000. But it's been a race bike since '02 so the parts on it range from 99-2002 (gen 1).

[BimmerTim]

Hmm. I like it. Nice find.

[TTaM]

I think it started life as a 2001, maybe a 2000. But it's been a race bike since '02 so the parts on it range from 99-2002 (gen 1).

Doesn't it say right on the VIN tag?

[Casper]

I would imagine he is going off build date . I don't imagine there was a title involved.

[BimmerTim]

I just wanted to see what it looked like put together. It's naked. I saw a pic of one with a full front and it was ok.

[Champ]

Doesn't it say right on the VIN tag?

Yes it does, but I have yet to actually look at that.

I would imagine he is going off build date . I don't imagine there was a title involved.

Right on no title, but the date is on the plate on the frame.

[Champ]

I just wanted to see what it looked like put together. It's naked. I saw a pic of one with a full front and it was ok.

This is our other SV race bike, so it will likely look lots like it, except color:

[BimmerTim]

Hot.

I want to buy another bike.

[MrScary]

Naked SVs are the only way to go. Sweet bike tho

[Champ]

Naked SVs are the only way to go. Sweet bike tho

Gotta at least have a belly pan to pass tech, and going down the straight at 130 the fairing is nice

[MrScary]

Yea I figured as a race bike, naked is a no go. But they look cool.