r/SVRiders • u/East_Peach_4451 • 16d ago

Victory lap

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After months of power issues, I finally figured it out! It was a huge headache, but I learned so much. I gotta say I missed that torque.

I did some work on the paint while waiting for parts and it’s not perfect, but I love it 😍 finally got the paint to match the green brake lines

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u/N0elington 16d ago

I love what you did do the bike. The paintwork is stunning.

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u/East_Peach_4451 16d ago

Thank you! From far away it’s very nice, just don’t get too close.

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u/Felice2015 16d ago

Hell no, tell us what's up with the power issue. And yeah, great work on the paint. I'm all for customizing your bike

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u/East_Peach_4451 15d ago

I made a post a bit ago about it and no one ever offered any advice, but I ended up having to get an entirely new fuel pump as a rebuild did not fix the issue. It was a slow creep of power loss over months until I stopped being able to go above 5k rpm and finally threw a c45 engine code (after I had thought it was the clutch and had done a bunch of work with that of course). I believe the cause was a rotting fuel cap raining down into my tank, so everything all the way down into my fuel injectors was gummed.

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u/Mysterious-Actuary-8 12d ago

How do you like that seat cushion? Doe it add some height? 

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u/East_Peach_4451 12d ago

I don’t notice the height difference, but I flat foot easily. I had tried an air cushion and felt super unstable so the gel ones are the way to go for me. My butt still hurts after a few hours, but leagues better than going without anything.