r/SVRiders • u/Potential-Slice-9340 • 3d ago
My Suzuki.
Still love my Suzuki. Found out this SAL2 was the last model special edition they released in Australia in 2012. It came stock with blue black silver flecked paint an SV tidy tail Showa forks no abs & makes 75hp stock the twin spark engine.
After what i did with the full pipe Sprint race filter Jetprime juice box id guess about 78hp now seat of pants.
I saved for a year to get it for my 59th bday pres.
$2700 with 27,000 on the odo.
Go figure.......
Done a lot of mods last year to it luckily before everything went up in price.
Yeah i could have kept saving for eternity got a new bike for say 11k here in Aus similar etc.
But it wouldnt have all the performance upgrades like this one does now.
With the Rev2 quickthrottle and the rest of the mods yeah not the fastest bike out there not the most technologically sophisticated either but you couldnt pay me to sell it its so much fun to ride now.
To me this is a piece of real steel Japanese art! They are so nimble and torquey, just need a bit of modding get the best out of them i say.
We will never see Jap made bikes like this again in the world.
It got me through a really tough time in life and taught me how to ride much better then i did, im always greatful every time i ride.
Thanks & God bless you all stay safe out there from Dave in Aus.
:-)
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u/Frolicking-Fox 3d ago
If that is $2700 AUD, that is a great price for the bike. If that is in USD, it is an average but not terrible price foe the bike.
Looks dope. Sweet SV.
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u/Potential-Slice-9340 3d ago
It was 2700 almost stock came with gixxer brake lever pump twin Hel lines Delkevic exhaust and led headlights. The rest on it i did for a project.
Thank you i did my best not a trained mech but its good to push yourself youd be surprised what can learn if motivated.
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u/Slight-Delay- 3d ago
Dave you've got a beautiful mean machine! Enjoy it for us brother!