[B_Wayne]

Ladies/Gents,
I bought a 2004 SV650s and was wondering...What order should I go in as far as upgrading the bike? I know I want a new pipe, probably the stainless steel lines, but what else is there to aid in my desire for my bike to run at its max potential? Also, I have seen the stainless steel brake lines on the net...but what is the big deal with them? Do they improve performance enough to warrant there cost? And if so, whats a good brand to go with? Also, whats a power commander do? Lots of questions...not very many answers.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Wayne

 

[LayinLo]

For the SV, go with the full exhaust. You'll get a little more out of it as with the power commander. The steel braided brake lines stand up to pressure better and thus apply it to the brakes better.

These are 'in-a-nutshell' answers. Hope they help.

 

[B_Wayne]

For the SV, go with the full exhaust. You'll get a little more out of it as with the power commander. The steel braided brake lines stand up to pressure better and thus apply it to the brakes better.

These are 'in-a-nutshell' answers. Hope they help.

Only you didnt answer...what the heck is a power commander anyway?

 

[LayinLo]

The power commander lets you remap and change how fuel is delivered from the fuel injection.

 

[B_Wayne]

The power commander lets you remap and change how fuel is delivered from the fuel injection.

Does it take a genius to figure out or is it pretty self explanatory? I wouldnt want to mess around with the fuel injection if I didnt know what I was doing.

 

[LayinLo]

Oh no genius work involved, hey even we grunts can figure it out! :lol:
You can download preprogrammed maps that are already proven to work. You can hook it up to your computer too.
Click here:
http://www.hardracing.com/PCList.htm
and here
http://www.powercommander.com/featintro.shtml

 

[rogerthat]

they come with already built in maps for your bike and pipe. or at least some of them do.

 

[prekarious1]

there is a list of reference maps at powercommander.com that would get you in the general ballpark area for what you want. If you wanted it to be better than that and run at max potential then you would need to take the bike to a dyno and have it run there by a proffessional so they could make a custom map for your bike. The PC's are good once you have a good map in them and don't require any tinkering by you.

For the braided brake lines... this idea is great if you do a lot of track riding or think the streets are your personal track. When you do a lot of braking your lines get warm from the fluids and the stock lines are rubber. Warm rubber expands thereby giving your less pressure on your brake pads. This is known as brake fade. The braided lines resist expansion so you always keep the same pressure going to your brake pads. There is a bit more but there are the highlights for ya

 

[B_Wayne]

...For the braided brake lines... this idea is great if you do a lot of track riding or think the streets are your personal track. When you do a lot of braking your lines get warm from the fluids and the stock lines are rubber. Warm rubber expands thereby giving your less pressure on your brake pads. This is known as brake fade. The braided lines resist expansion so you always keep the same pressure going to your brake pads. There is a bit more but there are the highlights for ya

Wow...this really helps because living in DC and having to brake hard and often I think this may actually be something I should look into. Any particular brands that are known to be good? I dont want to buy the first thing I see on Google and get ripped off or end up with something that isnt going to do me any good.

Thanks for all the help gents. Keep it comin!

 

[prekarious1]

Galfer makes some good brake systems

 

[svhooligan]

What kind of tires on the '04s? I know a lot of people upgrade their rubber