Yea Jeff, big brother Speedtona is always having to keep an eye on the squid of the family!
Today I picked up those Suzuki SV650 control clamps I ordered; I lucked out and they are a DIRECT fit! I mounted the S3 mirrors and put on my new registration tag and decided to take the bike out for its first real road ride. Although I test rode it on the street when I first built it and also rode it at the track, the bike really hasn't seen more than 2 miles of public road while in my possession.
I took a 10 mile ride along a nice stretch of road that follows a local reservoir which is less traveled. The bike shifts fine through all gears and doesn't appear to have any mechanical issues. When I release the clipons the bike tracks straight and plumb and the chassis appears to be following parallel with the wheels. That K&N air filter along with the short intake snorkles made for a great sounding suction when I got on the hammer!
The one thing that I am bothered by is the noise level of the exhaust. Don't get me wrong, I love the sound it makes and would run it like this if I were the only person on earth, but I just don't know how practical it will be to ride around town and neighborhoods making that much noise. My mirrors looked like fuzzy water and my eardrums were itching asking for earplugs! I'll have to think about other options; maybe cutting down the stock pipe and mounting the Supertrapp discs at the end and up inside a bit similar to a motorcycle Supertrapp muffler?
