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LondonClassic
Senior Retro Guru
novocaine
Retro Wizard
Last of the good carbed bike the sv. It will run in 1 pot happy as Larry too.
I suspect with a squirt of cleaner though the intake it'll be right. They are massively understressed and overbuilt.Mines FI though, so not as reliable. The curvy I had before it though fired up few weeks ago after 6 years sat and ran like it had never been stopped.
I like my SV.
GLB
Dirt Disciple
When I brought it back down to Kent it had been idle for a couple of years and certainly needed good service (inc carb strip and clean to get rid of those spanners.) Which was done and I used it for a couple of months before I stopped. Yes I should have drained the tank etc, but I was hopeful that I'd be riding it again.
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
I had 2x k75s, absolutely brilliant below zero with the RT fairing and heated grips, incredibly inexpensive and ok fuel economy for a large bike, although crap in any objective sense, only 50-60 mpg
And they can develop baffling poor-running faults
Not tried the 75 but I’ve heard the triple is a really smooth engine, looks better proportioned too compared to the 100.I had 2x k75s, absolutely brilliant below zero with the RT fairing and heated grips, incredibly inexpensive and ok fuel economy for a large bike, although crap in any objective sense, only 50-60 mpg
And they can develop baffling poor-running faults
I’ve had a few bikes but the K is the most planted at speed of all of them and that fairing makes a big difference, naked the bike really doesn’t like 50mph+ speeds but that big old oddly mounted lump needs to be on show!
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
I "imagine" that flying home along the M4 at 100mph behind that police RTIC fairing was extremely comfortable.
Back in the days of front facing speed cameras...
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