My stuff-up guys, just got black beauty back. Ive been without the bike for too long and gone delirious. Tks anyway. [QUOTE="smack"] but what if it's been re-jetted? [QUOTE] Find another SV650 owner on the net Go into 'top' gear and do 5000rpm What is your speed? Get him/her (more likely a her...) to 5000rpm in her top gear.. what is their top speed? IF your top speed at 5000rpm = there top speed at 5000rpm... then you have 6 gears and you're a gumby idiot or your not missing 6th but another gear.. paulh (i'm betting the former)[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]