SV650 gear-box problems?

Hey youse Suzookisti; have you heard of any problems with SV650 gearboxes?
Feller at work reckons his wouldn't move past 2nd on the commute this
morning.
It was OK for 1, N, 2 shifting but no more.
The bike has done 45,000-odd but I have no other info (I only got an email).

Back when I was alive the most-likely cause of this was a loose gear-lever
spline or a bent gear-lever (fouling on the engine-case) but I think the SV
has rear-sets so that's probably unlikely.

Any knowledge of any problems?
--
Clem

Toosmoky wrote:
http://groups.google.com.au/group/aus.motorcycles/msg/70f307fda4fb9830?hl=en&
But then wrote: "I never claimed any such thing. That imagination of yours
really needs to be put on a leash."

 

Mine has only done 9000k's and gears are as tight as hell....
(and sorry hit wrong reply button!)

 

Hell; no one else is talking to me so a double-reply is
all-the-more-welcome!!
I forgot all about it at work today so I've neither had a look at it nor
garnered any more info.
Either way; you've probably got 34,000km before you have to worry!

 

No one talks to me either so let's consider each other equals lol

 

Hi Clem,

My SV650 has 13000 on the clock and works fine. Send him to
www.svdownunder.com the aust sv group someont there might know.

Brett

 

No way; you're stinky!
--
Clem

Toosmoky wrote:
http://groups.google.com.au/group/aus.motorcycles/msg/70f307fda4fb9830?hl=en&
But then wrote: "I never claimed any such thing. That imagination of yours
really needs to be put on a leash."

 

Thanks Brett.

 

[shudder]

 

hehehe......that's taken the focus away from the helmet hair now- Thanks

 

fuxored selector fork or the like

 

Hi Clem,
mine at 35kish is fine. Have not heard anything from any of the sv forum
guys I have ridden with.

slej

 

Thanks Andy. That's sorta' what I was after.

 

Love it. Heaps more go. Under warranty.

I put E10 in the R80 all the petrol fell out! Little did I know, the bottom
of the tank was rotted and the only thing holding the petrol in was the
paint. The E10 ate it over night.
My wife swapped it with her sister for an expensive lounge suite that
wouldn't fit in her new house- the Bro in law fixed all the faults and
re-registered it(he is mechanically ept, has a workshop and wanted a road
bike) and I was allowed to buy a new bike. A win,win,win,win situation.

Brett