Well today was a nice day to put the SV up on the swingarm stand and get some work done. I pulled the seat off, propped up the tank and checked my air filter, which is ridiculously clean considering some of the places I’ve ridden through. Earlier I had figured my fan switch was obviously broken, since I never actually see the fan come on – even with the temp gauge showing as much as 215F. To address that, I wired in a manual switch to flip while in traffic to keep my temps around 190F, and had a new switch mailed to me. Apparently the switch doesn’t kick in until around 225F, so I doubt there was much, if anything wrong with the original. Anyway, I’ve got fresh coolant in the bike now.

My chain needed about 1/4″ of slack taken out of it, and a real cleaning and lubing after camping at Barber last weekend. The brakes, both front and rear, look fine. Something has me itching for a set of stainless brake lines, but if I give it anymore braking power, I’ll need to get the forks redone too. With over 5500 miles on the clock, I should start saving for tires, and think about changing my chain and sprockets while I’m at it.

Anyway, with all that knocked out, it seems like a fantastic time to head out to the nearest twisty road and get in some riding. Off I go!