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Psjbatman
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#1 · a moment ago
Hello, I picked up a 03 sv1000 with title for $1000. Non running and with s list of things it needs from the sellers "mechanic ". I managed to get 12v power to it, lights, dash work. I also managed to get the bike to turn over, but not start. I removed gas tank (full of rust) I made a tank,just to get fuel to it. Now, no spark...realized it's missing a boot to the coil wire, and no spark plug. Picked up coils and wires, new plugs. Now it's getting spark and turns over, almost starting...looked down at my feet and looks like oil, alot of it, and everything motor spins over, more comes out. Here we go...I'm not sure it's oil, as it milky as in appearance to when a car blows a head gasket...looked further...I'm thinking it's dirty, old,watered down hydraulic oil from under ( to the left)the front sprocket. Am I correct? Any of this sound familiar to anyone? Think I may have wasted $1000 bucks...

[boosten lebaron]

Parts bike most likely. I can't recall if those have hydraulic clutches but it's possible that's what your seeing.
My advice would be to toss new motor oil in, go over it quickly and see if you can get it to start on starter fluid. Don't mess about with gas or anything. Down and dirty style before you start sinking money into it

[Psjbatman]

Seller said he got it from an estate sale, and knew nothing about it. Which after talking with hom I could believe, as that's what his wife does for a living. And he's never Rhode a bike in his life. I took pictures of where the fluid is coming from and a vid. But not sure how to post them here.

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[Psjbatman]

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[boosten lebaron]

I don't know enough about those bikes to say for sure what's going on. Maybe someone else will chime in. Your gonna have some work ahead of you either way and with the zip ties I see already it's probably not gonna be great.
Can you post up pics of the whole biie? It really might not be worth your time to go any further. Those bikes are pretty uncommon so getting replacement parts may be near impossibly if it's not complete. That gas tank for instance will plbe problematic and know for sure the fuel pump will be

[MUZ720]

I have restored a few bikes that have been sitting for a while, lots of time and money to put back on the road for bikes that have been kept in a dry space. From the few pictures you have posted this one looks like something to move on from. Take what good parts that may be worth something and scrap the rest.

[Psjbatman]

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[boosten lebaron]

Looks decent. Did you get a clear title

[MUZ720]

So its a SV1000 with a TLR fairing?

[Psjbatman]

Yes, clean title

[Psjbatman]

If your saying this, you know more than me lol this is the way I got it. I'm feeling a little discouraged and maybe wasted $1000 bucks..idk

[boosten lebaron]

So its a SV1000 with a TLR fairing?

Im pretty sure thats the sv1000 nose with aftermarket side panels so no tiller stuff.

[boosten lebaron]

Yes, clean title

Thats good. Means its worth at least something then. Usually estate bikes have no title or worse, one thats partly filled out. then your screwed.

[Psjbatman]

How do you post a video here?

[MUZ720]

Im pretty sure thats the sv1000 nose with aftermarket side panels so no tiller stuff.

Second look your correct side panels/color threw me off. If it spins and oil comes out, the block might be cracked or a bad case seal. I am not sure how these cases split. Horizontal or vertical?

[Psjbatman]

[Psjbatman]

I got the bike to fire up, then die. Of course it's by using gas in a spray bottle. Atleast it will turn over and start up briefly. I looked a bid more closely at the area around the bottom of the front sprocket, noticed it's missing a few screws, and the rod/plunger bar looks a bit old...I don't see any cracks in the block,head area and gasket between looks clean and dry. It's coming from the lower side, just left/bottom of the sprocket , in the area of the rod/bar...but I don't see it coming out there, more right above it. Not sure if any of that makes since lol. My apologies, and thank you to those replying.

[MUZ720]

Could be the shift shaft seal but hard to tell from the pictures, I will say if the brown stuff is coming out of the engine, I would stop trying to spin it over and drain the oil, change the filter and put in new before you do more damage.

[Vovchandr]

As an owner of multiple SV650's, different bikes and a decade or two of fussing around with stuff I bought cheap to fix as a "bargain" let me give you this priceless advice

You have two options.

1) Spend the next year +, ~$2000 for parts and labor and countless ours of your own just to find out other stuff wrong with it as you go and always question reliability.

2) Or sell it for $1000 or a little less, make it somebody elses problem and buy a nicely sorted and taken care of SV1000 from somebody else for ~$3000 and just enjoy it throughout the time period that you'd be troubleshooting this thing and not miss out on the opportunity cost.

Only things you'd lose on in that case is education of troubleshooting/repairing (feel free to keep digging into this bike if this is your thing) and a mildly interesting thread for others to read on a forum.

If you don't have another ~$2000 to commit to a motorcycle then sell it and walk away because one way or another you'll get there between maintenance items of chain/tires/fork seals/engine tune up and or getting into the engine work and getting whole bike apart. Parts add up quickly.


I've gotten to the point where I understand that "cheap" things are often more expensive in the end (time, parts money, opportunity cost of downtime) and I'd rather pony up more money for a nicer, less mile item from the getgo and be happier in the end.

[boosten lebaron]

Looks like you have a cracked case. It threw the chain at some point at least. Many cracked an damaged parts in the chain area. You have to clean up the area to get a better look. take off the front sprocket as well. Dont try to start it anymore. that much oil on the ground is absolutely engine oil so its a hurting motor.

[dontpanic]

I've gotten to the point where I understand that "cheap" things are often more expensive in the end (time, parts money, opportunity cost of downtime) and I'd rather pony up more money for a nicer, less mile item from the getgo and be happier in the end.

I have learned the same lesson. Very true.

Looks like you have a cracked case. It threw the chain at some point at least. Many cracked an damaged parts in the chain area. You have to clean up the area to get a better look. take off the front sprocket as well. Dont try to start it anymore. that much oil on the ground is absolutely engine oil so its a hurting motor.

I absolutely agree. That amount of oil is more than the entire hydraulic clutch system can hold.

Unless you have a spare SV1000 motor lying around, I'd recommend walking away. Putting in another $2,500 (plus a hundred or so hours) to have a bike worth a lot less makes little sense to me.

Edit: Either way, I wish for a positive oucome for you.

[OreoGaborio]

How do you post a video here?

upload to youtube & link to that.