we would all be pros

Thanks, I'm glad it helps people!

Btw, what wheel chock are you using? Do you have a link? Thanks.

Recently had the 1000km (621miles😁) service done by agent on 2018 model, they actually Did replace the oil filter! (I put a secret little dent/scratch mark on it). This is Cape Town, South Africa where things are getting a bit rough at times...

That was 10W-40 Suzuki "4-Cycle Motorcycle Engine Oil." I believe it was non-synthetic. I only used it for that first oil change, hoping it would help in the event of a warranty claim to have receipts for Suzuki brand oil. Oil changes since then have been with Castrol or Mobil 1 full synthetic. Welcome to motorcycling and thanks for watching!

Hi, yes the frame sliders fit with no issues. The SV650 had just come out when I got those, so it was the only thing really available at the time. There are probably other options available now, but we've been happy with these ones.

Probably ten-ish minutes? I'm sure it'll be good and slow by the time you finish with the chain service. The kickstand is from Soupy's Performance, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. The kickstand did not fit as received, I had to do some filing and grinding to get it to work.

Ride Like Jehu Thanks for the reply, I just changed the oil on my SV and ten minutes is right on. Thanks for the kickstand info too.

That was the first thing my sales person pointed out and the tech that worked with me recommended an aftermarket belly pan, which I wanted anyways as many tracks require them for track day.

I thought most bikes had a torque spec. for the oil filter. I missed that in the video...the actual spec. 15.5 ft. lbs. for the drain bolt, 14.5 ft. lbs. for the filter? I'm anal and have torque wrenches so I do like to know specs. I use a K&N filter with a nice easy bolt head on the filter.

Did you ever figure out where to get the crushed washer I’m trying to find one for mine too ?

@@cotycharles7824 I'm still unable to find them. There's a site called revzilla. Ice ordered from them before it was wrong size. Idt they were the same kind that came off though. I used the same one and just made sure it was tight and just make sure to check that it's not leaking.

Nice - the Hornet 900 is a sweet bike. Some day I would like to visit Australia and do some riding there. Thanks for watching!

Thanks!

Lol. Maybe you should write Suzuki a letter, present your evidence and convince them to take that instruction out of their service manual. How about the various other myths related to keeping critical things from vibrating loose, like Loctite called out on specific fasteners and torque values to hit with torque wrenches? I'm sure you could save a few bucks there too :P

For cars this is cool, but on two wheels I would not trust my 30 year experience simply because a leak could mean death. Nice that it worked for you, but if it increases the chance of seal failure just by a little it will cause accidents in some percentage of riders. Unless there is a trial proving your point ofc. But that is unlikely :D

@@L3v3LLIP I have a 2006 SV650 and I've never changed the washer since I bought it months ago. The bike has never leaked and I've had no problems with it since I bought it

@@enzofalone9643 thats cool, but could also be just surviorship bias. The guy who died can not post about his bad experience ;)

It's a Scorpion slip-on exhaust, check out my video about it

Will do! Btw how do you like your case sliders? Thinkin bout purchasing a set along with the belly pan...was it worth it?

If you want a hard-copy like mine the Suzuki part number is 99500-36240-03E. I ordered it from partzilla.

Thank you

Is the manual only imperial or also metric?

@@flozo98 Mine is both: lb-ft and Nm. All of the bolts are obviously metric though.

We've noticed filling the oil up toward the max line seems to make it tend not to want to go back into first gear from neutral. Other than that the transmission feels pretty good.

When I first bought my 2017 with 3000mi it also did not go into neutral or first gear from neutral easily. It would also creep on you when it did go into 1st without even releasing the clutch, that told me the clutch adjuatment is out of spec. Per the book, adjusted clucth lever to 10-15mm play and 3-5mm space between locknut and bolt. Now it easily goes into neutral and first and does not creep on you. On a side note I noticed a new problem, at idle, when I shift through the gears, the gear indicator disappears and appears again, so I cant tell by display what gear im in. It does come back after playing with gears a while. Still trying to resolve this, doing my first oil change today so lets see what that does.

As a previous SV650 owner,i read a lot of Forum posts,some stated a clunky Gearbox etc,the basic cure was just to use a different Oil.

At least you don't have to remove fairings, or like my 4runner 2 skid plates every time haha

It is not a big problem and directly accessible.😎

lay some aluminium foil down over the pipe to prevent it from getting oily

:)