1999 Suzuki SV650
Specifications
Engine 90-degree V-Twin, 4-stroke, DOHC
Engine Displacement 645 cc
Engine Cooling Liquid
Claimed HP 70 hp
Combustion Chamber Twin-Swirl
Bore/Stroke 81.0 x 62.6 mm
Compression Ratio 11.5:1
Combustion Chamber Volume 30.7 cc
Redline 10,500 rpm
Valve Train DOHC, Link-plate Chain-Drive, Bucket Followers,
Shim-under bucket Lash adjustment
Valve Angle 30 degrees (14 deg. Intake, 16 deg. Exhaust)
Adjustment Interval 15,000 miles
Intake Valves (2) 31 mm
Intake Valve Stem 4.5 mm
Exhaust Valves (2) 25.5 mm, at 16 degrees
Exhaust Valve Stem 4.5mm
Intake Valve Lift 8.1 mm
Exhaust Valve Lift 6.1 mm
Intake Valve Timing
Open BTDC 28 degrees
Close ABDC 62 degrees
Duration 270 degrees
Exhaust Valve Timing
Open BBDC 43 degrees
Close ATDC 24 degrees
Duration 247 degrees
Valve Timing Measured At 0.3 mm lift
Carburetor (2) Mukuni BDSR39
Venturi Size 39 mm
Air Filter Pleated Fabric
Exhaust 2-into-1
Ignition Digital/Transistorized, with Throttle Position Sensor
Lubrication Wet Sump
Oil Capacity 2.5 quarts
Starter Electric
Transmission 6-speed, Constant Mesh
Clutch Multi-plate, Wet
Actuation System Cable
Springs (6) Coil
Number of Clutch Plates
Drive Plates 7
Driven Plates 6
Primary Drive Gear
Primary Drive Gears
(Ratio) 34/71 (2.088)
Final Drive Sprockets
(Ratio) 15/45 (3.000)
Transmission Gears
(Ratio)
6th 23/27 (0.851)
5th 25/26 (0.961)
4th 27/24 (1.125)
3rd 29/21 (1.380)
2nd 32/18 (1.777)
1st 32/13 (2.461)
Overall Ratios
6th 5.331:1
5th 6.020:1
4th 7.047:1
3rd 8.644:1
2nd 11.131:1
1st 15.420:1
Optimal Shift Points Courtesy of Ben Cohen, assuming peak torque at 7350rpm
1st 10,179 rpm
2nd 9,464 rpm
3rd 9,016 rpm
4th 8,604 rpm
5th 8,300 rpm
Theoretical Top Speed @ Redline
6th 139 mph
5th 123 mph
4th 105 mph
3rd 86 mph
2nd 67 mph
1st 46 mph
Engine Speed @ 60 mph 4500 rpm
Final Drive #525 Chain
Frame Aluminum truss-type
Rake 25 degrees
Trail 100 mm
Overall Length 2070 mm (81.5 in)
Overall Width 750 mm (29.5 in)
Overall Height 1060 mm (41.7 in)
Seat Height 805 mm (31.7in)
Ground Clearance 140mm (5.5 in)
Wheelbase 1430mm (56.3 in)
Foot peg Height 348mm (13.7 in)
Handlebar Height 978mm (38.5 in)
Steering Stem to Seat
Center 749mm (29.5 in)
Dry Weight 165 kg (364 lbs.)
Suspension - Front 41 mm telescopic forks, coil spring, damping rod
Travel (Frt) 4.7 in
Suspension - Rear Progressive Linkage-type, 7-way adjustable
spring preload
Travel (Rr) 4.9 in
Wheels - Front 17 x 3.5 inch Cast Aluminum 3-spoke
Wheels - Rear 17 x 4.5 inch Cast Aluminum 3-spoke
Brakes - Front 290 mm, Dual Hydraulic Disc,
Twin Piston Tokico Calipers
Brakes - Rear Single Hydraulic Disc,
Opposed Twin-Piston Caliper
Tires - Front 120/60-ZR17
Tires - Rear 160/60-ZR17
Claimed Dry Weight 363 lbs (165 kg)
Weight Distribution 47.1 F / 52.9 R (%)
Fuel Tank Capacity 16 liter (4.2 gal.)
Colors (USA) Red, Blue
Colours (UK) Red, Blue, Yellow, Black
The following performance information was found on www.sv650.org:
From Cycle World magazine, May 1999:
SS 1/4 mile 11.85 sec @110.17mph
0-30 mph 1.34 sec
0-60 mph 3.20 sec
0-90 mph 6.79 sec
0-100 mph 8.76 sec
Top gear time to speed:
45-60 mph 3.27 sec
60-80 mph 3.90 sec
Measured top speed: 128 mph (no fairing)
Engine speed at 60 mph: 4273 rpm
Fuel Mileage High/low/avg. 51/43/46 (US gallons)
Avg. range inc. reserve: 193 mi.
Braking Distance: from 30 mph 27.16 ft.
from 60 mph 118.36 ft.
Weight: tank empty: 392 lb.
tank full : 417 lb.
Corrected rear wheel horsepower: 64.2 @ 9000 RPM
torque: 42.3 @ 7200 RPM
13/12/99 Danish Performance Figures - Thanks to Carsten (carsjo@operamail.com)
for this data...
The S version has just been tested in an independent Danish MC magazine. It's
a members magazine for a MC-club (MCTC) with 23,000 members and it is usually
trustworthy. They love the bike and have nothing bad to say except for riding
comfort for people over 180cm. Here's an extract of their measurements:
All figures in kph. Conversion to mph
Topspeed: 212 km/h Topspeed: 131.7mph
Acc 0-100 : 3.2s 0 - 62mph : 3.2s
Acc 0-150 : 6.7s 0 - 93mph : 6.7s
Acc 0-200 : 15.2s 0 -124mph : 15.2s
Acc 3rd 4th 5th 6th Acc 3rd 4th 5th 6th
60-80 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.1 37-50mph 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.1
80-100 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.2 50-62mph 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.2
100-120 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.5 62-75mph 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.5
120-150 2.5 3.1 4.1 75-93mph 2.5 3.1 4.1
Here are some other figures for a SV650S from a magazine road test that somebody
had scanned in and sent to www.sv650.org:
0-10 mph 0.7 sec
0-20 mph 0.8 sec
0-30 mph 1.6 sec
0-40 mph 2.2 sec
0-50 mph 2.8 sec
0-60 mph 3.7 sec
0-70 mph 5.4 sec
0-80 mph 5.6 sec
0-90 mph 7.2 sec
0-100 mph 8.9 sec
0-110 mph 11.7 sec
0-120 mph 16.7 sec
0-130 mph 29.7 sec
Standing 1/4 mile 12.01 sec/111.7 mph
Speed (mph) 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
10-30 - - - - 1.7 1.2
20-40 - - 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.1
30-50 - 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.6 -
40-60 4.4 3.1 2.6 2.0 1.7 -
50-70 4.4 3.2 2.4 2.0 - -
60-80 4.7 3.2 2.6 2.0 - -
70-90 5.0 3.5 2.8 - - -
80-100 5.1 3.6 2.9 - - -
Braking distances:
Speed (mph) Distance in metres in the dry
100-0 94.3
90-0 78.5
80-0 62.7
70-0 49.8
60-0 35.5
50-0 23.9
40-0 15.1
30-0 8.6
20-0 2.8
Fuel-injected K3 models tested in March 19th 2003 issue of MCN:
SV650S SV1000S CBR600
10 mph 0.83 0.51 0.65
20 mph 1.41 1.00 1.16
30 mph 1.94 1.50 1.71
40 mph 2.45 2.05 2.29
50 mph 3.15 2.63 2.84
60 mph 4.00 3.43 3.40
70 mph 5.10 4.13 4.27
80 mph 6.49 5.22 5.10
90 mph 8.03 6.49 6.35
100 mph 10.50 7.87 7.56
110 mph 14.64 9.84 9.21
120 mph 12.29 11.08
130 mph 16.57 14.24
140 mph 18.80
(After 6.49 seconds the SV650S has reached 80mph and covered 133.29 metres,
whereas the SV1000S in the identical time has reached 90mph and 155.46 metres.
So it's not very far ahead!)
top gear roll-on and distance covered in metres:
40-100mph 14.60 10.65 14.79
distance 471 338 454
Standing 1/4 mile:
12.80 11.75 11.70
Top speed (mph):
119.54 137.78 147.61
Braking 70-0mph (metres):
49.7 50.8 52.6