Mom rode up to visit last weekend on her venerable bike and we did a nice ride on some locally well-known roads, e.g. Lake Berryessa, Stewart's Point/Skaggs's Springs Road, etc. The bike had no mechanical issues whatsoever.
Mom's SV sports a Dale Walker Holeshot exhaust and carb shims, cartridge emulators in the front suspension, a Progressive rear shock, Suzuki gel seat, and Flanders bars. She's put some work and TLC into it.
Although it's hard to tell from the photos, there is some cosmetic wear and tear. There is a fair amount of corrosion on the front forks, the footpegs are ground down and the right one is bent, and there is the beginning of a leak near the water pump. I helped her replace the front brake pads last summer and noticed there are deposits in the calipers as one would expect. But overall the bike is in great shape and sounds like it has many miles left to go.
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