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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> 600 miles /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1183844141 Message started by Rich_G on 07/07/07 at 14:35:41 |
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Title: 600 miles Post by Rich_G on 07/07/07 at 14:35:41 My Friends, Just wanted to share that my S40 and I hit (no pun intended) the 600 mile mark yesterday afternoon (Friday). Taking it in for the routine service next Saturday. What a "Great Bike", and each time I ride it, I know I made the right decision. I picked up the S40 new on 8.May after a short 25 year hiatus of not riding. Took the MSF course last Fall, and decided on the S40 after looking at a lot of "Entry Level" bikes. Quite frankly, I can't imagine ever trading her in. The bike does everything I need and really fits me well (I'm 5'-10" & 145 lbs.). It's fun looking at all the new hardware in the magazines, etc. but me and my S40 will be partners for a long time (God Willing). By the way just cause I hit 600 miles, I know better at my age not to be complacent. I practice the slow maneuvers religiously, and wear all the protective gear (no matter how hot it gets here in WPA). Anyway just wanted to share how much I like that bike with a group of people that already "Know the Feeling". Thank you. ............... Rich |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by mornhm on 07/07/07 at 16:06:01 Congrats on your "milestone." Have you considered doing your own maintenance. If you are concerned that you won't be able to do as good a job as the dealership will do, you might want to consider who does the work at most dealerships. It's often people with no experience, especially for routine maintenance. One of the main reasons I selected the Savage for my first MC was ease of maintenance, and simplicity. |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by Savage_Rob on 07/09/07 at 06:32:08 Congratulations and welcome. |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by Savage_Rob on 07/09/07 at 10:41:55 Prophet_10 wrote:
Look in your owner's manual under "maintenance schedule". It'll outline what is supposed to be done at each interval. |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by drharveys on 07/09/07 at 14:25:05 Same here -- crossed the magic 600 mile (1000 km) mark on Sunday's club ride. Nothing but good to report. I put the Superbrace on before the ride and the occasional front end wobble in hard cornering has disappeared. My wife has her lesson this Saturday, so I'll be taking it in afterwards. Sunday we took an 80 mile breakfast run on the back roads. The most direct way home was the slab, but I had more fun finding a different way back. Since the bike has passed the 600 mile mark I did open her up on the expressway for a couple of exits -- handled 70+ mph very well. Still, it would be a bit buzzy for a longer ride! |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by Baldeagle on 07/10/07 at 06:21:57 I let the dealer do the first maintinace and checked everything they were to do. Since then I do my own. The dealer did have a very good machanic. If you take it to the dealer, double check the oil level when you pick it up!!!! |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by Savage_Rob on 07/10/07 at 07:42:14 Baldeagle wrote:
With the bike balanced upright - not on the sidestand. |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by PhotoProf on 07/10/07 at 14:05:59 It would seem like a good thing to have the dealer do the first service if for no other reason than for warranty records. |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by BOWDIER on 07/10/07 at 14:10:54 thats what I did, dealer first maintance, at about 650, then I did the 2nd at 2500 miles, changed the oil and filter in a few minutes. |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by vtail on 07/10/07 at 17:38:06 When I got this bike new last month the rear wheel was crooked, the battery only had one cell with water above the plate, tirepressure way low. I would not trust them with my bike No Way!! Besides I like doing everything on my machines myself, Always did. So I did my 600 miler last sunday. Took my time (5 hours) but it was fun knowing the head bolts were torqued right, the vales set correctly (set them at .004) and all those bolts on the cyl-head cover done right ( kept them on a card board copy of head to keep order correct). My cyl-head cover had plain black high-temp silicone sealer on it, so I used a superthin layer of the same on assembly. The new type rubber coated metal plug has bulged rubber so it fitted tight without using sealer. Set decomp at 4mm. Raised needle 1/2 (0.05") put in 152.5 jet, replaced soft carberator screws with good ones and adjusted idle mix and speed. NO more popping. Ssswwweeeeetttt. :) |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by PhotoProf on 07/10/07 at 17:58:44 Sounds like you had a "great" dealer! I trust the dealership I purchased my bike from. They have been good to work with and took care of even a "little" cosmetic issue without hassle on the bike before delivery. |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by Hell_Billy on 07/10/07 at 19:31:46 Hi all, I`m in the middle of `1st Service' 600 mile thing myself...I called the dealer here [in RI] and, for 180 bucks, they don`t do the head removal at all anymore, and don`t recommend it either, odd because the Suzi books says to have `em torque all that stuff-but the Clymers recommends you remove the motor, because there is rarely enough clearance...hmmm????... So, I don`t know.....And I don`t feel like going to deep during riding season...what do you guys think? Also when I removed the left side head outer cover , that front bolt is captive under the top plate and it wobbles around. I can feel that it has a regular bolt head by wiggling a finger behind the decomp thing...anybody else have a loose bolt there? I think I`m not fathoming it right, maybe...I mean I can get around this but are yours like this front left cover bolt `hula dance'? Wish I had the comp skills to link but it`s #34 on the Ayer`s fische. I`m going to take my time here cause I wanna do some carb tricks and install the tach while I have the tank, etc off- but I sure would like to get the straight scoop on head removal and that wobbling bolt. Thanks, and any help would be well appreciated, Bill |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by Digger on 07/10/07 at 20:32:47 Bill, I'm not sure, but that may be the bolt that has the nut on it. If it is, I'll bet that nut is loose. The nut is #35 on your referenced fiche. IHTH! |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by vtail on 07/11/07 at 09:43:27 That bolt comes (slips) out during headcover removal, it sits in a U shaped cutout and you'll see it's supposed to be loose after nut removal. Also watch for the little seal on the tach drive cable where you disconnect it at the block. It can easely fall out when you remove the tank. Make sure all headbolts go back in the same place since several have a seal on them. DO NOT undo the bolt next (on the inboard side) to the Case vent tube. It has a phillips head cross on top. For torquing in hard to get to places check "cheap torque wrench" in the tech section. Have fun :) |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by vtail on 07/11/07 at 14:23:15 PhotoProf wrote:
Yes I was not impressed with their "setup" However there are lots of dealers with excellent mechanics and I know some of them. I wanted a white one since I knew that Suzuki was not going to offer that color in '08 and they were the only dealer out of 5 in my area with one. :) |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by Hell_Billy on 07/11/07 at 17:39:54 Well Vtail, Thanks...but now that it`s loose, how do we tighten it up again? Maybe I just push down on it and see if it`ll key in? I`m almost ready to slot the tip and put on a regular nut ala a valve adjuster. I want to do the swing door mod or maybe just jettison the chome covers...... Thanks again, Bill |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by vtail on 07/11/07 at 17:51:28 The bolt is visible from the outside. If you look between the fins of the Cyl-head you can see the head of the bolt (10mm) If you do not have a thin 10mm open end wrench then just stick in a screwdriver to keep bolt from turning while tightening the nut :) |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by Digger on 07/11/07 at 20:29:55 [quote author=vtail link=board=RubberSideDown;num=1183844141;start=0#14 date=07/11/07 at 09:43:27]Also watch for the little seal on the tach drive cable where you disconnect it at the block. It can easely fall out when you remove the tank. /quote] Good point! Step 1 of almost all Savage maintenance is to lay a rag over the starter motor to keep stuff from falling into the black hole. |
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Title: Re: 600 miles Post by vtail on 07/12/07 at 15:38:29 I second that :) |
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