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Message started by IL-Thumper on 04/05/10 at 00:29:51

Title: "Hi my name is...."
Post by IL-Thumper on 04/05/10 at 00:29:51

Hello my name is Josh. I have been reading this forum for a few months now and decided to come out of the shadows. I purchased my first bike, which is a 2001 Savage with 8600 miles a few months back. I got it for $1100!!! Thought it was quite a steal. To be perfectly honest I did get it as a "first" bike. But after about three rides I realized this was the perfect bike for me from now till the day I ride no more. Looks, handling, power really couldn't ask for more, but I guess I'm kinda preachin' to the choir. lol Anyway about my bike the only mods/additions I have are leather bags, K&N filter, Jardine rumbler, Dyno jetting, leather lever tassels (which my buddies constantly tease me about) chrome wire covers (clutch,electrical, ect..) seat mod which I saw on here using plastic washers and longer bolts....anyway now that I have rambled on forever that's about it. Let me say you guys on here are very smart and sometimes funny I have learned alot just reading this forum. Hope to learn even more. Thanks Josh

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Post by Mr. Hyde on 04/05/10 at 05:26:32

Welcome aboard Josh. Where to you hail from?

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Post by Routy on 04/05/10 at 06:31:38

Yes, welcome Josh !
Anything you wondered about the Savage is here.

It may take some gettin used to some of the guys here, but overall a good bunch ::)
;D

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Post by Jimmer on 04/05/10 at 07:48:11

welcome aboard Josh. Ride safely and enjoy the ride.

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Post by Yonuh Adisi on 04/05/10 at 08:21:12

Welcome Josh, you couldn't have picked a better site to join.

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Post by tyromark on 04/05/10 at 10:03:33

And that's a heckuva price you got on a 2001 w/ 8k miles. I'm jealous. ;)

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Post by IL-Thumper on 04/05/10 at 10:10:18

58673B5D6C7170150 wrote:

Welcome aboard Josh. Where to you hail from?

Roscoe, IL about an hour North-East of the windy city....

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Post by serenity3743 on 04/05/10 at 10:17:24

Welcome aboard. Your first assignment is to read all 422 pages of posts in the Rubber Side Down section. Then we'll start talkin 'bout the Technical Documents. ;)

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Post by LostArtist on 04/05/10 at 10:20:18

welcome Josh, hope you enjoy the site, I do.

I never got an assignment though. . . sounds like you're getting special treatment ;)

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Post by Rocco on 04/05/10 at 20:09:24

welcome!!! u'll love it here!

not a fan of tassels, think u should get a basket and bell too lol

but then again i have no paint on my tank lol so don't listen to me!!!! ;D

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Post by siriusjoe on 04/05/10 at 21:38:04

12170B10696F6A696B580 wrote:

Roscoe, IL about an hour North-East of the windy city....

Title: Re: "Hi my name is...."
Post by IL-Thumper on 04/05/10 at 22:04:08

120413040F08151852565552610 wrote:

Welcome aboard. Your first assignment is to read all 422 pages of posts in the Rubber Side Down section. Then we'll start talkin 'bout the Technical Documents. ;)

Good thing I got a head start....22 down 400 to go...lol

Title: Re: "Hi my name is...."
Post by IL-Thumper on 04/05/10 at 22:19:16

574D564D51574E4B41240 wrote:

[quote author=12170B10696F6A696B580 link=1270452592/0#6 date=1270487418]
Roscoe, IL about an hour North-East of the windy city....

I hope you meant to say North-West... Unless your bike is equipped with pontoons and a snorkel... :o

But seriously, I'm about an hour south-east of you (just off I-90) and I do quite a bit of riding in your neck of the woods. I love going over the border into Wisconsin, the roads are so much better there! Janesville to Sturtevant on Rt. 11 is a nice cruise for a Saturday morning.

Rt. 2 from Rockford to Byron (and further south) is nice too. You can stop here for a picture:

http://home.comcast.net/~siriusjoe2/byron_power_plant.jpg

Notice the size of the trees near the base. Driving by this is SCARY!

Joe

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Yea that is what I meant my compass most have been close to a magnet. And yes I agree with you, my first ride was going across the boarder to WI taking Hwy 213 until it got dark then turning around and coming home, loved it, almost ran over a couple chickens in the road. As for Rt 2 to Byron funny you should mention that we always drive that in the fall it's a great scenic drive, and believe it or not my dad has worked at the nuke plant for 23 years where you took your pic. I have actually been inside those towers and my dad has changed the lights on top of them. Anyway just thought I would mention it, it is such a small world. Hopefully we will run into each other this summer.

By the way I'm sure you are always careful, but there have been many motorcycle tragedies along Rt 2....safe riding :)

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Post by kimchris1 on 04/05/10 at 22:21:21

Welcome Josh from one of the gals here. ;)

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Post by LANCER on 04/06/10 at 03:59:55

Ah yes, clean sustainable power for the future and clean n green
No fossil fuel at all, no carbon ito the air, a gift of virtually limitless power.............. IF WE WOULD JUST GET WISE AND US IT

http://home.comcast.net/~siriusjoe2/byron_power_plant.jpg

Otherwise, welcome to the side dude. Did your dyno jet kit enable you to eliminate the backfiring since you have a Jardine on there ?

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Post by FrankYoungWolf on 04/06/10 at 04:43:31

Welcome Josh, hope you have years of safe riding, ( and by the way I just added the lever tassels to my bike this past weekend, I like it..) 8-)

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Post by miker on 04/06/10 at 05:15:51

28252A2721367673440 wrote:

[size=16][b]Ah yes, clean sustainable power for the future and clean n green
No fossil fuel at all, no carbon ito the air, a gift of virtually limitless power.............. IF WE WOULD JUST GET WISE AND US IT

Yes, yes 8-)

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Post by miker on 04/06/10 at 05:17:06

Welcome Josh- those tassels will give your wrist a rash!

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Post by IL-Thumper on 04/06/10 at 16:52:23

2A27282523347471460 wrote:

Well kinda...98% of the time there is no backfire/afterfire on shut down, 100% as long as I let it idle a few minutes before shut down. As far as any other time, it is very rare I noticed if I am slowing down in fifth gear without brakes just closing the throttle I get a small pop and on downshifting without giving a little gas sometimes, but definitely a lot less than the stock pipe. Any time I got toward the end of a gear with my stock pipe it would pop until I shifted. And I'm not stupid I've had four wheelers and stuff growing up and I was not taking the RMP's up to high it would start backfiring between 30-35 in third gear. Anyway probably said too much here but the basic answer is yes it really helped, but did not eliminate it completely.