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Title: Howdy Folks! Post by mbullen on 05/05/12 at 08:10:34 Mornin' y'all. I've been lurking in the shadows for a few weeks now. I thought it was high time I introduced myself. Actually I was waiting until my little Savage build was far enough along to give you guys a pic of my version of the Savage beast. This is my little work commuter / mountain rider. Very close to where I want her. It's a '95 with 19k and rising. Love it! Just a few more tweaks and I'm gonna call her done. ...for now. A couple of the parts are BCB (I can't fab that kind of quality seat pan on my carport). I couple of the parts are auto store repurpose. All of the parts AND build is hovering around $2k! How can you beat that?! That's a LOT of fun for the money. Salute to the suzukisavage.com guys. What a wealth of information! So glad I found you guys! Cheers from upper East Tennessee! Mark |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by mbullen on 05/05/12 at 08:12:11 ...and the other side... |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by Fish on 05/05/12 at 08:14:43 Welcome! That is a really nice lookin' ride. I really dig that red exhaust. The whole paint scheme is great. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by mbullen on 05/05/12 at 08:22:08 Thanks Fish! The exhaust is a 31" Thrush. LOUD. It'll ripple your britches if you stand behind it. The paint is not really paint. That's a plasti-dip liquid through a Wagner. I've actually changed colors three times in a couple of weeks. 5 bolts and peel and spray. I think I'm gonna ride the red for a while now, though. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/05/12 at 11:24:04 I guess since its at 19,000 the cam chain has been done,, Pretty economical ride, ehh? Looks good, Gotta love that Thrush, You got it all jetted & such? That's a plasti-dip liquid through a Wagner. I did not KNow that was possible! How in the WOrld do you clean that Wagner? I had one & discovered I hated painting soooo badly, I gave it away. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by mbullen on 05/05/12 at 11:51:20 Ahhh yes. Jetting. Somehow I knew that would be the first question. The short answer is....I'm still chasing it. The guy I got the bike from had already re-jetted for a straight slash-cut. The glasspack gave me close to the same length with a little better back pressure. Still loud, but it's directed away from me now. I also went to a higher flow panel filter. Anyway, it's not exactly dialed in, but it's livable. I'm still not sold on the set-up...I may go back to the cast-offs...but I'm liking the conversation the glasspack makes out on the road. Ironically, that very experiment was how I found this fantastic site! As soon as I put the Thrush on, I started having problems. In the end, it was the vacuum petcock, but the crazy timing of events had me herding cats for three days! ....raptor.....who would have known?! Whomever figured that one out the first time deserves a medal! As far as the Plasti-Dip goes, Naptha is the secret. Check out the guys at dipyourcar.com (<--not sure if that will auto-link or not, sorry). That stuff is addicting! I just checked out some of their how-to videos and started spraying everything I own! It peels right off if you don't like it. What a blast! |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/05/12 at 13:44:59 herding cats for three days! Thats a high level of frustration right there,,fella needs a high powered pellet gun,, It peels right off if you don't like it. Allright! Automotive makeup,, Motorcycle Maybelline. Williams, in his early 20s, noticed his younger sister applying a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust to her eyelashes to give them a darker, fuller look. He adapted it in his small laboratory and produced a product sold locally called Lash-Brow-Ine. The product was a local hit, but the awkward name held it back. His sister, who inspired the product, was named Maybel. So T.L. Williams renamed it Maybelline, a combination of Maybel and Vaseline. Dont like it? Take it off & try again,, I LOVE it,, YOu can get a color wheel & mix your own,, you know, blue/yellow= green, red/blue=purple,Maybe dump some in the pot & dont stir it? Kinda expensive stuff, tho, innitt? YOu know the cam chain is good, right? Valves are set okay? |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by mbullen on 05/05/12 at 14:06:01 Ha! Nice. But then again, I'm a sucker for any story with a girl named Maybelle. Yeah, that dip is a little pricey...but what price fun? I've bought the gallon size, but they have black, white, and red in rattle cans, too. Plus glossy coats and "metalizers". Can't wait to try some of that craziness! now...cam chain. I've been told that it had been replaced.....I think I may leave it at that for now. I did the ol' screwdriver/stethoscope diagnostic and it wasn't slapping around. I'm going to try to get through the summer as is, I think. This thing has a bunch of unknown miles on it, and every time I tear something apart, I strip a bolt or create three other problems. She's been put up wet a few times. But it was cheap. I checked the valves day 1 and they were spot-on, so my confidence level in the seller is going up. I've enjoyed wrenching on it so much, though, I may spring for a low-mile bike if one falls in my lap. I've owned many bikes in the past and this Savage is as much fun as any! Especially for sub-urban assault! Currently, I still have a Sportster and a old Benelli 125. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by Stimpy - FSO on 05/05/12 at 14:32:18 I'm seeing dita von teese modeling ontop of that bike, nice work. 8-) |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by mbullen on 05/05/12 at 14:45:26 geez.....I am too, now. Thanks!! I may have to take that and run with it as my own, if ya don't mind... ;) 0F2835312C255C0 wrote:
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/05/12 at 16:36:23 Hello? Cam chain? Id sure hate to see a newbie go to walkin & partin out a junk bike. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by mbullen on 05/05/12 at 17:12:35 Dude! There's no such thing as a junk bike! Turds....maybe. Hard to put a shine on those. Anyway. Yeah, yeah. Roger that. Loud and clear. I've never been much on walkin'. Just letting that fresh oil change collect a little bit more evidence...actually, I'm having too much fun to park it for another tear-down in the immediate future. If I break it, I'll fix it. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/05/12 at 20:17:08 You wont be too likely to fix it if the cam chain tensioner gets away,,nearly always a fatality,.at 19,000, its probably been done, or, its in serious need, |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by mbullen on 05/05/12 at 21:10:31 Wow. Interesting outlook. Maybe we should define "fatal". Let's just say that I'm confident in my instinct. Heck, I've been blowing motors in one way or another for over 30 years! ...even competitively for a few of those years. Ehhh. Sorry. Nothing personal, mind you. I realize you're just looking out for another "newbie". I completely understand the tensioner's role and it's importance. I also understand that further investigation is needed and it will happen in due time. Meanwhile, I've found nothing to indicate that the seller was untruthful or incompetent. Ridden hard doesn't always mean abused. If I thrash it, I'll plug another motor in it and grin sheepishly for a while...Like I said...it was cheap. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/05/12 at 21:57:08 No way for me to know your level of expertise or willingness to play close to the fire,, no pain,, have fun. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by Fish on 05/05/12 at 22:24:25 Ex member? Well that was short lived. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/05/12 at 22:46:24 I guess I was rude.. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by Fish on 05/06/12 at 07:51:48 You were a bit...persistent. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/06/12 at 08:18:47 The cam chain is an important item, he replied to everything else, I wanted to make sure he understood. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by Fish on 05/06/12 at 09:01:20 Right on. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by Jeff Jopling on 09/24/12 at 22:47:19 When you did the dip did you take off the tank and fenders or what. I really want to dip my black bike to a matte black look but I kinda want to avoid taking the tank off if at all possible. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by ToesNose on 09/25/12 at 06:27:25 Sorry Jeff, mbullen is listed as an EX-member so I don't think you'll be getting an answer from him :o |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by Jeff Jopling on 09/26/12 at 13:51:34 Yeah I noticed, haha...I guess I'll have to find somebody else with that answer. |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/26/12 at 21:48:02 I guess I urinated him off,, |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by Serowbot on 09/26/12 at 22:26:48 It was an odd,... flash in the pan... :-?... Seemed a nice enough fellow,... hope he pops back... I didn't see anything offensive or off-putting... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Howdy Folks! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/26/12 at 22:57:50 Actually, I didnt either. I thot I explained myself well,, but, I think he was offended,, snotmyproblum,., |
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