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Title: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Beagle on 08/20/12 at 06:42:37 Anyone know the maximum speed for a Savage? I'm no speed demon but I was just curious. I have no problems keeping up with highway traffic but it would be nice to know how fast I could go....if needed. ;) Zoom, Zoom! (wait...that's for a Mazda) ;D |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Paraquat on 08/20/12 at 06:45:42 I have done 95 down hill. I can get 'er up to 85-90 if need be. It's a very fine line and I noticed the more I weighed the more my top speed decreased. I went from 220 to 200. --Steve |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Beagle on 08/20/12 at 06:46:51 Found it myself here: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1341164470 You think that's accurate? I know it depends a lot on weight, any mods done, etc. I'm using all stock stuff too. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Beagle on 08/20/12 at 06:48:31 7342514252564257230 wrote:
Yeah, I weight 200lbs and it depends a lot on the wind too. Amazing how that can affect your speed too! As long as I can get up to 65-75mph, I'm OK...which I can with no problem. I haven't pushed the limit yet. :) |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/20/12 at 07:29:30 The weight of the rider isnt such a big deal,,but how much air their body grabs is a huge deal, Im pretty sure Ive seen 100+ change,once,,almost level road, I-20, had room to air it out, got down & hid as much as I could, left hand in on the fork, feet on the engine, knees in. I think it woulda made the same speed if I had been carrying a 50 pound cast iron weight on the back, but if I had been 4 inches wider,, I doubt it, Drag goes up exponentially with speed, thats why speed requires cubic money. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Ed L. on 08/20/12 at 08:03:31 I've seen 95 mph twice on my savage which is enough for me although I would still like to get to the ton mark just to say it can be done. Stock the bike would max out around 80 mph but that was before I added a wind screen which keeps the air off my chest. Gearing is the limiting factor, you can only spin the big single so fast unless you do some major engine work to it. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Dave on 08/20/12 at 09:41:33 I think the maximum speed on my bike is 70.....at least so far! ;D |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Serowbot on 08/20/12 at 10:10:59 Specs say 88mph for stock... from there, it's luck and wind, and prayer... Those charts are gearing maximums... rpm's at different speeds, not related to HP of engine... |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by ralfyguy on 08/20/12 at 10:57:22 According to my Mini Tach it redlines at 6,500 rpm and speedo indicates 97mph. I even did that with my 100lbs wife on the back. I weigh 200lbs. But it won't do that every day. For some reason the hotter it is out, the faster it goes. It should be the other way around. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Beagle on 08/20/12 at 11:39:28 6E7D707A657B69651C0 wrote:
What kind of tachometer do you have? Where did you get it? Was it easy to install? |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by bill67 on 08/20/12 at 12:11:47 495A575D425C4E423B0 wrote:
That should mean your high speed jet is a little lean for top speed. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Savage_Rob on 08/20/12 at 13:14:50 88, then you engage the flux capacitor. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by RanDaMan on 08/20/12 at 13:23:57 4270677076744E437E73110 wrote:
;D :D ;D 8-) |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by rfw2003 on 08/20/12 at 13:27:52 Best I've gotten was 89mph according to GPS, Still had some throttle left but didn't feel like it had the power to go any more, if I would have kept on it, it just might have climbed a tiny bit higher. R.F. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Boofer on 08/20/12 at 21:35:25 When mine was new to me it had 7400 miles, stock everything. I got up to around 97, but since then I was told by Serowbot that the speed is optomistic with stock size tires. As the man said about the Piper Cubs when asked how fast they went he said they would fly fast enough to kill you, so that's my final answer. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by ralfyguy on 08/20/12 at 21:54:54 032E2E272433410 wrote:
I once tested the speedo with my GPS and I just took it to about 88-89 and GPS tracker said that the top speed on that trip was 88. That is with a stock size Dunlop K555, which I heard is built a little bigger than the stock IRC. I noticed myself when I got the Dunlop that it seemed to look fatter than the IRC. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by ralfyguy on 08/20/12 at 21:58:23 7A716D70696D7677190 wrote:
What kind of tachometer do you have? Where did you get it? Was it easy to install? [/quote] Looks on ebay for "Mini Tach", and you want the DUAL FIRE version, not the single fire. It was easy to install. Four wires. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Beagle on 08/21/12 at 06:41:11 32212C2639273539400 wrote:
What kind of tachometer do you have? Where did you get it? Was it easy to install? [/quote] Looks on ebay for "Mini Tach", and you want the DUAL FIRE version, not the single fire. It was easy to install. Four wires. [/quote] I found one on eBay but it says: "Works with ALL V-Twins using dual fire ignitions" My 1998 Savage isn't a V-Twin so this one would work? |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by ralfyguy on 08/21/12 at 11:08:29 5B504C51484C5756380 wrote:
What kind of tachometer do you have? Where did you get it? Was it easy to install? [/quote] Looks on ebay for "Mini Tach", and you want the DUAL FIRE version, not the single fire. It was easy to install. Four wires. [/quote] I found one on eBay but it says: "Works with ALL V-Twins using dual fire ignitions" My 1998 Savage isn't a V-Twin so this one would work?[/quote] It's not about the cylinders, it's about how the ignition fires. The Savage has a so called "wasted spark" ignition, that means it fires every revolution of the motor. It fires on the compression stroke and the exhaust stroke. That's why it's called Dual Fire. Mine said the same thing when I got it. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Beagle on 08/21/12 at 12:30:38 OK....just wanted to make sure it was alright. I'm no mechanic! So when it doubt...I'll ask! :) Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by BurnPgh on 08/23/12 at 18:17:18 hit 100 indicated once and will never try it again. I can go from a stand still to 60 in 4-5 seconds another few seconds from there to 80-85 and a disturbingly slow crawl from 85-100 the whole time wondering if the piston was going to shoot through the head and catch me in the junk on its way out. The bike sounded pissed off at me for trying (though it no worse for wear)...so now i dont. Im not running stock though. |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by Serowbot on 08/23/12 at 18:53:33 1324233F013639510 wrote:
I'm impressed,... my junk can't reach past the speedo... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Maximum Speed On Savage Post by ralfyguy on 08/23/12 at 19:07:54 6354534F714649210 wrote:
Mine needs about 5-6 seconds to 60. Did you do any performance upgrades? Did you ever try the 40-70 roll on in top gear? Mine does it in about 9 seconds. |
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