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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1398263991 Message started by Coaxial on 04/23/14 at 07:39:51 |
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Title: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by Coaxial on 04/23/14 at 07:39:51 Hey! I've been doing quite a bit of thinking. I want to keep my s40 for life. My questions is if it will last the test of time. I am currently at 42,084 km (26149.8 miles) and I do about 10k km worth of travel per year. City travel. What can I expect in the regards parts failure? When will I need to open up the engine and such? Some data: Original Cam Chain with Versy adjuster, Regular oil changes with T6. Regular full carburetor overhaul. Running a tad bit rich due to Jardine Rumblers. |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by Oldfeller on 04/23/14 at 07:50:09 Talk to us again after you go past 100,000 miles. Do remember to keep your front pulley nut tightened down with an air wrench -- do this every time you change the rear tire. |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by Coaxial on 04/23/14 at 08:00:28 100k in miles wow. I guess this thumper can go the distance then. I was kinda hoping you would have said sooner so I can convince the wife that I need Lancer's upgrades while im overhauling the engine. |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by WD on 04/23/14 at 08:16:34 0A262831202825490 wrote:
You do need to upgrade the carburetor guts, if not replace the entire thing with a cable slide Mikuni or proper Bendix/SU/S&S/Edelbrock Quicksilver. You do need to get a Barnett clutch kit and a spring kit for said clutch. Braided stainless front brake hose is a mandatory safety enhancement, along with EBC brake pads/shoes, and a Yamaha 660 Raptor petcock. Oh, Barnett clutch and throttle cables, and before installing, cable lube or (my way) soak both of them and the rear brake cable in a bucket of hydraulic or GL1 gear oil for a week or so. Speedometer cable is self lubing on Savages, it acts as an oil wick... Drop your fork tubes and do a fluid change. Drop the triple tree out and service the steering bearings. Pull the speedometer out, remove the rear gear housing and lubricate the guts (Vaseline). If the tires are getting thin or cracked, change them. Shinko are sufficient for this bike. Change the headlight bulb, they do dim as they age. Corrosion and micro pitting on the terminals reduces the carrying capacity. That's all the "easy" stuff. |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by Serowbot on 04/23/14 at 08:55:40 Most any machine will last as long as you keep replacing what breaks on it... The good thing about our Savages is they are easy to work on, and there is a 25 year stockpile of used parts out there. Unless you live near the sea... in which case the bike will eventually rust out from under you... ;D... |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by Dave on 04/23/14 at 09:20:49 Our member youzguys has 111,000 miles on his bike on the original engine without a rebuild. He has replaced worn out cam chains, clutch, and other maintenance things.....the head has never been off. Watch the Marketplace on this forum and stock up on a few wear items if you see a good deal. It wouldn't hurt to have a spare belt, a few cables, maybe even a back up engine or cylinder head if you see a good deal on one. Parts are cheap and easy to find if you are patient - they are always more expensive when you need something in a hurry. Keep fresh oil and fuel in the bike, keep up with the maintenance items, pay attention to the oil level and cam chain wear, and it will run a long time. |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by old_rider on 04/23/14 at 09:25:05 584E59445C49445F2B0 wrote:
Oh no... I live 4 blocks from the gulf.... anybody know how long it takes to rust out from under me? :o Although I use a silicone spray to keep parts slippery so water won't bead up and cause problems. ;D |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by Serowbot on 04/23/14 at 09:33:48 21222A3C272A2B3C4E0 wrote:
...let's just say, I wouldn't bother with an oil change... ;D ;D ;D... |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by Kris01 on 04/24/14 at 19:54:33 [quote author=7360240 link=1398263991/0#3 date=1398266194]You do need to get a Barnett clutch kit and a spring kit for said clutch.[/quote] I thought I read somewhere that any clutch upgrades seemed to shred other parts. Wasn't there a video of a guy that used the Barnett clutch and it mangled the transmission or something? |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by verslagen1 on 04/24/14 at 20:03:30 78415A400302330 wrote:
Wasn't a Barnett clutch, it was a Frankenstein. you can get barnett kevlar clutch disks and they are stickier than stock. and work just fine thank you 8-) |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by WD on 04/24/14 at 22:32:35 51525A4C575A5B4C3E0 wrote:
Oh no... I live 4 blocks from the gulf.... anybody know how long it takes to rust out from under me? :o Although I use a silicone spray to keep parts slippery so water won't bead up and cause problems. ;D [/quote] Lived a block and a half off the Gulf in Long Beach MS when I bought my 98 brand new. I wish you could see the pics of the rusty junk fender rails off of it when I sent them to the late great (and dearly missed) Max Morley. Within a couple months, the undersides were solid rust. The clear coat had been eroded from the switch housings, and those had started turning into white oxide... Salt air and Savages mix poorly, you need to be sealing the undersides of everything with bedliner spray, catalyzed urethane, or epoxy paint once you phosphate treat any already present rust. |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by jcstokes on 04/24/14 at 23:04:05 Coaxial, if you've done 26000 miles, put your self up for one of Serowbots tin/pewter awards, he can explain how to do it. |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by Serowbot on 04/24/14 at 23:26:59 Jc,... Coaxial has been awarded... Thanks for pointing that out... ...and get on there yer'self!... Ride!... ;)... More the better... :)... |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by jcstokes on 04/25/14 at 00:29:07 Got about 2018.3 miles to go. |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/25/14 at 01:03:10 What will break is the clutch throwout paddle,,its sintered metal, & a few have busted, its not real common, but it can cause real problems,,If I was keepin mine Id give some real thot to havin one machined. It busted the cam chain guide the tensioner mounts to. Good thing it was a 15 MPH boo boo.. |
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Title: Re: Suzuki Savage s40 Longevity Post by shorty on 04/25/14 at 04:53:51 do something with that vacuum controlled petcock, it made my engine run lean after 15k miles |
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