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Message started by Tattedchris on 07/20/23 at 16:26:24

Title: Upgrades to 87 Suzuki Savage
Post by Tattedchris on 07/20/23 at 16:26:24

Hey y'all I just was given in 1987 Suzuki ls650 Savage that's been sitting for 3 years some things look stock some things don't this is my first bike and I just did the chain conversion on it what else should I do because the engine will surge or something off with it and I am trying to make it into somewhat of a bobber I want a bigger back tire I don't know what size or anything to do I need new grips of foot pegs pretty much anything that can be replaced on it how do I know what size or what other bike can be converted to my bike

Title: Re: Upgrades to 87 Suzuki Savage
Post by Moarpower on 07/20/23 at 20:13:48

Well the grips are 1 inch. So look for 1 inch grips remembering the throttle side with be a little larger.

As for the rear tyre, that will depend on your fender setup and what will fit in the swingarm

Title: Re: Upgrades to 87 Suzuki Savage
Post by verslagen1 on 07/20/23 at 23:01:33

be aware of this...

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1288911670

Title: Re: Upgrades to 87 Suzuki Savage
Post by Moarpower on 07/21/23 at 04:57:28

Oh yeah. That's not fun. Took me over a month to get the bike running again after that