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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> New Savage owner and new to forum /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1420080259 Message started by Skiprrdog on 12/31/14 at 18:44:19 |
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Title: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Skiprrdog on 12/31/14 at 18:44:19 Hey everybody, My name is Skip and I am new to the forum and new to Savage bikes as well. I owned a couple of different Harley baggers for the past couple of decades (1972 FLH and a 1997FLHTCI), sold both of those and thought I would try something different. I picked up a 2009 s40 just about a month ago. I saw it on C-list and thought, that looks pretty cool. When I went to the sellers place to look at it, my first thought was *yikes*; if you could apply the concept of 'rode hard and put up wet' to a bike, this bike fits the bill. I probably should have taken a pass on it, time will tell I guess. It has definitely been ridden, it has almost 50K on the clock, so aside from the cosmetic stuff I have dealt with, I am going thru it mechanically as well. Compression was ok. Adjusted the valves and already have new oil/filter for it as well as air filter. Pulled the carb apart to clean it yesterday and discovered that the diaphragm on the vacuum slide had holes in it :-/ Who knew those things were so freakin expensive :o So anyhow I am just waiting on the new turn signals I ordered so I can start smacking it back together, and take it out and enjoy some of this Tucson riding weather! |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by paulmarshall on 12/31/14 at 21:18:58 Hi and welcome to the site. :) |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/31/14 at 21:26:00 Look in the marketplace, you might land some parts.. It's late,tired of typing,, welcome,man. |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Srotag on 01/01/15 at 06:37:05 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1344399573 The link above is the MUST READ info that will get you off on the right foot with your new bike. 8-) Welcome :) |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by LANCER on 01/01/15 at 13:06:44 11292B323030262D25420 wrote:
I believe I may have a slide/diaphragm, so if you have not ordered one or got a line on one already let me know and I will confirm and we can talk. |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Skiprrdog on 01/01/15 at 13:32:05 Thanks for all of the replies. This is an excellent site and yes. I have a lot of reading to do to catch up. Lancer, thanks for the offer but I already ordered one. Thought you could all use a laugh, so I am posting this picture of the PO's 'thinking outside the box' when he went to repair a broken left side foot peg. My wife says at least you got a free 7/16" wrench... yeah, too bad I cant use it on this bike ;D |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Serowbot on 01/01/15 at 14:20:27 I think he found those parts, inside the box... ;D... |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Art Webb on 01/01/15 at 15:05:26 welcome, I'd say that's not a bad use for an el cheapo wrench ;D except of course it's not a good footpeg |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Skiprrdog on 01/01/15 at 17:11:43 For what this guy used in electrical tape on this one peg, he probably could have picked up a used one on fleaBay :D One more thing I forgot to ask; I was doing some online research earlier about this whole cam tensioner issue, and on one page I visited (forget where) the author stated that Suzuki managed to improve the design of that part over a few years (don't remember which ones) Is this true? Mine is an s40, not a Savage (technically the same, I realize) I am going to check mine no matter what, but was curious about that. |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Serowbot on 01/01/15 at 21:14:36 Suzuki,... or any bike manufacturer, buy from the lowest bidder... the supplier may have changed, but the design is the same... Manufacturers out-source so many things nowadays... tires, wheels, brakes, forks, bars, gauges, switches, filters, shocks, belts, lights, and on and on... ...but the cam chain adjuster is the same... It has little play, and no stop... The Verslavy mod extends the play and adds a pinned stop to the extension... The play adds to the life... the stop, saves your engine from catastrophe... No money better spent... ;)... |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by verslagen1 on 01/01/15 at 21:29:03 60585A434141575C54330 wrote:
Oh but you can... 7/16" = 11mm |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by jcstokes on 01/01/15 at 23:01:48 Price up a 7/16 ring open ender and deduct it from what you paid for the bike. What brand if any is it? |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Skiprrdog on 01/02/15 at 07:57:56 Yeah, I am going to check the cam chain no matter what. 11MM... too bad its not 10MM, that is the one I always seem to need, and therefore never seem to have :P Does not say what brand it is, only that it is 'made in Taiwan', but hey, that is the good stuff... at least its not China 8-) |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by stewmills on 01/02/15 at 08:06:05 And don't forget the $4 worth of hose clamps. Those aren't cheap these days and are always good to have around for odd tasks around the house/shop. |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Skiprrdog on 01/02/15 at 08:18:08 Funny you said that; as I was typing the last reply I was thinking I should have thrown that in there. Too bad I couldn't figure out a way to re-cycle all of the electrical tape he used on his various fixes... I would probably have enough to re-wire a small house :) |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Art Webb on 01/04/15 at 09:43:15 744C4E575555434840270 wrote:
not really, Taiwan, ROC means Republic of China ;D |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by verslagen1 on 01/04/15 at 09:59:06 51424447555252300 wrote:
not really, Taiwan, ROC means Republic of China ;D[/quote] The island off the coast, of which the exiled royalty of china rule. Vs. PRC... peoples republic of china(mainland) |
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Title: Re: New Savage owner and new to forum Post by Skiprrdog on 01/04/15 at 18:13:25 Huh, you guys are getting all technical on me; okay, what I meant to say was PROC, and not China ;D |
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