HEY,
THERE IS VERY LITTLE ON THE MARKET FOR THE SAVAGE SO YOU WILL HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE DUE. THE SAVAGE HAS 1" HANDLEBARS...SO DO MOST HARLEY'S. THE SAVAGE EXHAUST HEADER PIPE IS 1 3/4" O.D....THE SAME WITH A LOT OF HARLEY'S...A LOT OF SLIP ONS WILL WORK. I GOT A "REVOLUTION AIR" MUFFLER BY "CONE ENGINEERING", THEIR WEB IS "
WWW.QUALITYENGINE.RD.COM". THEY HAVE CREATED A GREAT PATENTED DESIGN WHICH GIVES GOOD BACK PRESSURE AT LOW SPEED/THROTTLE BUT WHEN YOU CRANK UP THE RPM THE MUFFLER CREATES A VACUUM IN THE REAR OF THE MUFFLER WHICH PULLS THE EXHAUST OUT. WORKS GREAT, EVEN TOOK CARE OF THE BACKFIRING THE SAVAGE IS KNOWN FOR. THEY SELL FOR ABOUT $450 A PAIR FOR HARLEY'S BUT I GOT ONE OF THEIR R&D UNITS (USED) FOR $50. IT WAS THE BEST $ I HAVE SPENT ON THE BIKE YET.
ALSO, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER TAKING A TECH CLASS ON CUTTING/WELDING SINCE YOU WANT TO BUILD A CHOPPER. WITH FEW AFTERMARKET PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE SAVAGE YOU WILL DO WELL TO LEARN HOW TO CREATE THEM YOURSELF. IT IS FUN, SATISFYING AND YOU WILL SAVE A GREAT DEAL OF $ DOING STUFF YOURSELF.
MY SAVAGE SUFFERED ROAD DAMAGE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO...MASSIVE OIL LOSS ON THE HIGHWAY. DURING REBUILD I HAD THE CAM REGROUND BY WEBCAMS IN CALIFORNIA (
WWW.WEBCAMINC.COM)...THEY OFFERED SEVERAL CAM PROFILES AND I CHOOSE A GOOD MIDRANGE GRIND. I JUST SENT THEM MY CAM AND 10 DAYS LATER THEY RETURNED IT TO ME READY TO GO..ABOUT $125 I THINK. THE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE BORED ONE SIZE OVER BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE...I PURCHASED THE NEW PISTON AND SENT IT AND THE CYLINDER TO "BORE TECH" IN OHIO (
WWW.BORE-TECH.COM). THEY BORED THE CYLINDER TO MATCH THE NEW OVERSIZE PISTON AND DID A "SILICONE CARBIDE PROCESS" TO THE CYLINDER WALL...MAKES IT A DIAMOND HARD SURFACE YET STILL SEATS THE RINGS NORMALLY. NO BREAK-IN REQUIRED AFTER THIS PROCESS. FRICTION DRASTICALLY REDUCED...RUNS COOLER...BUTTER SMOOTH...SIGNIFICANT POWER INCREASE. THIS IS USED ON RACE ENGINES AND THEY ARE READY TO RACE RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX.
I ADDED A 6" VELOCITY STACK TO THE CARB AND AND A "THUNDER PRODUCTS DIAL-A-JET" KIT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LEAN CARB JETS/SETTINGS (
WWW.THUNDERPRODUCTS.COM).
THIS BIKE IS NOW A REAL "SAVAGE". IT STILL HAS STOCK GEARING SO MY TOP END IS LIMITED TO THE RED LINE IN 5TH GEAR...BASICALLY 100 +/- , BUT IT GETS THERE LIKE A CHEETAH. REMENBER, THIS BIKE ONLY WEIGHS 350 LBS SO IT DOES NOT TAKE A LOT OF A PERFORMANCE INCREASE TO REALLY PERK IT UP. WHEN THE REAR TIRE NEEDS REPLACING I WILL GO FOR A LARGER SIZE. ALSO, THE STOCK SUSPENSION LEAVES A BIT TO BE DESIRED FOR ANY REALLY FAST RIDING...I AM GOING TO PUT PROGRESSIVE SHOCKS ON THE REAR AND CERIANI FORKS ON THE FRONT WITH A BRAKE UPGRADE.
I AM REDOING THE SEAT NOW FOR A BIT MORE COMFORT.
OH, I FORGOT ONE THING, WITH THE PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS I HAVE DONE THE ENGINE WANTS TO REV LIKE CRAZY SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER-REV IT TOO MUCH. I HAVE GONE ALMOST 1000 RPM PAST REDLINE DURING ACCELERATION WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING I DO REGULARLY. BESIDES, IT PERFORMS JUST AS WELL BY STAYING CLOSE TO THE RED LINE. I START TO SHIFT WHEN I SEE THE REDLINE, SO IT IS COMPLETE WITHIN 2-300 RPM PAST REDLINE.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECT, I HOPE I HAVE BEEN HELPFUL WITH THIS BIT OF INFORMATION.
MICHAEL
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