Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

did some experimenting last night, and apparently, riding with all my jacket's vents open was the primary cause of the feeling of being blown around. after closing all the front vents i had no problem doing 65-70 mph on the highway.
i will still look for a larger windshield though.

Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

somewhat accurate vision.
the jacket has two torso vents in the front, two front upper arm vents, and two torso vents in the back, all vertical. i theorized that the arm vents were the main problem, but i closed all the front vents and all was well.

no more parabiking for me.

Chris - Aerodynamics and weight reduction apart, the easiest way to give your Savage more speed off the line is to richen the fuel mixture from idle up to mid-range. It will take two meaures, one pretty easy, the other trickier, but both cost nothing. The first is to turn the pilot circuit (idle) fuel mix screw out 1/4 turn. This screw is located just behind the intake manifold high ion the right side of the carburetor. If it still has the brass poug covering it ask a bike mechanic to remove it for you.
  The second, and most important measure is to richen the CV needle jet (mid-range) circuit fuel mix. To do this you need to disassemble the carburetor, which means removing the seat and the tank (sigh) but if you're going to be a true Savage man you need to know the way to the heart of your beast. You definitely need the Clymer manual to attempt this part. Take apart the CV piston/diaphragm slide assembly and remove the white plastic spacer which pushes the jet needle out farther and makes the CV circuit run so lean.  Unlike those who advocate tossing this spacer, I'd suggest you thin the thickness of this spacer 50%, from the stock 2.5 mm to about 1.1 mm using a flat file, and re-install it. You will find new strength in your Savage. It may look the same and sound almost the same but oh, does it run better!

With 278 Topics so far it is hard to tell where this has been discussed.  Either in "Rejetting and Emissions" or "Backfiring".  I forget.

Where ever it was stated that a #4 washer from Radio Shack would work, I think.