Home
Forum
Search
Login
Register
Merch
Donate
Welcome, Guest. Please
Login
or
Register
::
View Members
SuzukiSavage.com
›
General Category
›
Rubber Side Down!
› i killed the savage for good.
(Moderators:
verslagen1
,
Dave
,
Serowbot
)
‹
Previous topic
|
Next topic
›
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
i killed the savage for good. (Read 29 times)
Savage_Rob
Serious Thumper
Alliance Member
Offline
Mechanically
Inclined Amateur
Posts: 6972
Texas (Dallas area)
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #45 -
02/16/06 at 11:38:29
torque wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:
thats the standard warranty. we paid $400 more for the 7 year extended warranty,it's like one dollar more a month.so why not do it?
$400 for a 5-year warranty is a fantastic deal.
Back to top
1998|MAC muffler|ceramic coated header|K&N air filter|Amal Mk2 carb|Odyssey battery|iridium plug|NC windshield|Dunlop 491s|Superbrace|EBC brake rotor|12.5" Progressive shocks|Kuryakyn ISO grips
IP Logged
bentwheel
Serious Thumper
2005 No Login
Offline
Ride free, citizen
Posts: 658
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #46 -
02/16/06 at 11:58:01
You have to be careful when you buy extended warranty coverage. Sometimes it is not as it seems. Let me give you an example of what Suzuki is offering in Canada. On all new Suzuki purchases you get two years of Suzuki protection plan coverage in addition to the one year unlimited mileage standard warranty. This extra two years protection plan is actually underwritten by somebody called Motors Insurance Corporation. If you can get them to provide the small print you quickly learn this extra coverage is not as comprehensive as the manufacturers warranty. I don't think I have to tell anyone how difficult it is to get free repair work from an insurance company.
Back to top
Bentwheel FSO
2006 Suzuki 650 V-Strom
1977 Yamaha XS360
1972 Honda CL175
IP Logged
Savage_Rob
Serious Thumper
Alliance Member
Offline
Mechanically
Inclined Amateur
Posts: 6972
Texas (Dallas area)
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #47 -
02/16/06 at 13:30:39
That's true. Most extended auto warranties are basically insurance policies, with associated deductibles. For instance, mine has the standard 3-year/36K mile manufacturer's bumper-to-bumper warranty (and a 7-year/100K mile powertrain warranty). Then it has a bumper-to-bumper extended warranty to take the non-powertrain portions to 6-year/72K miles but with a $100 per incident deductible.
Back to top
1998|MAC muffler|ceramic coated header|K&N air filter|Amal Mk2 carb|Odyssey battery|iridium plug|NC windshield|Dunlop 491s|Superbrace|EBC brake rotor|12.5" Progressive shocks|Kuryakyn ISO grips
IP Logged
mmosel
Senior Member
2005 No Login
Offline
My bike is
officially THUMPING
now.
Posts: 415
NW Oregon
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #48 -
02/16/06 at 15:11:56
I got luck when I bought my used s40, the previous owner purchased a comprehensive 5 year extended warranty. It covers pretty much everything. I think he paid $600 for it. There were three levels, C, B, A. C is minimum. B covers C plus more. A covers B & C plus more.
Point is, you can buy extended warranties for any bike.
I don't care what bike you own, if you run it hard, it'll shorten it's lifespan. The law of decay kicks in. Things wear down & break. I don't imagine the lil' savage engine likes being pushed to extremes on a consistent basis. One cylinder to carry the load! It has to work twice as hard as a twin, so it's life might be shorter.
Back to top
IP Logged
Ed L.
Serious Thumper
Alliance Member
Offline
"We All go a
Little Crazy
Sometimes"
Norman Bates
Posts: 2808
Sunny Florida
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #49 -
02/16/06 at 16:26:19
Torque, sorry to hear about the Savage blowing up, real glad you didn't get hurt when the engine went. Maybe the bike was a lemon, have had a couple cages like that, fix one thing and something else f*cks up. Luck on your new ride be it a cruiser or sport bike and keep the rubber on the road and the wind in your hair.
Back to top
Silver '02, clubman handle bars, Cobra headlight, Sportster muffler, K+N stock air filter, 152.5 main, Superbrace, oil cooler, 1/2 inch aluminium plate forward controls, spark advance, goes like stink
IP Logged
torque
Serious Thumper
2005 No Login
Offline
2008 nightster,flat
od green and black
Posts: 748
rock hill,S.C.
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #50 -
02/16/06 at 16:38:11
Ed L. wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:
Torque, sorry to hear about the Savage blowing up, real glad you didn't get hurt when the engine went. Maybe the bike was a lemon, have had a couple cages like that, fix one thing and something else f*cks up. Luck on your new ride be it a cruiser or sport bike and keep the rubber on the road and the wind in your hair.
thanks ed-L, yeah it might have been a lemon,who knows? as for keeping the wind in my hair,i'd rather die than not be able to ride,riding motor cycles is my life.thats why i'm going to M.M.I so i can work on them full time. later.
Back to top
IP Logged
Trippah
Serious Thumper
Offline
I ride, therefore I
am.
Posts: 2517
central Mass
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #51 -
02/16/06 at 19:30:07
torque- the new h-d's are pretty nice, and if you've picked one up= there is an almost endless list of upgrades and mods that will keep you as busy and broke as you want to be. The electrician at work has one that has so few origional parts, I think he almost has a second bike in his basement by now
I was going to suggest a ducati monster, you can't hardly get faster or more fun for, in the used catagory, so little expense. Personnaly, I'd get a guzzi if the fam didn't stop spending money. Anyway, keep in touch and hope the mmi works out for you; can't help but make you even better at wrenching than you are today. Have a blast. At almost 60, I gotta say, ride while you can..the road may be endless, but us humans aren't.
Back to top
IP Logged
shawn_b
Ex Member
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #52 -
02/16/06 at 20:18:58
hey good luck on hd covering the type or abuse that u dole out
theres probably a driver misuse disclamer that will cover your burn outs &red light run downs
:'( sorry it a fact that if u always in the motor it will not hold up no bike or car will cover misuse i.e.abuse
Shawn
Back to top
IP Logged
torque
Serious Thumper
2005 No Login
Offline
2008 nightster,flat
od green and black
Posts: 748
rock hill,S.C.
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #53 -
02/17/06 at 06:27:53
your such a gut buster ole shawny-boy
in my ranger i always have the pedal to the metal,i have to just to keep the dubs rolling and at 110,000 miles it hasnt gave my one single problem except for the windshield wiper motor,and that gas tank that needs to filled way to often
.i mean most motors are made to take abuse,like toyota who runs their engines wide open for a week straight to see if they will hold up,and they do!
harley and yamaha do similar torture test's
Back to top
IP Logged
Dynobob
Serious Thumper
Offline
2003 LS650 (with
Supertrapp)
Posts: 634
Northern Virginia
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #54 -
02/17/06 at 09:53:55
torque wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:
i mean most motors are made to take abuse
Sometimes they will and sometimes they won't. You play Russian roulette when you run a stock motor like a dragster. When you lose say bye bye to your motor. There's a reason why drag racers blueprint their motors, magnaflux and shotpeen parts, and use forged pistons, cranks and rods. You played the game and lost. Just don't badmouth the Savage.
Shawny-boy is probably right - that Sportster probably won't make it to 20k miles with constant abuse. And before you start whining...burnouts and frequent full throttle runs is abusive whether you like to admit it or not. I used to run automobiles just as hard or harder than you. I never blew up a motor. I do know lots of people who did.
Back to top
IP Logged
shawn_b
Ex Member
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #55 -
02/17/06 at 10:30:02
hey it ok he is just a kid when a grows up he know that we were right.torque no pun intended
good luck with what ever u buy or get just be careful u dont have to drive like a bat out of hell it ok to cruise 8)
good luck i wish i could ride today its 30 outside to cool for the savage she hates cold
good luck
shawn
Back to top
IP Logged
Reelthing
Serious Thumper
Alliance Member
Offline
Fish or ride that is
the question
Posts: 5397
Houston,Tx
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #56 -
02/17/06 at 10:45:11
Trippah wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:
Personnaly, I'd get a guzzi if
hey them guzzi's are just for old geezers! 8)
Back to top
IP Logged
cigaro
Ex Member
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #57 -
02/17/06 at 10:46:00
Yeah, good luck with your search. It's a drag having your bike blow up, but it doesn't do any good to bad mouth the Savage, either, won't fix it. You've been talking about making a move for a while. What better opportunity than this?!? You'll be happier. Seems like a sports bike might be the best fit.
Back to top
IP Logged
Starlifter
Serious Thumper
Offline
It only snows seven
months of the year
here.
Posts: 3746
Eastern Michigan
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #58 -
02/17/06 at 15:19:22
Yeah, good luck! Hope we don't see you in a wheel-chair or worse down the road.
Back to top
Proud to be everything the right-wing hates.
IP Logged
torque
Serious Thumper
2005 No Login
Offline
2008 nightster,flat
od green and black
Posts: 748
rock hill,S.C.
Gender:
Re: i killed the savage for good.
Reply #59 -
02/18/06 at 07:36:15
bike poll
wonder why? hmmm
Back to top
IP Logged
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
‹
Previous topic
|
Next topic
›
Forum Jump »
» 10 most recent posts
» 10 most recent topics
General Category
»» Rubber Side Down!
- Technical Documents/Reference
- The Marketplace
- The Cafe
- Politics, Religion (Tall Table)
- Forum Upgrade Issues / Tests
« Home
« Home
SuzukiSavage.com
10/08/24 at 10:13:53
›
General Category
›
Rubber Side Down!
› i killed the savage for good.
SuzukiSavage.com
» Powered by
YaBB 2.2
!
YaBB
© 2000-2007. All Rights Reserved.