Does anyone know what parts/pieces I would have to change out on the savage in order for it to pass american specs?  It is a european savage and I want to bring it back to the states when I leave here.

Thanks in advance.
Chris

On the other hand I registered a Fiat 238 van in California in '74 or so.  It was a camper conversion brought over from Germany and had German plates when I bought it.  I figured at the very least I'd have to switch to sealed beam headlights, but they let everything slide.  (Weird thing -- the radiator cap was in the glovebox.)

As far as I know the European emissions are same as California which exceeds the specs of the other 49 states.   Lighting, mirrors, etc. vary by state and will be negligible to correct over here even if required.

The Savage was never catalyzed, not in Europe anyway, which is why Suzuki dropped it in the Old World. So buy a HD catalyzed exhaust and that should be one problem solved.

Another issue is whether your State will demand 'low beam always on', that is, you twist the ignition key and the headlight goes on; this happens only on Scandinavian bikes, not in Germany, Italy, France and other civilized places   So just hotwire the low beam relay to the ignition module.

Speedo in mph vs. kph is like asking if the bike imported from England has been converted to left hand drive   you just drive - at worst, stick little slivers of colored tape at 35mph = 55km/h, 55mph = 90 km/h, and 70mph = 110km/h. I doubt you'll be riding any faster than 110km/h, and if the speed's lower than 35mph just coast along at the same speed as local traffic.

... now, about those wind-down windows...  

Maurizio

In my experience the Savage does not have a catalyzed muffler on it so that should not be a problem. The speedo and lighting will be the biggest issues if at all. They should not be expensive or hard to fix. I thought the speedo was dual marked so only the odometer part would be wrong and feds don't care about that.  Used to be US vehicles (cars and trucks) had to have sealed beam lights, but that has changed also. I think even the 05 models maybe 06 use a relay to turn the headlight on after the alternator has started working to save battery power for starting. The US Embassy in the country you are in should be able to give you the contact points for information about importing the bike, or search for it on the internet. Also who ever ships your household goods may have information as they would not want to get caught in the middle of importing someting illegal. When I was in what used to be West Germany in the early 70's  there used to be a provision for a 1 life time expemption for 1 vehicle and I think it would apply to a motorcycle also.  I was considering importing my Ford transit van but decided getting parts here later wouldn't be worth the hassle. The savage share parts world wide so that won't be an issue. Might want to find a shop manual for it or at least a wiring diagram for the lights issue. max

According the Az law- the head light doesn't have to be  ON all the time.