Greetings all!

Nate here from Brooklyn, NY.

I ride a vstar classic 650, and have done pretty basic wrenching and body work. Jan 1 2013, bought a 2003 Savage for the wife to ride, and for me to hone my mechanic skills on. The bones are all there, but the clutch and exhaust seem to need the most immediate attention. So far I have stripped the whole body down and done a paint job. (Progress pic attached.) Flushed the oil a few times, changed all the filters and fluids, etc...  Rideable, but I'm having an issue which from scanning this great forum is likely to be a clutch adjustment. The engine sounds good and is revving but all of the power just doesn't make it to the wheels after 2nd gear, and 5th gear is almost useless. Will be cleaning the carb and diving into the clutch this weekend. Wish me luck.

I look forward to learning from and contributing to the community as much as I can.

Anyways, hello!!!!

Nate

Thanks ZAR,

I'll be diving in there in the next two weeks. Decided to get the carb cleaned and the valve adjustments done first.

Teggy: Mike from DeKalb, Il 40 years young. I've been wrenching and riding two wheelers since I was 16. I currently own a 06 Savage that I have rebuilt as a project for my better half. I ride a 01 Kawasaki ZRX1200 that I have owned for 5 years now. I work in service for a Ford dealer.

I love the Chicago Blackhawks and all hockey. In general I'm a Chicago sports fan I.e: Bears, Cubs, Sox and Bulls.

I enjoy working on motorcycles about as much as riding them.

Hello everyone, I think there's two or three of these type of threads so I figured I'd spread myself around. I bought my second bike a 96 Savvy a little over a month ago and immediately started tearing it down to a more streamline backyard bob look. My first two wheeler was an 84 Honda Shadow vt700 but these thumpers have some pep to them. I did a lot of research on this site before becoming a member and buying the bike because I wanted to purchase a thumper that was affordable and fun to customize. I both love and hate that there aren't more simple "bolt-on" items for this bike but it is bitter sweet and makes for a great canvas to express our own ideas. While I am a partial fan (and I use that word lightly) of BCB's and Ryca's kits, I couldn't possibly call it my own build if I used their styles. Please do not take offense any and all who have. It's just not for me, not to mention overpriced! I'm aiming to mount the rear fender and possibly taillight today which will require some minor fabricating/ mounting. I'll post an older pic but not much has been done since due to life/work, the constant battles we all face   Still waiting for my drag bars, grips, and turn signals. She'll be getting paint makeover as well when all said and done. I'll share details of the build then. Ride and roll on all!

My name is Shon, and I'm new here! I'm 42, married, & I have 2 boys- one 3-1/2, & one 7 months. I went to school for A&P mechanic, but I work as a mechanic in the food industry, (coffee). I grew up around motorcycles.....literally! We didnt have a garage, so my dad would park his '49 Panhead in the house in the winter. I'm originally from Rockford, Il, but I got so completely sick of winter I moved to Columbia, SC in 2011.
I bought my first motorcycle in 1990....I'd never ridden anything as the pilot previous to this.....EVER, not even a mini bike! Since then, I've owned over 100 motorcycles, ranging from Ducati 916 to XR600 to YZ250f to SV650, & on & on. My passion is road racing, which I've been doing since 1997. I've collected a couple handfuls of regional championships, & I've been on national podiums. I even managed to snag CCS regional championships the last to years, at my ripe old (racing) age. I'm also a track day instructor/coach.

I joined the forum to pick brains & find knowledge on the platform. Like many others here, I'm doing a Ryca build, scrambler version. I just got the bike, & it will have a couple different twists. I'm doing a couple downshifts on the racing in 2013, with the addition of son #2, (hey! Racing ain't cheap!), so I'm building this to get more bike time, as well as I enjoy wrenching & fabricating.

(Copy & pasted from another "intro" post)

Hey Niki nice drum set up....What kind of music you rockin with those demon drives??

Hi, I'm Bill
 We got a 2002 LS650 Savage for the wife's "next step" into the motorcycle world. She is...shhh don't tell her I told you.... 49 yrs old and decided last year she wanted to drive instead of ride and well...got her license last month and has been riding a honda 250 rebel to get her skills up.
Seen the savage at a local consinement dealer and offered $1,300 for it and he took it, said his wife didn't like it (fell over on her and broke her ankle).
I've gone thru the electric/fuel/air systems and all seems to be good so far, rear tire has to be replaced some how it got sliced deeply. I've spent the past two days cleaning chrome, will be replacing the front brake pads this week.
Wasn't used to high vibes and have to hunt down a few rattles, the tool box needs trim, the speedo housing makes noise and I think I might have to adjust the valves because i'm not sure how loud they are supposed to sound.
I'll be reading and posting untill we get this thing right!