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Keith_T Senior Member Offline Posts: 289 Northern Illinois Gender:	What you do you have into your Savage/S40 04/08/08 at 14:30:50 What did you pay for your Savage/S40 when you got it and how much do you have into it in total. I paid $2000 for my 04 and will have about $2400 into it in the next month.
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Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40
Reply #1 - 04/08/08 at 15:29:57

$1100 for bike
$80 for stealership battery
$80 for big crank and charger
$5 for wire ties
$30 for spark plug, wrenches, sockets
$50 in misc parts and spark plug tool
$45 for muffler
$35 for saddleboxes
$15 for jets

$1440 so far, plus I spent a lot registering (3 years back = $223)
and insuring it

Oh and

$40 for Verslagen mod
$20 for new footpeg

so $1500, more or less

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jk Ex Member	Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40 Reply #2 - 04/08/08 at 15:30:36 Paid $1100 for my '87. I've probably put... I don't know, I'd guess around $500 into it. Never felt the need to total it up. I measure smiles per miles...
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Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40
Reply #3 - 04/08/08 at 17:16:57

I paid $1650 for mine.

So for I have:

K&N Pod filter $45.00
Jetset for carb $7.00
Factory engine guard $89.00
Kyurkyan ISO Dually foot pegs $207.00 (both stock barrel pegs replaced plus an off-set pair for the engine guard.
Factory luggage rack $89.00
Dowco Iron Rider overnight bag $75.00
Rapid Transit Triple Tree Bag $29.00
Progressive Suspension 412-4005c rear shocks $205.00
Lambskin seat cover $20.00

So, I have $766.00 in goodies. Thats $2416.00 for a custom cruiser.

Of course, that will go up slightly when my custom saddle bags and custom saddle are done in 2 weeks ($500.00 for both. All leather, hand made... I can't wait!)

So all told , I have, what, $2900.00 in the bike. Less than I can get a used stock S40 for at the stealership.

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Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40
Reply #4 - 04/08/08 at 18:13:02

'98 Savage - $2,100
Head Plug - $4.
Shield - $65
RTV Sealant - $4
Vacuum Hose - $3
Manual - $20
Savage Companion CD - $25
Replace crappy bolts & screws - $20
Trailer Hitch - $50
Grease Pen - $1
Metzler Tire - $110
SuzukiSavage.com donation - $35
Throttle Lock - $20
Garage Door Opener - $20
Turning Beeper - $15
Brake Light Flasser - $20
Bottle Stoppers to raise seat - $2
Dental Floss - I stole it from the waiting room at a dental office.
Windex Wipes - $4
Replacement Tire Stem Caps - $1.50
Gorilla Glue - $4
Tripod to take photos to post them here when I'm confused - $5
New Tools - $250
Beer - $4,826,492.18

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Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40
Reply #5 - 04/08/08 at 18:59:08

2001 Ebay special

$450 for rolling frame ( little dusty & road grime but only one scratch and no rust)
$50 for dead engine and muffler & pipes, title etc.
$104 "0.5mm" oversized pistion kit
$14 Wrist pin & cir clip for above (doesn't come with kit)
$200 Used Head assembly
$86 OEM Cam chain
$74 seals
$0 (zero) to hone (bore & true) cylinder, friend is a machinst
Subtotal: $ 978 (to get it running, street legal)

$15 Oil Press gauge
$48 Tach
$45 Fact Serv Manual
$31 Dyna Muffler
$40 Rear Luggage rack
$50 2005 S40 one piece seat
$27 Bell leather bag (front little bag)
$12 "Third" brake light (LED)

Please note, I had sold other bikes for a profit, so for the $500 to pick up the bike , I only had to dish $50 out of pocket.... so actually I got a running bike for $528 .. Grin

BUT maybe I should count the 6 hr drive one-way to get it Tongue

Tire (1 for $69), oil filters and oil..... wear items, not counted..... and title transfer fees not counted either

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Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40
Reply #6 - 04/08/08 at 19:52:27

To date:

$1200 for a stock '99 (well almost stock, it has a MAC muffler on it)
$50 for two new turn signals
$50 (as best as I can remember) for risers and drag bars
$120 for pegs and rubber (tires were old, I broke three of them)
$160 for new tires
$80 for new brake pads front and rear (2 sets front, 1 set rear, caliper was sticking)
$160 for a stock cam chain and tensioner from the dealership
$105 for a complete Vesrah gasket kit (in case I needed it)
$80 ? (I don't recall what they cost per each, help me out here) for two of the new and improved can chains when I need them

sooooooooo... grand total

Roughly 2,000 for the reliable, fun bike I ride almost every day.

Not bad, considering that most of the riders I know didn't even purchase their bikes for less than $5K.

I am working on the bobber modifications right now. By the time I get done with them, I will maybe have another $500 in (I am going cheap, I like the rat-style bikes). Not bad for a custom ride I did myself.

I am planning on a trailer fender, custom made license plate bracket, old-skool taillight, smaller turn signals, either a larger headlight or duals, a sissy bar (which doubles as fender struts), rejet, new pod filter from Lancer, grease trap mod on said filter, and a spring-mounted seat.

I forgot the new caliper seals and the brake cleaner to clean out the caliper. Toss in another $10. I'm still golden! Smiley

This does not include the new helmet I had to purchase when I decided to see how fast i could do figure-8's in the church parking lot up the street. Or the doctor visit to tell me I had a bad ankle sprain. Or the antiseptic to clean out the rash on my hand. Why yes, I had had too many beers, why do you ask?

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Max_Morley Serious Thumper Offline LT650 Luxury Touring & sidecar rig Posts: 1490 Moses Lake. WA Gender:	Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40 Reply #7 - 04/08/08 at 20:30:53 Paid $3500. for my used 96 (in 98) and figure I have another 1500 in all mods. and repairs. I didn't know you were supposed to keep track as it is always cheaper than a mental health professional and alot more fun. Max
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Gary On A Savage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Only 15 mins riding could save you $$$ in Dr bills Posts: 941 Fresno, California Gender:	Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40 Reply #8 - 04/08/08 at 21:02:31 Bike was $1600 and another $750 in improvements and goodies. That's $2350 and still a real cheap, very custom bike. Still wanting to add another $500 in goodies and improvements. SWEET!
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40 Reply #9 - 04/08/08 at 21:26:47 $1300 for a '96 with 16k miles $170 for a supertrapp $90 for a tkat $35 for a HD seat $25 for Handlebars $25 for mirrors $15? for risers $15 for gaiters $1745 total $400 on ATGATT Maintenance items don't count, that's the cost of smiles.
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Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40
Reply #10 - 04/09/08 at 01:43:27

I bought an 8000 mile bike with engine problems and tatty paint/chrome just to use as a round town workhorse, and the idea was to spend as little as possible to get it running:

$500 Initial purchase
$225 Lancer's cam and cam chain
$70 Gasket set
$30 Oil
$8 Oil filter
$40 Selection of jets

$873 to buy the bike, fix it and have it ready to ride - except, I just couldn't stop myself from fiddling, so I spent another:

$50 Barrel skim
$55 Lancer's cam chain
$56 Factory head gasket
$140 New factory rocker arms
$80 Good used front fender
$90 Re-chromed foot controls
$120 Re-chromed rear wheel
$70 Chrome side panels
$22 Used replacement head side covers
$70 Replacement handle bars
$90 Paints
$70 K&N
$15 Fork seals
$16 Iridium plug
$160 New old stock drive belt

So, another $1104 totalling $1977 so far - and (I wish I hadn't added this up), still the following to buy (roughly):

$100 Chrome plating other component
$110 Shortened rear springs
$80 Custom mirrors
$80 Custom indicators
$360 Raask exhaust

I'll be doing a few more mods at no cost as well like making forward control hangers, modifying the seat and sissy bar and some other touches. Head has been ported, frame and swingarm painted, lots of alloy polished to mirror finish, overall the bike is going to be a smart looking machine.
Another estyimated $730 to go, so it will be about $2700 all-in, but that will be for a fully renovated bike with a sorted motor, shiny chrome, nice paint and a mild custom look. Should have it finished for about mid-May if all goes well (would be sooner but I have other jobs to do when I'm home at the weekend and the wife has other ideas about my priorities!).

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Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40
Reply #11 - 04/09/08 at 11:17:33

I paid $4400 for an '06 S40 from the dealership that had never been started in August of last year. In fact, when I took delivery, it had .2 miles on it where they took it to fill it up.

I took it to the dealership for it's 600 mile service, at $129, I ain't doing again.

I've added a Suzuki OEM windscreen that I paid $80 for from Copperhead.

Other than that, I've put 1800+ miles and $96 in gas.

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Jonny_Chicago Serious Thumper Offline Nazis, f**k off! Posts: 513 Chicago, IL Gender:	Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40 Reply #12 - 04/09/08 at 20:16:02 $1400 for 96 with 2000 miles put bout $300-500 into it.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40 Reply #13 - 04/09/08 at 22:18:56 1200 for a 2000 Savage probably have about 600 in it in parts.
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Malcontent YaBB Newbies Offline You know I don't like to think. Posts: 14 Cedar Park, TX Gender:	Re: What you do you have into your Savage/S40 Reply #14 - 04/10/08 at 05:53:05 $1800 for an '01 Savage with 8600mi, new carb, new Dunlops. Basically stock except for a Suzuki windshield, on dibs list for forward controls. No plans to add anything else except some sort of bag or trunk. Maybe a luggage rack for said bag, maybe engine guards.
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