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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Savage enduro Reply #15 - 07/16/08 at 12:46:06 Mine's a little better on dirt trails, washboards, dips and gravel, than the stock Savage, but it sounds like you might need a real dp bike, like my old Yamaha xt225 Serow. That was a great one in the rough. And it would cruise at 65mph.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Savage enduro Reply #16 - 07/16/08 at 13:56:21 saw a couple of honda xl500's in my area, but I'll add that to the list.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Savage enduro Reply #17 - 07/16/08 at 13:59:35 verslagen1 wrote on 07/16/08 at 13:56:21: saw a couple of honda xl500's in my area, but I'll add that to the list. Shame you're on the other coast, my friend has a Yamamha XT 550 Enduro for sale.
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Re: Savage enduro
Reply #18 - 07/16/08 at 19:52:24

Go darkside and put this on the standard rim as it will grip on slippery wet snow, so your standard mud & dirt likely isn't going to be any sort of issue to it. It, like a set of normal knobbies, won't last all that long. You will like the wet paved road performance of this tire a lot better than knobbies though.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizza...

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Re: Savage enduro
Reply #19 - 07/17/08 at 09:44:34

Gary On A Savage wrote on 07/15/08 at 21:50:48:

Kustomjim wrote on 07/15/08 at 15:02:37:

Up to an 18" rear wheel is not a problem with slight modification of the swingarm in the front section. See Out There Kustom Shop.com for pics of one already done. K.J.

Jim, I've noticed your 18" wheel before. How did you do that? Did you find a wheel that works, or put a new rim and spokes on the Savage hub?

Gary,yeah i found a 36 spoke "18" rim and laced it to the Savage hub. Will have new "18","16" and"21" rims for the Savage this year.K.J.

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mpescatori Serious Thumper Offline Romanum Thumperium Cavalco, yeaaah !!! Posts: 3547 Rome, Italy Gender:	Re: Savage enduro Reply #20 - 07/18/08 at 02:44:03 T Mack 1 - FSO wrote on 07/16/08 at 13:59:35: verslagen1 wrote on 07/16/08 at 13:56:21: saw a couple of honda xl500's in my area, but I'll add that to the list. Shame you're on the other coast, my friend has a Yamamha XT 550 Enduro for sale. Verslagen, just fly oneway to the east Coast and ride your way back
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Re: Savage enduro
Reply #21 - 07/18/08 at 02:50:04

I gotta say, though...

the Savage certainly has a great engine, but the wrong riding stance.

One would need a wider, flatter set of handlebars, and pull the riding pegs a good 3 inches backwards.

AND fit taller rear suspension.

AND do the chain conversion in order to "toggle" road/off road final drive ratio with possibly a 15 & 17 tooth front sprocket to swap by the roadside.

Then, only then, could one start riding offroad.

PS To all those who've done the chain conversion, would it be possible to have two front sprockets side by side?
i.e. 17 & 13 ? (biggest and smallest)
Perhaps with two rear sprockets of compatible length, i.e. 45 & 46?
That would provide road&track ratios by a mere flip of the chain from one set of sprockets to the next Cool

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