Guys, I finally bought a savage. It is a clean bike from 1986. It has 75000 km.
At first I was worried about the high mileage but after seeing the bike and hearing it run, I wasn't worried anymore and made the deal.
Up to now I'v ridden it 300 kms and I just like it. It pulls real strong and no noise from cam chain, just a faint valve clatter. No oil leak. I like the way the bike feels(lightweight, leans easily in curves...).
I do not know about the bike history as the owner(female) only had it for 3 years and didn't put a lot of mileage on. She quit motorcycling!
Twice the motor died because of a lack of gas. Used the reserve to drive home. I`m not used to such a small gas tank! I made around 45 miles a US gal.
I noticed that the idle mixture screw had been taken care of. It`s 3 1/4 turns out. I`ll have to have a look at the main jet and the white spacer. I`ve been reading a lot about rejetting and I`m confused as people do not state the year of their bike when they talk about jets. I understand that 86-88 were jetted differently as opposed to 1995-2008.
So my question is: What carb mods would you do on a 1986 bike with standard exhaust and air filter?
I did change the oil for 20w50 with new filter.
Now I'll have to have a look at the air filter and the plug.
Here is the url to my savage:
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2134682170034053310yYWoEWJust love the bike!