SuzukiSavage.com - Motor pics please

mikestrikes

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Motor pics please
09/24/08 at 13:12:15

I have been reading alot of the old threads getting info and all but so many of the older ones the pics are gone !

I would really like to see some pics of the combustion chamber, intake and exhaust ports and possibly crank and rod pics.

On motors thats had it rough does the rod bearing wear ? I see it has the needle bearings and not the lead shell type,,, is it the clutch and rings the most common to need work ?

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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Motor pics please Reply #1 - 09/24/08 at 13:53:12 These are the best I have. When I tear down again to replace head gasket, I'll try to remember to get better ones. Boogered up cam chain tensioner Another view of boogered up cam chain tensioner Engine on desk/work bench Front of engine Rear of engine Left side of engine Right side of engine That's all I got so far.
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doc5446 Senior Member Offline Into the night... Posts: 307 Randolph, Ohio Gender:	Re: Motor pics please Reply #2 - 09/24/08 at 20:58:18 Man, I never noticed until now that there is not much room for transmission in there, is there?
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Moofed Full Member Alliance Member Offline ...and the engine just gleams... Posts: 148 Bloomington, Indiana Gender:	Re: Motor pics please Reply #3 - 09/25/08 at 09:53:58 I (and probably every other person here) recommend the Photo CD.
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Re: Motor pics please
Reply #4 - 09/25/08 at 12:10:02

Bought my '01 bike in pieces . I had to split the case to inspect for flakes of aluminum (fm dead piston). Special note, in the first & second pictures you can see both halves of the neutral switch.

Engine with right half off

The inside of the right case half with oil pump. This is what is behind the Clutch.

The tranny, yes, a bit old school....

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mikestrikes Ex Member	Re: Motor pics please Reply #5 - 09/25/08 at 12:32:51 This is great stuff, when I finaly get mine I'll know whats inside and what to expect before hand. Looks like I will only need to worry about the clutch and piston/rings really. Unless they starved it of oil and messed up the top end. Now for some head pics, I really want to see the ports ! THANKS guys/gals
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KwakNut Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 332 Sheffield, England, mostly. Gender:	Re: Motor pics please Reply #6 - 09/25/08 at 15:54:54 A few shots you may find useful: Amount to adjust cam wheel if you skim the head by 1mm Standard exhaust compared to 'early' 50mmOD Raask Some shots of ports and chamber: Exhaust port before and after Barrel top milled down
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mikestrikes Ex Member	Re: Motor pics please Reply #7 - 09/25/08 at 17:24:58 THANK YOU ! ! ! Man that has to be the most restricted head I have ever seen ! LOTS of room for improvement in this one !!!
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Bobbert Serious Thumper Offline CHOP IT Posts: 836 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: Motor pics please Reply #8 - 09/25/08 at 17:38:58 now looking at these pictures of the planetary gears it makes me wonder...are the shafts constructed so the gears can be removed? If that's the case I'd love to see how much it would cost to change 5th gear ratios to be something a little less busy.
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Re: Motor pics please
Reply #9 - 09/25/08 at 17:47:48

Bobbert wrote on 09/25/08 at 17:38:58:

now looking at these pictures of the planetary gears it makes me wonder...are the shafts constructed so the gears can be removed? If that's the case I'd love to see how much it would cost to change 5th gear ratios to be something a little less busy.

Technically, not planetary gears (you need a big geared ring and the satellite gears revolve around the sun)

But yeah that's what I'm talking about.

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Re: Motor pics please
Reply #10 - 09/25/08 at 18:34:12

Bobbert wrote on 09/25/08 at 17:38:58:

now looking at these pictures of the planetary gears it makes me wonder...are the shafts constructed so the gears can be removed? If that's the case I'd love to see how much it would cost to change 5th gear ratios to be something a little less busy.

You know I hadn't thought of that, I wonder...

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Re: Motor pics please
Reply #11 - 09/25/08 at 18:34:59

Bobbert wrote on 09/25/08 at 17:38:58:

now looking at these pictures of the planetary gears it makes me wonder...are the shafts constructed so the gears can be removed? If that's the case I'd love to see how much it would cost to change 5th gear ratios to be something a little less busy.

All the gears in the tranny come out. Some snap rings hold it together. Top gear is closest to the output.

In my Tranny pict closest to you is 1st, then 4th, 3rd, 2nd and almost hidden is 5th.

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mikestrikes Ex Member	Re: Motor pics please Reply #12 - 09/25/08 at 18:40:08 I got a friend that can cut gears............
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Motor pics please Reply #13 - 09/25/08 at 18:40:30 I since a winter project coming on once I get all caught up on the bills.
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mikestrikes

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Re: Motor pics please
Reply #14 - 09/25/08 at 18:51:46

How well does a mod'd Savage pull 2 up ?

I'm asking as I would rather mount up a real trike axle and not an ATV axle, but the trike axle is about 200 pounds with the car wheels.
The ATV with wheels would be like 100 pounds.

I'm not expecting white knuckle speed just a nice day tooling around town but dont want to over tax the motor..

And yes the clutch will be worked on to handle it.

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