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Savage has been sitting for over 4 years...
03/01/09 at 20:27:24

So, my mom bought a 1996 savage 4 or 5 years ago but she never got her license. I have been having fun fixing my car lately so i decided to get my license, get the bike goin again, and steal it. =]

So far i have:
-removed fuel tank and emptied out old gas that had been sitting in there
-bought a new spark plug and battery
Still plan on:
-removing and cleaning carb tomorrow hopefully
-put sea foam in the gas and oil

Is there anything im missing? Should i be getting new tires too?

Thanks, Dan

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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Savage has been sitting for over 4 years... Reply #1 - 03/01/09 at 20:30:48 Do the tires show signs of cracking and dry rot?
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Trippah Serious Thumper Offline I ride, therefore I am. Posts: 2517 central Mass Gender:	Re: Savage has been sitting for over 4 years... Reply #2 - 03/01/09 at 20:41:44 Five years is about the outside limit; if you have the $, I'd get new ones..flats are no fun.
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dan savage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Savage has been sitting for over 4 years... Reply #3 - 03/01/09 at 21:01:44 yeah, they've been sitting in an uninsulated garage the whole time in northern il. got lucky and the mother offered to replace the tires =D Is there other stuff i should be replacing that goes bad or anything while im still workin on it? Anything you guys really recommend replacing/upgrading right away?
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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 has been sitting for over 4 years... Reply #4 - 03/01/09 at 21:07:46 change the oil
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6072 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Savage has been sitting for over 4 years... Reply #5 - 03/01/09 at 21:28:03 inspect brakes and surfaces..front brake fluid lights, cables, hoses.....etc got manual (if you do let him free) tools?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Savage has been sitting for over 4 years... Reply #6 - 03/01/09 at 22:50:24 Wouldnt run too wold with it soon as you get it going, take time, check it out slowly. Be a drag for something to bind up wide open in a turn.
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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 has been sitting for over 4 years... Reply #7 - 03/02/09 at 03:20:33 Don't put Seafoam in the oil, only thegas. The clutch is bathed in the engine oil.
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Re: Savage has been sitting for over 4 years...
Reply #8 - 03/02/09 at 04:43:46

dan savage wrote on 03/01/09 at 20:27:24:

So, my mom bought a 1996 savage 4 or 5 years ago but she never got her license. I have been having fun fixing my car lately so i decided to get my license, get the bike goin again, and steal it. =]

So far i have:
-removed fuel tank and emptied out old gas that had been sitting in there
-bought a new spark plug and battery
Still plan on:
-removing and cleaning carb tomorrow hopefully
-put sea foam in the gas and oil

Is there anything im missing? Should i be getting new tires too?

Thanks, Dan

If I were you, I'd seriously consider changin the gas and clutch cables, they've been sitting there soaking in all the moisture and may well snap if they're rusty enough...

It's only a few bucks but I'd hate to see either cable snap 30+ miles away from home AND away from the shop!

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Reply #9 - 03/02/09 at 05:50:20

If you cleaned out the tank and the carburetor, the Sea Foam is a waste of money and time. If you didn't, Chevron's TECHRON additive is probably a better cleaner. Personally, I would get the bike started and running before I spent the money on tires (and tubes and rim strips, too).

Most motorcycle makers recommend changing the brake fluid every two years. Many also recommend changing the brake hose every four years and the rubber fuel and vacuum lines, too. It is said, if you replace the brake hose with one of the steel braided hoses (expensive) you will get better brake feel and the hose will last forever.

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Reply #10 - 03/02/09 at 05:59:29

Basically, if the bike is mechanically sound then it won't cost much to get it in really good condition. But it will take several little things and a good bit of time. Outside of tires, maybe $150 max for cables, hoses, fluids, filters and fork seals (if needed) and then simply time and patience for lubing, bolt checks, belt adjustment, etc. You might even do a few other things like the front seat raise mod. When all done it will be in great shape.

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dan savage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Savage has been sitting for over 4 years... Reply #11 - 03/02/09 at 06:42:07 Thanks a ton for all the responses! My new checklist is: -tires(tubes, rim strips) -gas & clutch cables -brakes & brake fluid -brake hose(steel braided?)/rubber fuel & vacuum lines -filters
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Savage has been sitting for over 4 years... Reply #12 - 03/02/09 at 06:47:52 front fork seals may be weepy,... but don't replace them right away... once oil gets up around the rubber, with a few days riding they may seal up again... if not, it's one more thing for the list...
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Reply #13 - 03/02/09 at 06:58:54

I would put sea foam in the gas tank and in the engine oil run it five miles and change the oil,I have never changed brake fluid in bikes that were 20 years old with no problems.How often to you change brake fluid in a car.I've have used SEA FOAM for years never had to take a carb apart to clean.Use 100 pure gas if you can get it.

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dan savage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Savage has been sitting for over 4 years... Reply #14 - 03/02/09 at 09:51:48 How hard is it going to be for me to replace the gas and clutch cables? I have the repair manual downloaded at home that ill take a look at once I get there but I'm at school now and just trying to figure out as much of this as i can before i leave
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