I just did this on the GS500 site. We count assemblies as 1, like carb = 1, engine = 1, forks (both) = 1. Cos commonly you start splitting them, no one wants to buy it so ebay and here we dont - smart, but it is the way I'd count it.

Cables, hoses, grommets, bolts, rubber buttons and other rubbery BS like straps and trim and weather stripping etc is not counted.

2-4-10 of something = 1 as in all 4 turn signals = 1.

Then stuff that wont come off with conventional tools (wrenches, allens, etc) are 1, like the neck lock (How the F&(k do you get it off anyway).
OK so I'll start.
1. f wheel.
2. f. axle.
3. F Disk.
4. F Brake system (yes, dont split crap that got fluid in it).
5. F fender.
6. Fork legs.
7. lower triple.
8. upper triple.
9. Bar.
10. Risers
11. headlight.
12. Turn signals.
13. horn.
14. left switch.
15. Right switch.
16. Turn signal carriers.
17. clucth perch.
18. Cables.
19. Dash/speedo.
20. frame.

GS 500 ended with ~57 (on going count but doubt its going up drastically). I'd guess savage also ends up right around there.
Cool.
Srinath.

there are 4 types of tools for the neck "lockring"... one is a socket with protruding pins(ala dana 60 full floating axle outer bearing tool), one is a wrench shaped like the letter "C" with a bucktooth at either terminus of the "C"... one is like the "C" tool, only it has a single bucktooth(only engages 1 notch), and the last is probably the one used most often, a punch(really the ultimate wrong tool for the job)... suzuki dealers can get the right tool for you... if you have a lockring handy, you can go to a snapon truck(or their various competition), and the tool fool can match the wrench to the ring.... yes, a punch will "work", but it wont allow you to properly adjust the nut... kind of like using a hammer to turn a large nut....

21: Rear wheel
22: Rear axle
23: Swingarm
24: Clutch lever
25: F. brake lever
26: R brake pedal
27: Gear shift
28: Gear shift linkage rod
29: Engine
30: That weird nut hooking handlebars to seat

30. seats.
31. sissy bar.
32. rear fender.
33. regulator.
34. ignition box.
35. belt guards.
36. Belt and pulleys.
37. R. shocks
38. Battery box.
39. Tool box cover and lock and plate.
40. Carb.
41. Airbox.
42. Air filter.
43. side covers.
44. Tank.
45. Foot control plates.
46. Exhaust.
47. Exhaust heat sheilds.
48. Tail light.
49. Horn.
50. Wiring harness.
51. decompression solenoid (if you dont call it part of the wiring that is).

Oh yea I forgot ... ugly ass oil leak on it.
Cool.
Srinath.

AngloSaxon wrote on 05/15/09 at 08:11:47:

think it's a core key type like a best-falcon? the fact that the bike bandit fiche lists it as a "dealer repair only" kind of gave me the impression thay it's got a retainer you have to drill to get to.... like those mid-70s ford column locks, or a shear head retaining bolt like the same vintage gm's.... kinda need a cylinder in my grubby paw to be sure....lol

Counting each and every washer, nut, screw, wire, etc. - 1,186 pieces.  

srinath wrote on 05/15/09 at 10:19:05:

a "core key" just has an extra cut(or lack of a standard cut) to actuate a retainer... does the cyl have a hole in the face(off set from the keyway)? it really looks like a fairly standard wafer-lock, as opposed to pins(like on a desk drawer).... the retainer can be as simple as an extra wafer that rides a groove.... but usually the removal operation of a cylinder will require something more than the stock key, just to keep me from accidentally dis-assembling it on the street....

diamond jim wrote on 05/15/09 at 10:20:04:


Sounds about right.