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2003 Savage in my garage
01/12/10 at 20:46:50

I have been wanting a motorcycle for some time. I have been pouring over forums and reviews and the Suzuki Savage was on my short list. So when a 2003 Savage with 6600 miles popped up on Craigslist I picked it up.

I just finished changing the oil, the spark plug, and checking the valves. All in all she is in pretty good shape. I was going to do the white washer mod on the carb but when I removed the plug it looked a little black. It looks like it's running a little rich. I live at almost 5000 feet so maybe I don't need to mod the spacer.

Is there anybody else running the Savage at a high altitude with the white spacer mod?

I'm pretty excited about the bike. We have had a few days with clear roads and I have had it out a couple times. Even with a big Plexifairing windshield it went right up to 75MPH with only a slight buffet from the windshield. It didn't have too much more than that but it did have a little more, I didn't push it any further. As soon as it warms up I'll be pulling off the windshield.

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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: 2003 Savage in my garage Reply #1 - 01/12/10 at 20:56:29 White spacer mod might be unnecessary at your altitude but Id still mess with the mix screw a bit.
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Reply #2 - 01/12/10 at 20:59:07

Welcome Airizzy... congrats on your new bike...
I'm at 2500 ft and although I have done the spacer mod, I also have a k/n air filter and Sportster muffler.... the extra elevation makes a big difference..
I think you may be right,.. at 5000ft, with stock motor, you probably don't need it. The plug evidences that, too...
Ride safe, Wink

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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: 2003 Savage in my garage Reply #3 - 01/14/10 at 20:39:55 Airizzy wrote on 01/12/10 at 20:46:50: .....Is there anybody else running the Savage at a high altitude with the white spacer mod?..... Don't know, but I live at 6500' and my bike (see signature) runs great here. I've got stock jetting and have diddled with the pilot screw a bit is all. IHTH!
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Reply #4 - 01/20/10 at 10:48:11

Hi Airizzy, I have an '06 and I'm at 5280ft.
So far, the only mods I've done are to put a new pipe on which has some kind of resonator built into it but nothing I would call a baffle and then I took the stock spacer out and replaced it with a #4 nylon spacer from ACE.
After I did that I turned my air mix screw out to 2 1/2 turns. Pops between shifts unless I feather the throttle. It may be my imagination but it sure feels like it runs stronger in the mid range.

I'm thinking of installing a K&N then maybe going up to a 52.5 pilot with bleed holes and possibly a 150 main.
It all depends...I plan to occassionally ride up to 9-10,000 ft when summer comes and that may make me too rich....most of my riding will be down here at a mile high tho'
I just can't seem to leave it be...

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'06 lt Blue, Dyna Power pipe, air screw 2 1/4 turns, 52.5 pilot w/ bleed holes, 150 Main, 2/3 spacer, Pirelli MT66 tires, Raptor petcock, 412-4006 Progressive shocks

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 2003 Savage in my garage Reply #5 - 01/20/10 at 12:17:48 Note that the plug sits down in a hole. Dirt/sand etc fall in that recess. Pulling the plug w/o blowing that crud out allows it the opportunity to fall in.
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Tonydtiger1971 Senior Member Offline Yet while we were sinners Christ died for us Posts: 493 Dawsonville, GA Gender:	Re: 2003 Savage in my garage Reply #6 - 01/20/10 at 17:37:24 Can I ask how much you got it for?
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Reply #7 - 01/20/10 at 20:58:08

I picked it up for $2200. It came with saddle bags and a very large wind shield(American Cycle Plexifairing). It will need a new rear tire before I put on too many miles this year. I did increase the idle mixture and it smoothed the idle out quite a bit, so the white washer mod may be something to try. I also know the sales manager at the local Harley shop and he said he could hook me up with a muffler later this year when they start doing a lot of upgrades. He told me that they usually throw out the the old ones so I could have my pick. I do like the looks of the Sportster muffler on the savage. Any other suggestions? I will post a few pictures after I get a couple projects finished up.

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