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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Newbie Reply #15 - 02/06/10 at 16:53:03 not to dampen your high spirits but pop off that right side cover and have a look at the chain tensioner. Its isnt real common to have an issue at that mileage but my tensioner was out 18mm at about 9k mi when I got mine used. First thing I did was order a modified tensioner from verslagen.
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Reply #16 - 02/07/10 at 12:12:51

i have seen that said a bit here on the boards, however I'm afraid that I have no mechanical expertise at all when it comes to bkes, cars, or any thing. I'm actually about to go over and post a question on the main boards about adjusting my stock shocks to allow for more weight. I will have to follow up with the tensioner question as well it looks like. Thanx, for the heads up. Cool

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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Newbie Reply #17 - 02/08/10 at 11:11:00 its really quite simple though a bit tedious as you've got to remove to right side peg to remove the exhaust to then remove the right side cover. The big thing to remember is that the bolts on the cover are all different lengths and some have rubber washers so they all need to go back where they came from.
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FrankYoungWolf Junior Member Offline Living The Life!! Posts: 61 Ocala, Fl. Gender:	Re: Newbie Reply #18 - 02/09/10 at 04:47:58 One weekened when I have some time I will have to take my laptop out and walk thru the steps. Is there anyway to tell if this has been done already? ( other then asking the previous owner?)
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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: Newbie Reply #19 - 02/09/10 at 07:06:12 Sorry, there's only a way of tellin' it's not been done. When it stops with a sudden bang. Or get yourself a fiberoptic scope.
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Reply #20 - 02/09/10 at 12:35:47

FrankYoungWolf wrote on 02/09/10 at 04:47:58:

One weekened when I have some time I will have to take my laptop out and walk thru the steps. Is there anyway to tell if this has been done already? ( other then asking the previous owner?)

Have you looked through the tech/ref section yet? If not, there is a couple of how-to threads you can look at.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1181745927

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Reply #21 - 02/09/10 at 15:04:35

BurnPgh wrote on 02/06/10 at 16:53:03:

not to dampen your high spirits but pop off that right side cover and have a look at the chain tensioner. Its isnt real common to have an issue at that mileage but my tensioner was out 18mm at about 9k mi when I got mine used. First thing I did was order a modified tensioner from verslagen.

Definitely check that tensioner, you don't want this to happen to you like it did to me.

I lucked out when this happened to me, the timing stayed put and I was able to make it home from work. But as soon as I got up the next morning (luckily it was my day off) I pulled the cover and found that.

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Reply #22 - 02/11/10 at 01:03:12

FrankYoungWolf wrote on 02/07/10 at 12:12:51:

i have seen that said a bit here on the boards, however I'm afraid that I have no mechanical expertise at all when it comes to bkes, cars, or any thing. I'm actually about to go over and post a question on the main boards about adjusting my stock shocks to allow for more weight. I will have to follow up with the tensioner question as well it looks like. Thanx, for the heads up. Cool

On a scale of 1 - 10, with ten being most of the guys on this board; I rate myself about a two and a half. Yet I did the VerSlavy mod on my tensioner just the other day, and it only took about 2 hours. Get a Clymers, and have your laptop in the garage logged in to this site, and you're good to go.

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FrankYoungWolf Junior Member Offline Living The Life!! Posts: 61 Ocala, Fl. Gender:	Re: Newbie Reply #23 - 02/25/10 at 14:43:52 I had to post this just because none of my Family or friends would have believed it, for those that do not know my last name is Simmons,so when I found this out riding I had to snap the pic....
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cursal Full Member Offline Daily Savage Rider Posts: 175 Eugene, OR Gender:	Re: Newbie Reply #24 - 02/25/10 at 16:34:26 Congrats on your new ride! You did get a steal. I am all weather rider too and it is the feeling of riding, not really the weather. I like the sun more than the rain, but here in the NW gotta roll with it. Keep that bike upright and enjoy every minute you're on it.
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