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Re: Checked my Cam adjuster
Reply #15 - 01/28/10 at 00:50:15

Wierd how cam chain life is so variable on the Savage. Some need to change it after 7,000 miles, others many more miles before needed. My 02 is still running like new after 43,000 miles. Savage Greg changed my original cam chain at 33,000 miles and it was still only 19,000 out. I just checked mine again after 43,000 miles and its just fine. I only use Castro 50 weight auto oil and Ive ridden as much as 675 miles in one day from Missoula Montana to Portland at freeway speeds and it was still running cool when I parked it. Most of my 43,000 miles is at high speeds so I dont think high RPM's are the cause of the short cam chain lives. Maybe its cause I never use first gear and am smooth at getting to the higher speeds. I never just crank it wide open to get up there in a super hurry. Anyway, I plan on putting another 15,000 miles on this year on my bike which will make it 58,000 miles on my 2nd cam chain. Ive been lucky on maintenance too! Other than tires and brakes Ive never had to make a repair on my bike. Still no oil leaks at all.

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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Checked my Cam adjuster Reply #16 - 01/28/10 at 01:00:14 man...you got lucky. 18mm on the tensioner at 9k mi. Got a verslavy and replaced cam chain and both guides at 20k. Had the head plug leak once, fixed it with the old style plug and leaked again very soon after.
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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: Checked my Cam adjuster Reply #17 - 01/28/10 at 06:01:51 hmmm this place im looking at buying one from if needed states 'endless chain with rivet link to be used of chain needs to be split' i haven't even got on to looking for that head plug thing??
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Checked my Cam adjuster Reply #18 - 01/28/10 at 07:23:11 jabman wrote on 01/28/10 at 06:01:51: 'endless chain with rivet link to be used of chain needs to be split' Our chain can't be split.
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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: Checked my Cam adjuster Reply #19 - 01/28/10 at 10:48:37 does this look right?????????
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Checked my Cam adjuster Reply #20 - 01/28/10 at 11:53:18 as far as I can tell from a fuzzy foto which may not be the actual product, looks right.
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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: Checked my Cam adjuster Reply #21 - 01/28/10 at 12:02:10 ill get that one if need be if its wrong ill just get a refund its a decent place
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Re: Checked my Cam adjuster
Reply #22 - 01/28/10 at 15:20:30

Jabman,

Why would you pay $90 for a cam chain that is known to have issues (the stock Suzuki cam chain) when you can pay $50 to Lancer to get an improved chain spec'd by us here on the list and specially manufactured by the original Savage chain vendor (Borg Warner) with special nitride hardened link pins to help cure our "short cam chain stretch life" issues?

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Why would you pay more, to get less?

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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: Checked my Cam adjuster Reply #23 - 01/28/10 at 23:16:26 there is another one ????? how would i go about gettin one???
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Ebikerman Full Member Offline Jesus is #1 Posts: 100 Fitzgerald, GA Gender:	Re: Checked my Cam adjuster Reply #24 - 01/29/10 at 06:15:09 Oldfeller, How do I contact Lance to get one of these cam chains? I have had the Verslagen1 tensioner installed. I thought I would get one of these chains and put it on the shelf for future use. Please communicate. Thanks, Dan
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Re: Checked my Cam adjuster
Reply #25 - 01/29/10 at 06:32:23

Lancer isn't hard to find, just type Savage Performance into Google and look for Little Mountain SC which is his city.

He lives here, on the list but like many old timers he is kinda quiet most of the time .....

You can PM or email him here ... (scroll down)

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?action=viewprofile;username=232E212C2...

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