SuzukiSavage.com - Whats Missing on the s-40 ?

Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #30 - 03/04/10 at 10:06:54 What I was wondering is,....for a bike that runs low on steam long about 80 in 5th gear, whats it going to do with even taller gears ? I myself like havin a little throttle left over when I'm cruzin 60 in 5th.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #31 - 03/04/10 at 10:09:08 I think you could probably shift it back to 4th
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Oldnewguy Senior Member Offline thumpin' along! Posts: 369 Upstate NY Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #32 - 03/04/10 at 11:14:12 I bought the tach for just that reason. I couldn't tell if I was in 4th or 5th. Turns out the only difference is 300 rpm. Not much of a gas saver.
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serenity3743 Serious Thumper Offline Striving to better, oft we mar what's well Posts: 778 Black Mountain, NC Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #33 - 03/04/10 at 13:57:32 The overdrive in my car drops the RPMs by only about a hundred, so 5th gear in the Savage is kinda like a tall overdrive.
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Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ?
Reply #34 - 03/04/10 at 14:40:18

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 03/04/10 at 10:02:14:

dasch wrote on 03/04/10 at 06:26:51:

Yeah, or this:

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DO NOT BUY FROM THAT SELLER!!!

Sorry, but it has been posted time and time again that flightsimshop is a cheat. Stay away from that seller as much as you can.

Ya beat me to it! Grin

I was going to post the same warning.

It can make interesting reading sometimes checking all his negative feedback, and his oh so polite (can ya sense the sarcasm? Cheesy

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #35 - 03/04/10 at 15:38:20 serenity3743 wrote on 03/04/10 at 13:57:32: The overdrive in my car drops the RPMs by only about a hundred, so 5th gear in the Savage is kinda like a tall overdrive. Yep its a real overdrive.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5836 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #36 - 03/04/10 at 21:18:35 NOT 4000 rpm at 70 mph would be ok?
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #37 - 03/05/10 at 03:40:01 I had a GR650 Suzuki geared a 1000 rpm lower than stock,Put 28000 miles on it that way with know problems,Pulled good from 40mph in high year,Best mpg was 68 on a trip.Sure wished I could do that with my S40 but I like the belt drive.Very relaxed at 70 mph.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #38 - 03/05/10 at 05:45:56 Most every bike I've had incl this one was geared about right for all around riding. If different riding conditions warrant ratio changes, then that what you do. The only one I ever remember changing was a 750 Atlas that I used to 1/4 mile drag, lower gear, but then I couldn't keep it on the ground !
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #39 - 03/05/10 at 05:49:07 Routy did you ever gear a bike higher,If you did you would see how much nicer it is.
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Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ?
Reply #40 - 03/05/10 at 06:22:06

Bill,
I would never want to. Low gear is too high now. I'm constantly having to working the clutch in low speed traffic.

And when you're short on hp for hi speeds, you don't gear higher!
But I have stuck a piston before from running too tall gears, and that was after bigger main jets. My s-40 is not spinning too fast at 50-55 by any means, which is about the max speed I normally ride. If yours is, then change the gears to chain.
Are you sure you have a 5 speed, or is it going into 5th gear ?
I've read where many s-40's change to lower gears to pick up top speed.

Me,....I need a tac-o-meter !

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #41 - 03/05/10 at 06:29:13 I think about 90% of the riders on here wished their S40s were geared lower so they wouldn't have to slip the clutch,And would have more top speed
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #42 - 03/05/10 at 08:13:28 On KLX I've raised the final drive from 15/43 to 16/42 (9.2%) and it's much more relaxed, plus she now does 60 in second. Clive W
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5836 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #43 - 03/05/10 at 10:21:14 Your right Bill I had a Kawasaki 750 LTD , factory gearing redlined 5th at 112 mph I change it to redline 5th at 145 mph , it would not do it but 80 mph cruise sure got nice. If I wanted to "#@%^ VIBRATE ^%@#" I could allways leave it in 4th.
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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: Whats Missing on the s-40 ? Reply #44 - 03/05/10 at 14:14:13 Same I did with a Honda CB-1. A few teeth smaller rear sprocket did the trick.
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