So i finally got around to dumping some serious coin on the savage and now i have something to show for it.
Whitewall tires: Front Avon, rear Dunlop 150/90-15 (it is really massive!). $350 all said and done for the pair with shipping and mounting.

got them from a seller on ebay who had the front paired with a harley rear. i called and got him to make me a set (the Avon is probably the last in the continental USA).

Cone air filter. $10 cheapo from ebay. its size 60mm instead of 57mm, but fits just fine and saved me $20.


i also removed the chrome head cover - more pics will come


However, I need some help with carb tuning now: i was running it all stock but put in something like a 150 main when i put the low restriction harley pipe on. i tried tuning the adjustment screw again after putting on the cone, but it didn't seem to change it much. also, there seems to be some lag when just starting to roll on the throttle.
there is a slight exhaust leak between the header and muffler. it has always detonated on shut-down. it is backfiring a lot on deceleration now.

someone please give me some sound advice. i looked at the carb jetting guides and i think i need a 50-ish pilot and maybe some spacer mod???? i don't really want to lose my 60mpg, but it needs to run right (aka no lag and less backfire). Help!

the fuel/air adjustment is done via the brass screw on the carb right?  on right side oh bike, toward the front?

With that cone filter and your exhaust, you may want to go to a bigger jet from a 150 to a 152.5 if you can't get the air screw adjustment right.   Check your spark plug to see if you are running lean before upping the jet thou.

Lancer, your input would be needed here my friend.  

Very nice bike, and I like the white walls.   I'm running a 150/80-15 rear myself.   The bigger tire just belongs on the Savage.  I'm not running white walls thou....

Thanks for the compliments. the rear tire just barely clears the front of the swing arm but its almost a perfect fit.

i had adjusted the carb screw before the air filter and i could notice a difference with about 1/4 turn increments. trying that now, i can't hardly notice a difference unless it is in or out pretty far...

Top end where the main kicks in seems to be fine, im just worried about the lag when i start roll on the throttle and not burning anything up.

its it possible that i could safely run it with stock pilot and needle and the screw about 2 1/2 turns out?

Great! Just great. I just bought a 160/80 Bridgestone rear and 90/90 Avon front. It should look something like that, at least I hope it would.

The fender, is this a modified stock, or you made this??

lets see... fender is made from a trailer fender, hence "trailer trash" name, seat is stock savage seat, rear rim is stock too. most of my bobber build is documented here: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1248802832/0

i think it handles well with the new tires, but that could just be that they have some actual tread now. one unintentional consequence of the bigger tire is that the rear sits much higher. i am more leaned forward, the seat is height is higher, and the change in the angle pretty much negated raising front of the seat which makes it a little uncomfortable  .

dasch, I don't know what a 160 would do, but that would be massive. i already had to adjust the rear axle back pretty far to clear the front of the swingarm. however, your profile is 80% of the 160mm width (128mm) instead of 90% of 150mm (135mm), so that'll probably be fine. of course you'll need to do something to fit that fat boy under a stock fender.

anyway, about the carb - is adjusted 2 1/2 turns out and seems to be ok, although popping a lot more than i like.

did you do the muffler black yourself?  I've tried several times high heat (VHT Flame proof Header 1300-2000°F paint) with and without zinc chromate first and it has always chipped away at the header/muffler connection.

What did you use?

Great looking ride!
So...which state is missing a zero mile marker?