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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: top speed.... Reply #15 - 06/05/10 at 14:31:17 Stock gearing w/stock tire, 97mph at 6500rpm redline with 5speed... (if you can reach redline in fifth, which you probably can't)... With 140/90 profile tire,... 102mph... look up LS650 Savage here... http://gearingcommander.com/
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wingsout YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 45 Lockport NY Gender:	Re: top speed.... Reply #16 - 06/05/10 at 14:38:38 I've cruised at 80 on I-17 in Arizona with my wife sittin' behind me---all stock except for an exhaust that I custom made.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: top speed.... Reply #17 - 06/05/10 at 14:55:44 Mine will break any speed limit in the USA.Just this morning I was doing 45 mph in a 35 zone.
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Reply #18 - 06/05/10 at 15:53:28

Stock 98 (see sig)

My nerves and I have only reached 83 mph, wasn't sure what the top end speed was and didn't want to break her... but at 83mph she still has power to give.

That day I cruised for about 35-40 min doing 80-83mph.
She had no problem hanging at that speed on a nice day.

I'm about ready to test again it again, now with new oil, tires front and back (140/90 on back), petcock, and throttle cable. Just need the weather to get better. Up coming week the rain is gone with predictions of sunny and about 75-80.

I bet she does 97...I'll keep an eye on my rpms and see if where she tops...

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aphico YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 30	Re: top speed.... Reply #19 - 06/05/10 at 16:24:15 i would like tack, oil pressure guage, odometer. where's all that stuff?
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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: top speed.... Reply #20 - 06/05/10 at 16:29:15 he had one, didn't do any good.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: top speed.... Reply #21 - 06/06/10 at 03:31:04 verslagen1 wrote on 06/05/10 at 16:29:15: he had one, didn't do any good. http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/serowbot/d181c6f9.jpg?t=1275779613 He was headed for a "hot time in town tonight" !.
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Reply #22 - 06/06/10 at 05:58:27

aphico wrote on 06/05/10 at 14:18:35:

I checked the tire pressure, put it up to 42lbs. and gave the clutch cable another 1/4 turn and i'm up to about 85-90 now. couldn't really see the speed, eyes were watery. thats fast enough for me. thing handles alot better too.

I looked at all the teeth on the belt all look good, but it sqeaks like it's too tight. I don't have the tool, they want in the clymer manual, is there another way to adjust or what should i be looking for. if it was a chain, i would say it's okay, about 1/2 play. but it sounds tight when i push it. oh. and what the hell are "sticky's"

Sounds like too much pressure in the tire to me, but you know what it needs I guess..

Belt adjust is some voodoo & some art & some science.. many ideas here.
IDK what a sticky is..

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Reply #23 - 06/06/10 at 07:15:01

Serowbot wrote on 06/05/10 at 14:31:17:

Stock gearing w/stock tire, 97mph at 6500rpm redline with 5speed... (if you can reach redline in fifth, which you probably can't)...
With 140/90 profile tire,... 102mph...

look up LS650 Savage here...
http://gearingcommander.com/

Wouldn't that mean the speedo is gonna be off? In this case showing slower than it is?

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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: top speed.... Reply #24 - 06/06/10 at 08:35:00 i have the stock rim, can u put a dif size tire on it?
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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: top speed.... Reply #25 - 06/06/10 at 08:43:22 Belt tension is best when it's pretty loose. grab the belt on the bottom about halfway twist it, if you can twist it 90° then it's right. belt squeal is usually from misalignment lift wheel up spin and watch belt if it tracks right, tighten right spin the wheel the other way and check belt.
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Reply #26 - 06/06/10 at 08:50:07

ralfyguy wrote on 06/06/10 at 07:15:01:

Serowbot wrote on 06/05/10 at 14:31:17:

Stock gearing w/stock tire, 97mph at 6500rpm redline with 5speed...
With 140/90 profile tire,... 102mph...

Wouldn't that mean the speedo is gonna be off?
In this case showing slower than it is?

-3% vs +2% not much difference
when I put d404's on, and calibrated a VR1 speedo, it said the speedo was dead on. But I didn't check at redline, to busy with other things.

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Reply #27 - 06/06/10 at 10:24:13

see, ya just gotta, love the experience on this site. belt is way tight, could even twist it 30 degrees, but it has up and down play. about 1/4 or so. teeth all look real good, but it seems dry, if that matters.

I can't really get the jack under this bike nice I'm just gonna pick it up and put a block under it. and try to see what the belt does. but it's way hard to push in neutral. almost like the breaks are dragging but i don't think they are,

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Reply #28 - 06/06/10 at 11:21:46

aphico wrote on 06/06/10 at 10:24:13:

see, ya just gotta, love the experience on this site. belt is way tight, could even twist it 30 degrees, but it has up and down play. about 1/4 or so. teeth all look real good, but it seems dry, if that matters.

I can't really get the jack under this bike nice I'm just gonna pick it up and put a block under it. and try to see what the belt does. but it's way hard to push in neutral. almost like the breaks are dragging but i don't think they are,

Toooooo tight... Huh

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Reply #29 - 06/06/10 at 14:09:24

alright now that was a little bit of a job. I got it off the ground I spun the wheel and the belt held to the left, no matter what. so i loosened every thing and turned them back till it didn't touch and i could twist the belt in the middle 90 degrees. It stays in the middle now, but it's way loose up and down play is about an inch or more. I also turned that clutch cable adjustment again another half turn and theres nothing left. but man it screams now. almost too good to be true. clutch lets out about 1/2 in off the bar. front end wants to come up and i wound it out on the parkway, speedo definitely went all the way around. maybe not 100, but over 90. kinda scarey probably won't do that again. just nice to know it's there.

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