I took my bike on the highway,  It seems that 70-75 mph was all it had,   I'm not complaining,  just curious,  It sorta felt like it should of had more, but,  but i guess not.  It feels like it's running fine,  pretty smooth on accell and at idle,  (no missfire or back fire or hesitation)  it goes right up to 65-70,  but then thats about it.  clutch still feels like it's slipping,  only at top end though,  Pulled out on a hill and the tire spun out nice.   It has that "poof" everyone talks about,  sounds like when you shut the grill off....

We have a few riders here that have broken the 100mph barrier, but not on stock bikes.
I have modified my intake and exhaust to get much better flow through the engine, and I have larger main and pilot jets. I hit 80mph pretty quickly with lots of throttle left.
These are amazingly simple machines that have lots of potential for improved performance. In the stock configuration they are pretty anemic.

I couldn't get it into fifth,  It doesn't like to come out of first either.  sorta sticks,   that got better with new oil for some reason or maybe just using it after sitting so long.   Oh if i get it into fifth gear, it'll do better than 75.   thats exactly what it feels like,  stuck in fourth.  I just thought these were four speeds.      

Your 4 speed has a taller High Gear than my 5 speed, IIRC.

Fifth gear, laying on the tank, no fenders, no muffler, stock jetting netted 115 mph after a 2 miles build up.

15 inch apes, full FLH rear fender, stock front fender, dirt tracker tank, cut down seat still nets me top speeds faster than I-5 traffic. No speedometer, so no idea what that would be. Local PD "Your speed" radar wagon shows 28 mph top speed in 1st gear...

The Savage is all about taking advantage of low end torque. Over tighten your belt (factory setting is overtightened), dump the clutch while grabbing a handful of throttle and these little monsters can out wheelie a repli-racer. I don't recommend it due to the lousy fork seals, but the bike will surprise you.

i wanna know what i did wrong! lol

mine tops out about 80 or feels like she's screaming around then!

sporty muffler, rejet, and a k&n...

then again, i've gained 30 pounds recently so maybe i should take that into account lol!!

ralfyguy wrote on 06/05/10 at 13:23:15:

Mine is K555 140/80 stock size. When it's new she barely makes it above 90, when it's almost worn out she does 95.

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"