SuzukiSavage.com - Best $100 performance upgrade

justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #15 - 07/12/10 at 22:32:24 Putting the brace on is a 2 beer job & thats if ya goof off about it.
Back to top	The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke. IP Logged

james may

Senior Member

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 252
holyoke, ma
Gender: male

Re: Best $100 performance upgrade
Reply #16 - 07/12/10 at 22:53:37

Quote:

With this heat wave, I won't be too disappointed if I can get the project done in a couple of hours. I've got a few others things I'm going to do at the same time, too. Relube the axles - didn't do a good enough job when I changed the tires, pull the passenger foot rests, and depending on how much I end up spending on the performance project, removing the rear-fender rails and installing new turn signals, maybe a new taillight.

No kidding it's f'ing hot!! I haven't ridden in like almost a week 'cause I'd rather sit inside with the AC cranked.. it's starting to cool off a bit now though tomorrow I think I'll take her out.

Back to top

Weightloss Blog
http://atomsweightlosschronicles.blogspot.com

IP Logged

justin_o_guy2

Serious Thumper

Offline

What happened?

Posts: 55279
East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.

Re: Best $100 performance upgrade
Reply #17 - 07/13/10 at 05:19:27

I wear a Tee shirt under a long sleeved shirt & I get wet b4 I ride away & carry a sports spray bottle on the bike to rewet my shirts when i start drying out. Makes a huge difference. & I dont care what anyone thinks about how I look, Im the one living this life & when its my turn to die, no ones gonna do THAT for me, so Im not about to let some schmucks opinion ( or have any fear of that opinion) to change how I live it.

Back to top

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke.

IP Logged

Hashbrown Full Member Offline What can brown do for you! Posts: 235 Nashua, NH Gender:	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #18 - 07/13/10 at 05:25:33 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/13/10 at 05:19:27: I wear a Tee shirt under a long sleeved shirt & I get wet b4 I ride away & carry a sports spray bottle on the bike to rewet my shirts when i start drying out. That post would be so much more interesting if you were a girl
Back to top	What can brown do for you! IP Logged

james may Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 252 holyoke, ma Gender:	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #19 - 07/13/10 at 05:31:53 Wet t-shirt..............
Back to top	Weightloss Blog http://atomsweightlosschronicles.blogspot.com IP Logged

Hashbrown Full Member Offline What can brown do for you! Posts: 235 Nashua, NH Gender:	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #20 - 07/13/10 at 06:39:29 savage riders gone wild! Woohoo! get your DVD only $9.99. see all your fav serious thumpers get wild with wet T-shirts and hairy backs.
Back to top	What can brown do for you! IP Logged

mornhm - FSO

Serious Thumper

Offline

HMMM

Posts: 1105

Gender: male

Re: Best $100 performance upgrade
Reply #21 - 07/13/10 at 07:21:57

Something to consider is the definition of performance. If you define it by something that makes your Savage perform tasks that it couldn't before, thus giving you an excuse to ride on errands (grocery, drug, hardware, convenience store etc) then for my money, a big tank bag, luggage rack or a trunk is an absolute necessity and one of the best performance upgrades you can get.

Back to top

IP Logged

CalisOsin Senior Member Offline Rather die, than live down on my knees. Posts: 297 Orange County, Ca Gender:	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #22 - 07/13/10 at 12:12:18 http://www.superbrace.com/proddetail.asp?prod=3335 Is this the one you guys are talking about? How much does it really help, and how? BTW, says 10 minute install, 2 beer job? Do you shotgun one before you start?? haha
Back to top	'97, k&n airfilter, bcb pipe, custom leather seat, monoshock, custom bars IP Logged

babyhog

Serious Thumper

Offline

Find a Cure for
Breast Cancer!
NOW!!

Posts: 3802
WV
Gender: female

Re: Best $100 performance upgrade
Reply #23 - 07/13/10 at 12:18:58

CalisOsin wrote on 07/13/10 at 12:12:18:

http://www.superbrace.com/proddetail.asp?prod=3335

Is this the one you guys are talking about? How much does it really help, and how?

BTW, says 10 minute install, 2 beer job? Do you shotgun one before you start?? haha

If you click "Learn More" in the yellow banner on top, it shows an animation of what it does. I'd love to have one, but a little pricey for me right now.

Back to top

~ 2006 Black, Big Crank battery, HD Softail muffler, engine guard/o-ring pegs, Spitfite windshield, custom mounted Saddlemen bags, Mustang seat! ~ oh, and Hairdo by Helmet! ~

IP Logged

bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #24 - 07/13/10 at 12:22:24 I bought one and put it on right away so I can't say how much it helps the S40,I had them on 2 other bikes they help,Most of my bikes didn't have them and I never missed them.In fact I went 30 years without them.
Back to top	william h krumpen IP Logged

Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #25 - 07/13/10 at 17:53:54 I got the Tkat. Works well and is a bit less expensive. I ran the bike 1 year without and installed it for the next season. It made a bike difference. A lot more stable with the fork brace.
Back to top	2008 S40 , Windshield, Sigma Cycle Computer, after market backrest & luggage rack, Tkat Fork Brace, saddlebags, 12v power supply, Garmin GPS '09 C50SE, '09 C90 Shoulda got into this years ago IP Logged

wolfmrp Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 259 Portland Or	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #26 - 07/14/10 at 10:33:22 I noticed a big difference riding at highway speeds after installing the superbrace. If you do mostly town riding it may not be worth it, but if you spend a good amount of time over 55mph you may want to consider it. Oh and it is more like a half a beer install.
Back to top	Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down by the mind before you reach eighteen. --Einstein IP Logged

littlefights Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 54 Gender:	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #27 - 07/14/10 at 16:44:13 After doing some more poking around, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to do the air-filter mod. I'm leaning towards the fork brace, but am hoping some other people can weigh in - does it make a significant difference on surface roads around town? Or is mainly a higher-speed thing like wolf says?
Back to top	IP Logged

Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #28 - 07/14/10 at 17:35:11 I found it helped when going over ruts at slow speed
Back to top	2008 S40 , Windshield, Sigma Cycle Computer, after market backrest & luggage rack, Tkat Fork Brace, saddlebags, 12v power supply, Garmin GPS '09 C50SE, '09 C90 Shoulda got into this years ago IP Logged

ero4444 Full Member Offline weekender Posts: 176	Re: Best $100 performance upgrade Reply #29 - 07/14/10 at 17:48:54 My Tkat brace makes handling on grooved road, wander around less. Very easy install. I haven't noticed any other differences in handling but I'm kinda new rider. Looks OK too but not as pretty as Superbrace. The Tkat is almost half the price.
Back to top	c2001, 3800miles, 3rd owner, adjusted idle, raised seat, Tkat brace, Raptor petcock, cleaned carb, replaced some jets, Dyna muffler, Fiamm horns, Shinkos, future Ed L. forward controls, fork boots. IP Logged