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Updated Bike for a different Suzuki 650 (pictures)
09/25/10 at 20:56:27

Hated to see the savage go bye bye, perhaps I'll have to buy a different one some day just because they're so much fun, but I needed a new bike and bought the best buy they had at the dealer... $4000 bought the basic bike below, made some changes to make it a better daily commuter and better infrequent tourer, I hope I don't get kicked from the forum for not keeping my savage, I don't post much, but I lurk a lot Sad

But here she is:

I added the gel pad under the seat, the touring windshield lip, the saddlebags, the raised handlebars...

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Educatedredneck Senior Member Alliance Member Offline Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Posts: 458 Hampstead, Maryland Gender:	Re: Updated Bike for a different Suzuki 650 (pictu Reply #1 - 09/25/10 at 21:15:10 Hey Balderdash, you can stay as long as you like. Very nice bike, and neat mods to make it your own. It's the fact you ride that matters.
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Re: Updated Bike for a different Suzuki 650 (pictu
Reply #2 - 09/25/10 at 21:37:19

Very nice bike

. I've got the 08 Grin

. Seems to be kinda a pig around town, but a great ride on the road. Seems to start running nice about 80-85. Should give 48-52 mpg. You know the GSX650F can coexist with the Savage/S40 quite nicely. Going up 1 tooth (16 tooth) on the front makes it a nicer bike. Enjoy. Ride safe, far, and often---Luke

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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Updated Bike for a different Suzuki 650 (pictu Reply #3 - 09/26/10 at 04:10:33 Nice scooter! Congrats! ... and, all are welcome around here ... best home on the WWW!!
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Updated Bike for a different Suzuki 650 (pictu Reply #4 - 09/26/10 at 06:37:44 That looks like a decent bike and with those changes it looks like it would be alright for going longer distance. You can stay around, at least you have a bike, some have cars and linger here.
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Reply #5 - 09/26/10 at 07:56:40

Savage_Amusement wrote on 09/26/10 at 06:37:44:

That looks like a decent bike and with those changes it looks like it would be alright for going longer distance. You can stay around, at least you have a bike, some have cars and linger here.

if you mean me ,yes I drive a car because I have no use of my left hand ,at least it's a convertable so it feels like a bike,without the helmet,and I did ride for many years.

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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Updated Bike for a different Suzuki 650 (pictu Reply #6 - 09/26/10 at 15:39:18 I don't have a problem with it, just saying it doesn't matter if you don't have an S40.
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Updated Bike for a different Suzuki 650 (pictu Reply #7 - 09/26/10 at 16:16:55 Nice bike!
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Re: Updated Bike for a different Suzuki 650 (pictu
Reply #8 - 09/26/10 at 16:53:17

Got my son an "F" three months ago for his commute back and forth to school and travel. Already he's round tripped it twice to Los Angeles from Tucson. It's a bit over 500 miles there. His school daily mileage is about 45 miles a day. Something you may want to consider is going 1 tooth up on the countershaft sprocket. It made it a lot better at freeway speeds yet gave up nothing in town. Fuel mileage increased also. Sort of a no brainer at about $15. Great bike for just about anything you throw at it. Enjoy.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Updated Bike for a different Suzuki 650 (pictu Reply #9 - 09/26/10 at 17:09:07 I've always geared my chain bikes higher,Their geared to carry 2 people and unless your real heavy you don't tell must difference in power but the cruising is a lot nicer.
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Balderdash Full Member Offline Posts: 117 Minnesota Gender:	Re: Updated Bike for a different Suzuki 650 (pictu Reply #10 - 09/27/10 at 09:12:02 I was thinking about changing to a 16 tooth front sprocket the next time I needed to change sprockets anyway but so many people keep telling me how much better it is going to be I'll have to pick one up before it gets too cold and see for myself. Thanks for the suggestions.
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