Gyrobob
Serious Thumper
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Thanks for the comments, gents, but I was hoping to find a place that had Savage 650 expertise, and a real zeal for these motors.
I'm an aircraft mechanic, so I am not afraid to tear and engine down, tidy it up, and put it back together again. One of the things I have learned over the years is that are many more ways to do things wrong than to do them right. One must know one's limits.
One of the things I have discovered in dealing with aircraft, hot rods, motorcycles, etc., is that for most types of machinery, there are always a few folks who have a particular interest in a particular niche, and over time they learn the cool things to do and the common blunders to avoid.
For example, there are a few places that specialize in taking old Triumph 650 twins and not just overhauling them, but using trick new parts, new metallurgy, seam sealing secrets, etc. I could overhaul a motor like that and bring it back to original shape, but when one of these specialty shops does it, you have a "vintage" twin that will actually start reliably, run for 10,000 miles, have a little more power, and not leak.
I am hoping to find a guy (or a few guys) in a shop where they have a particular passion for these large Suzuki thumpers, and through long experience, know how to do a much better than average rebuild,... maybe even breathing on the motor a little.
I know it is a simple motor, and it is quite easy to take it apart, clean up the bore, new rings, do a valve job, replace any worn parts, and put it back together again. If I did that, I would probably have a nice stock 650 thumper motor that will last a while. Possibly, though, I might have made a common mistake that first-timers with this motor make. Maybe I would have overlooked some easy things to do while I had it apart that knowledgeable Savage-fans know about.
That is all I am after here. I just want to find someone who knows all about rebuilding and tweaking this motor.
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