Well I got my kickstand indicator bypassed with a paperclip (thanks all), and got my project Savage rolling sans front brakes, tail-light, turn signals and seat.

It's great to see it firing up and rolling down the street. This was a long time coming. New piston, new used cylinder head, cylinder bore, Mods to date: Dyna exhaust, cone air filter, in-line fuel filter , raptor petcock, body and paint work.

It looks like I need to go back to the drawing board with the carb jetting. I seem to have little to no throttle response on full throttle. It almost seems as though I might have just clogged a jet. I had replaced the main jet with a size 152.5. I don't recall having this lack of throttle response prior to getting it rolling. In fact I had a problem keeping an idle. This seemed to work its way out after replacing the fuel lines and petcock and further adjusting the fuel mixture screw.

Anyways, I'm getting there and having a lot of fun with this project. Thanks again for all the help.

verslagen1 wrote on 01/27/11 at 12:12:30:


No response from about 3/4 to full throttle.

Could you explain how I would check for a sticking slide? Carbs are not my thing.

I will also give the Seafoam a shot.  thanks

T Mack 1 - FSO wrote on 01/27/11 at 19:49:05:


I added an in-line fuel filter. I'm wondering if this could be the issue. Thanks, I'll check this also.