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Newbie hello and quick questions
06/08/11 at 13:30:47

Hi everyone! I just got my first bike yesterday, an '04 Savage with 900 miles on it. The first thing I did was take the windshield and saddle bags off and next to go is the sissy bar. I've been trying to do my best to search the forum and get all the info I can before posting but I have a couple quick questions.

First, I need to make this bike louder. Mostly for safety but cool factor doesn't hurt. I'm not sure whether I want the Emgo 17" reverse cone or one of the Harley conversions from ebay. I need to do whatever's easier to install and requires less/no carb work since I'm not the most handy. Any advice?

Secondly, from reading the forum it seems our bikes run too lean from the factory for emissions reasons. Do I need to rejet it to make it run richer or is there some sort of adjustment screw I need to mess with?

I know these are green horn questions but I look forward to becoming a part of the community and will hopefully be able to contribute more in the future. Any other easy mods that a newbie should do are also welcome. Thanks in advance!

Scott

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Scott2.0 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 43 Detroit	Re: Newbie hello and quick questions Reply #1 - 06/08/11 at 13:31:16 Here's a crappy pic. I'll try to get some better ones soon
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Reply #2 - 06/08/11 at 14:04:37

Scott, welcome. Some change jetting for lean condition, but you can start with the carb spacer. Go to the technical section and get details on lotsa mods. Remember this: Do only one thing at a time. If you do a lot and it runs like crap, you won't know what to go back to and may have to get rid of otherwise safe mods. Above all, be patient, grasshopper. Couldn't see your pics. May just be me. Anybody else that can't pull them up?

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Scott2.0 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 43 Detroit	Re: Newbie hello and quick questions Reply #3 - 06/08/11 at 14:08:09 Thanks, good call on doing one thing at a time. Can you see the pic in the reply to myself? It wouldn't let me post an outside hosted image in my first post to the forum so I had to send it as a reply (my second post).
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Reply #4 - 06/08/11 at 15:08:57

1st the HD take offs are a dime a dozen at HD dealers.

take a look in the tech section (link below) for the dyna part numbers.

Walk into a dealer and tell 'em your dad needs a muff for his 60's triumph project bike and this is what's recommended...

rejet... probably needed after new muff. Check the tect section for the thread on rejetting. learn to read your sparkplug.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Newbie hello and quick questions Reply #5 - 06/08/11 at 15:28:21 Walk into a dealer and tell 'em your dad needs a muff for his 60's triumph project bike and this is what's recommended... because if ya tell em its for a Suzuki, theyll likely get difficult to deal with/,
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Scott2.0 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 43 Detroit	Re: Newbie hello and quick questions Reply #6 - 06/08/11 at 15:30:19 Cool, that's what I'll do. Thanks. The Dyna muffler is a direct bolt on using the side rails, right? Pic's fixed too BTW.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Newbie hello and quick questions Reply #7 - 06/08/11 at 15:47:30 IDK if there Are any Dyna muffs out there that have crossovers, but you dont want one.
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drums1 Serious Thumper Offline '87 Savage Bashed--Down for the count Posts: 664 Racine, Wisconsin Gender:	Re: Newbie hello and quick questions Reply #8 - 06/08/11 at 16:05:15 Got a pic of those bags? If you're not gonna use them I may be interested. Post here or PM me.
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joscswny YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 44 Rochester, NH Gender:	Re: Newbie hello and quick questions Reply #10 - 06/08/11 at 17:12:03 Quote: Walk into a dealer and tell 'em your dad needs a muff for his 60's triumph project bike and this is what's recommended... I did that and the guy said if your dad needs this he's gotta be at least 96 bring him in and I'll give it to him for free. Anyone know where I can get a 96 year old for an hour or 2?
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Scott2.0 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 43 Detroit	Re: Newbie hello and quick questions Reply #11 - 06/08/11 at 17:52:19 runwyrlph wrote on 06/08/11 at 17:00:16: are you looking to sell the windshield? After riding for a few days without it, I'm rethinking it and think I'll put it back on. If not, I'll let you know.
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Reply #12 - 06/08/11 at 18:28:01

joscswny wrote on 06/08/11 at 17:12:03:

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Walk into a dealer and tell 'em your dad needs a muff for his 60's triumph project bike and this is what's recommended...

I did that and the guy said if your dad needs this he's gotta be at least 96 bring him in and I'll give it to him for free.

Anyone know where I can get a 96 year old for an hour or 2? Grin

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Re: Newbie hello and quick questions
Reply #13 - 06/08/11 at 20:03:40

The Emgo 17 inch reverse cone is LOUD! The only baffle is a perforated plate. The glass packing that it comes with is pitiful. You can pull it apart and repack it tightly with new packing. It takes the higher-frequency bark out of it. It has a lot nicer tone when repacked. More thud, less blatt. It is still LOUD. You will surely need to re-jet. My Emgo muffler and head pipe started discoloring immediately.

I ended up going with a dyna muffler. Nicer sound than stock, but not obnoxious. Both mufflers bolt up pretty easily. I just used one mounting bolt in the muffler mounting bracket.

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Trippah Serious Thumper Offline I ride, therefore I am. Posts: 2517 central Mass Gender:	Re: Newbie hello and quick questions Reply #14 - 06/08/11 at 20:19:50 Welcome......Scott, before you get too loud, check with the locals as many states have noise regs on motorcycles..you really don't need the hassles.
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