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my 87 ss wont shift into 5th gear
07/28/11 at 13:27:07
I have an 87 savage that wont go into 5th gear.... has anyone had the same problem? is there an inexpensive fix to this????
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Re: my 87 ss wont shift into 5th gear
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07/28/11 at 13:29:17
Well,an 87 has only a four speed transmission.
Suzuki didn't put 5th in until 95.
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07/28/11 at 13:35:19
Thanks for some reason some dumb website stated it was a five speed.
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07/28/11 at 13:38:18
Yeah,I have run into some mis-information as well,on this bike and others.
Guess ya just can't trust what ya read on the internet,huh?
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Re: my 87 ss wont shift into 5th gear
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07/28/11 at 13:40:52
To be sure, check the side of the case for the shift pattern.
Not that the pulley covers aren't interchangable
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Re: my 87 ss wont shift into 5th gear
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07/28/11 at 13:42:41
jersey savage wrote
on 07/28/11 at 13:35:19:
Thanks for some reason some dumb website stated it was a five speed.
Welcome! That's why we are all here.
Most here will agree this to be the BEST forum for getting accurate "real world" information and tips from some of the most experience people around! Not to mention they are all pretty friendly and willing to help.
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Re: my 87 ss wont shift into 5th gear
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07/28/11 at 13:43:14
Good point,Verslagen!
Nobody said it was an 87 engine,did they?
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Re: my 87 ss wont shift into 5th gear
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07/28/11 at 14:42:30
jersey savage wrote
on 07/28/11 at 13:27:07:
I have an 87 savage that wont go into 5th gear.... has anyone had the same problem? is there an inexpensive fix to this????
I have the EXACT same problem!
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07/28/11 at 15:45:06
I have an 05 and I still can't seem to find 6th no matter how hard I try
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07/28/11 at 16:38:58
My first savage was an 87. The 4 speed was kinda novel but I loved that bike.
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07/28/11 at 20:58:39
My '87 wishes it had a 5th gear. 4th winds up pretty high anywhere over 50 mph. It's screaming at 65.
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07/28/11 at 21:11:08
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My '87 wishes it had a 5th gear. 4th winds up pretty high anywhere over 50 mph. It's screaming at 65.
Either you need a tach or you're right.
I have a suspicion that some of the 87's got the smaller primary and larger clutch gear of the later year bikes. I have an '88 and it's got the same gears as the '96 and '02.
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07/29/11 at 13:48:17
I got my '87 up to 95 more than once back in the day and I wasn't a light weight.
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07/31/11 at 02:03:55
I never had any issues with top speed with my 1990 four speed. But then I ride pretty slow and sedate. I've looked at the drive ratios and all I can think is that the top gear should be a decent overdrive instead of what it is.
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