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Re: Bike engine slowly dies at around 70 MPH
Reply #15 - 08/06/11 at 04:39:33
 
whick brakes you lettin them change? What parts will you use?
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Reply #16 - 08/06/11 at 05:23:08
 

Justin, don't you be a teasing the newbies .....


He was told he needed it, he's already bent fully over the lift getting ready for it and the grease gun is already a headed his way .....


His "skilled mechanic" has already shown himself to be a well practiced lift bay proctologist and he will surely separate several hundred dollars from our new member while adjusting his tonsils governor .....
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Reply #17 - 08/06/11 at 05:24:42
 
Youre a Baaad man,, OF.. made me  Smiley
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Reply #18 - 08/06/11 at 05:36:54
 

Alright, you two smart alecks who said the Savage has a governor explain yerselves -- where is it?   What is it?

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Reply #19 - 08/06/11 at 05:49:22
 

Oceantransistor, you have a failing vacuum actuated petcock, a very common problem around here.


You can repair it (several here will coach you through the tests and steps you need to take)

                  or


You can replace it with a Raptor petcock for $20 and not have the follow on issues that will take place as more bits and pieces of the failure prone vac petcock go bad on you as time passes.


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Justin is actually asking a good question, what else has this "mechanic" told you that you "need to replace"???

The guy obviously knows bupkis about your bike, so what other lies and exaggerations has he provided you with?

By your mileage and year given you may need some front brake pads ($30 on Ebay and an easy 2 hour project to do yourself) and if the bike was ridden very hard you may need a rear tire soon.   Other than that, you really don't need much done to your bike apart from mebbe a valve adjustment which is something you really should do yourself.

Mind you, we have people on this list who have NEVER adjusted their valves and still manage to ride their bikes jest fine .... all things are relative around here.
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Reply #20 - 08/06/11 at 09:07:24
 
So he's having me change the front rotor and pads and replace both tires because both tires have cracks al ove the walls due to aging.  The breaks just sound really rough when applied and the back ones squeak a lot so he said the drums probably just need cleaning.  Overall his suggestions made sense to me since I ride on the highway daily and I've always been a bit rough on breaks.

Back to this vacuum subject...am I changing the hose/line or the entire peacock?

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Reply #21 - 08/06/11 at 09:28:31
 
I meant petcock, don't judge me  Cheesy
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Reply #22 - 08/06/11 at 09:41:17
 
The hose is $2. A repair kit or raptor is $20. Or stock is over $60.  I'd go in that order.
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Reply #23 - 08/06/11 at 09:55:01
 

Your mechanic is "shotgunning" the front brake issue unnecessarily.  That rotor isn't shot unless you let the pads wear slam completely out and the rotor is heavily scored by rubbing against the steel backing pad for a period of time.   You can look straight parallel to the rotor and you can actually see if you have pad material left -- if so order some cheap pads and do it yourself.

The rotor by itself is over $100 -- generally speaking rotors last through 3-4 sets of pads before even becoming worn to Suzuki's very conservative specs.

Ebay or EBC front pads (either kind) cost about $30 and you clean the old surface up on the rotor with some hand applied sandpaper to remove the old glazing.   EBC or Ebay kevlar pads will stop your noise issue.

Mechanic is closer on the rear brakes -- they last 4 times longer than the fronts do and all you have to do to them is remove the dust whenever you have to put on a new tire.  

Age cracked tires that hold air reliably are real world "good to go" to wear out the rest of their contact rubber.   Remember, the inner tube is what holds the air on our bikes, not the tire itself.  

Mechanic may be spoofing you a bit on the tire thing, but then again "tire mfgs recommend replacing age checked sidewall tires".  Now this is true enough, but one wonders if they aren't serving themselves a bit by that recommendation on a tube based tire ....  

(it does make good sense on a tubeless tire, BTW)

We do have a black box which is a preset thing, we do not have a programmable "computer" that can be Power Commandered like a sports bike can.  

To imply he can "adjust" your computer is completely fraudulent .... and NO he can't "tune your bike" unless he just sticks you for a spark plug you didn't need as well.  

Everything electronic is preset and NONADJUSTABLE as far as tuning goes.

Now, as far the peacock thing  -- click modify on that post and as the owner of that post you can go in and fix it.   Then you can delete your last one as unnecessary and nobody will be the wiser ....

Lord knows I typo enough stuff to know how to do that little trick, I've been known to go back and find stuff I screwed up a day or so later and I'll go back in and fix it ....

Roll Eyes              Watch Verslagen's last post and he'll show you how to fix a typo
                   -- he's on his phone again, you can tell.



Really, get your bike back away from that proctologist mechanic and start working on it yourself !!!!


.......... or if he's already into your bike for hundreds of dollars, at least get him to give you a cigarette and an "HIV clean certificate" after he's finished having his fun with you.


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Absofockinglutely insist on getting all of your old parts back -- I want them as there isn't anything much wrong with them !!!!
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Reply #24 - 08/06/11 at 10:12:49
 
No governor on a Savage,... but...
If you still have the stock petcock, it does have a "Prime Minister"...

Yuk,... Yuk.... Grin...
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Reply #25 - 08/06/11 at 10:40:30
 
Everyone is a comedian up in here, is it cuz its saturday or cuz I paid the mechanic $170 for a tune that just required a spark plug change?  Either way he said the pads were down to bare metal thus the real bad breaking sound.  That would be my fault I guess.  Unfortunately I already ordered the tires so I'm feeling I should just change them?  

Let me get this straight, first I should change the hose and then get a petcock repair kit if the issue reappears?
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Reply #26 - 08/06/11 at 10:47:11
 

You can replace the hose ....

      then, when that quits ....

.... you can get the $20 rebuild kit ....


or


you can just get the $20 Raptor, which does not need the hose or the rebuild kit .... and won't fail ever never again.





Now, watch the following clip and see if you can identify the various parties that are shown.


Wink               me, I'd be the angry one with the gun ......




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Reply #27 - 08/06/11 at 10:49:45
 
LMAO, I'll look inot this after I get off work today....you might be on to something  Grin
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Reply #28 - 08/06/11 at 18:24:41
 
What movie is that from?  I have never seen it before.
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Reply #29 - 08/06/11 at 18:40:38
 
Serowbot wrote on 08/06/11 at 10:12:49:
No governor on a Savage,... but...
If you still have the stock petcock, it does have a "Prime Minister"...

Yuk,... Yuk.... Grin...




way to go Rowboat... thats funny,,
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