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TossingLead

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Wife's new bike.
04/23/12 at 22:01:50

This is the 2000 with about 16,000 miles I picked up for my wife.

It had been setting for about 2 yrs.
I rebuilt the carburetor, charged the battery, changed the oil, replaced the front tire, front brake pads and various bolts/nuts/washers. It fired right up and sounded good. It has a Jardine pipe that I am modifying the baffle to quiet it down a little. Will be opening the case to check the cam chain tensioner after I get it inspected.

Best part I'll have less then $1000.00 in it when all is said and done.

The wife is happy and I'm not out a lot of Dollars.

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mpescatori Serious Thumper Offline Romanum Thumperium Cavalco, yeaaah !!! Posts: 3547 Rome, Italy Gender:	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #1 - 04/23/12 at 23:40:53 TossingLead wrote on 04/23/12 at 22:01:50: This is the 2000 with about 16,000 miles I picked up for my wife. ... The wife is happy and I'm not out a lot of Dollars. That is one win/win situation you've got there, TL ! Looking forward to reading your trip reports !
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #2 - 04/24/12 at 03:19:03 Did you get any maintenance records? That thing is deep into the "Its cam chain time" mileage,if its done, great,, if its not, it seriously needs looked at,
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TossingLead YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 24 DFW, Tx	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #3 - 04/24/12 at 06:30:11 Yes I plan to look at the cam chain.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #4 - 04/24/12 at 10:37:26 That can be an engine destroyer, if youre thinking it should be looked at, it otta get looked at in a right now kinda way,, Id sure have a chat with the previous owner & ask if that got done, & when,
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MarkHB Junior Member Offline Go for it! Posts: 88 Ottawa, Canada Gender:	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #5 - 04/24/12 at 21:05:13 Love the yellow. Nice ride! All under 1000$? I can't get over how cheap some things are south of the 49th parallel.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5836 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #6 - 04/25/12 at 07:33:03 Congratulations on your Savage I've got 42,000 miles and working on the third camchain , The Versey adjuster will pay for itself . If your not over 6 feet tall , then you may spend more time on the Savage than your wife will , "Its a FUN bike"!!! What's your other machine ?
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TossingLead YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 24 DFW, Tx	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #7 - 04/25/12 at 10:33:40 08 KLR Thumper
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LostArtist Ex Member	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #8 - 04/25/12 at 11:19:36 awsome!!! i like yellow
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #9 - 04/25/12 at 11:38:09 TossingLead wrote on 04/25/12 at 10:33:40: 08 KLR Thumper Cool bike too.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #10 - 04/25/12 at 15:42:05 How tall is your wife?
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #11 - 04/25/12 at 16:01:34 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/25/12 at 15:42:05: How tall is your wife? And what does see look like.
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TossingLead YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 24 DFW, Tx	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #12 - 04/25/12 at 16:18:06 5 foot
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #13 - 04/25/12 at 16:26:04 TossingLead wrote on 04/25/12 at 16:18:06: 5 foot Her complexion is a bit jaundice, you better have a doc look at her. nice smile though.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Wife's new bike. Reply #14 - 04/25/12 at 18:08:58 If she doesnt have the arms of an orangutan, those bars may be too far forward for her, If it fits her well,, please dont show her this post.
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