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In praise of the verslavy
06/18/12 at 12:13:38

my 87 savage (my only ride) started rattling like the world was coming to an end. The odometer says about 8,500 miles but I have no idea if it's accurate, since it's exempt. I got it in January and have put on about 1,500+ miles myself.

Sounded just like this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSKo7qQH3hE

Ordered a VerSlavy and had it in hand within a few days. Opening the cover up was pretty easy - I'm not much of a mechanic, but I didn't have much trouble figuring out what I was doing.

The plunger was at 21.4mm (yikes!!!) - I guess I caught it just in the nick of time. Super easy to take the old tensioner out and put in the verslavy. Great worksmanship and my favorite part was that it had my initials on it Cool

(probably to keep straight whose is whose, but whatever - I thought it was cool!)

Put everything back together, added oil, started her up....and she sounds like a motorcycle again. I won't be embarrassed to ride her anymore.

Plunger about to fall out!!!

The new verslavy!

The verslavy getting settled in its new home

Ready to rock!

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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: In praise of the verslavy Reply #1 - 06/18/12 at 12:20:08 He is the best!
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TobyJug YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 29 Kamloops, BC, Canada Gender:	Re: In praise of the verslavy Reply #2 - 06/18/12 at 12:32:51 Is it me or are those photos back to front or inside out? Jug
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rfw2003 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1108 Yantis, TX	Re: In praise of the verslavy Reply #3 - 06/18/12 at 12:44:46 TobyJug wrote on 06/18/12 at 12:32:51: Is it me or are those photos back to front or inside out? Jug I was thinking that as well. but if you look at the casting numbers on the Jug you will see the pics have been mirror imaged, that's why it looks bass ackwards. R.F.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28683 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: In praise of the verslavy Reply #4 - 06/18/12 at 12:50:31 Verslavy mod even works on backards engines!... ...
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Nick Z YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13	Re: In praise of the verslavy Reply #5 - 06/18/12 at 12:54:55 Yes, I have a rare one-of-a-kind Suzuki Savage 056 SL. everything is backwards...makes it a real pita to get parts! All kidding aside, my real camera is at the girlfriend's place right now, so I was stuck using the webcam on my laptop. It makes everything backwards - I'll flip them to make things less confusing.
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zippythezip YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 38 Springhill,Nova Scotia, Canada Gender:	Re: In praise of the verslavy Reply #6 - 06/18/12 at 14:31:14 When buying a bike I was going to cross this little guy off my list. Then finding out about verslagen's fix put my mind at ease. That and folks like you who say it a pretty easy fix. So later on I will join the list of happy customers. I hope suzuki gave him a medal.
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: In praise of the verslavy Reply #7 - 07/29/12 at 21:15:41 Nick Z wrote on 06/18/12 at 12:13:38: ....Sounded just like this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSKo7qQH3hE .... OK, this is off the subject, but every time I listen to that video, I can't hear anything out of the ordinary! Man, I need to get me some new ears one of these days!
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Re: In praise of the verslavy
Reply #8 - 07/30/12 at 03:33:26

Digger wrote on 07/29/12 at 21:15:41:

Nick Z wrote on 06/18/12 at 12:13:38:

....Sounded just like this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSKo7qQH3hE
....

OK, this is off the subject, but every time I listen to that video, I can't hear anything out of the ordinary!

Man, I need to get me some new ears one of these days! Angry

Couldn't be due to aging could it ? ?
Naaaaaaaaah !

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tizzyfit Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158	Re: In praise of the verslavy Reply #9 - 08/01/12 at 08:41:43 I've got 2,500 miles on my 06 S40. With a full-face helmet and diminished hearing, give me some idea as to when I should be considering this upgrade. The engine sounds the same to me as it did 1,700 miles ago when it arrived last September.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: In praise of the verslavy Reply #10 - 08/01/12 at 12:22:30 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1192027390
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Re: In praise of the verslavy
Reply #11 - 08/06/12 at 19:12:20

LANCER wrote on 07/30/12 at 03:33:26:

Digger wrote on 07/29/12 at 21:15:41:

Nick Z wrote on 06/18/12 at 12:13:38:

....Sounded just like this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSKo7qQH3hE
....

OK, this is off the subject, but every time I listen to that video, I can't hear anything out of the ordinary!

Man, I need to get me some new ears one of these days! Angry

Couldn't be due to aging could it ? ?
Naaaaaaaaah !

Well, I guess it COULD have something to do with over 4500 hours in military fighter and fighter-type jets..... Wink

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2001, Metallic Glacial Blue, Raptor Petcock, Verslavy (first hole) (otherwise, mechanically, the bike is stock), 13,xxx miles
I don't own a cage.
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