Hey All,

New member here, but lurked for a while before signing up. There are actually two Suzuki Savage/Boulevard/LS650/S40's in the family, but my dad's '09 is the pretty boy, where as my '87 is pretty rough around the edges. Got the bike in trade for a Honda CB750 that had frustrating carb issues (so frustrating that we went from 4 carbs down to 1    ). The P.O. went over the issues the bike had with me before the trade, and even the though I knew the bike was rough (rougher then the Honda honestly), I liked my dad's '09 so much that I went for it. Naturally the bike was running when the P.O. was showing it to me, but as soon as it came into MY actually possession the bike decided it wasn't going to run anymore. An oil change, and one raptor petcock later that took care of that problem (must of drained 2 gallons of gas out of the crankcase    ). We know it likely has the common oil leak from the head plug, the steering bearing feels tight, have a fork seal leaking, and a few other minor things that aren't coming to mind currently. Cosmetically speaking it's missing the toolbox/side battery cover, has lots of corrosion all over, and the tank has a few dents in it. My intention is to do a mild "bob" to it, meaning a different rear fender, better solo seat, and license plate relocate with brake light. Anyhow, I can add more to what I've done/want to do/champagne dreams on a beer budget later. I know what you all want...pics or it didn't happen right? Here we go.







Since these photos (taken very shortly after getting the bike) I've removed the passenger seat, the chrome rails and sissy bar, plugged all the holes those left with black plugs, relocated the rectifier in the air box, and relocated the turn signals to the plate area using the Saxman method. I'm wanting to tuck the wires for the signals and the brake/plate lights under the fender, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Basically just doing stuff on the cheap to make the bike more pleasing to me until I get the parts to make it how I really want. I'm sure there'll be more to come. Same Savage time, Same Savage Channel  

Look forward to evolution...   Welcome... ...

Thanks Serowbot!

Thanks Cavi, and good catch. Actually changed out the pegs today, so it's no longer an issue  

I thought he was just short.

Kool Beans Jam!!!!!

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/17/12 at 19:10:09:



I'm with you JOG! I can't wait till my boy is old enough to get him a serious go-cart. (so I can ride it ofcourse)  

Thanks guys! I'll see about putting some Gokart pics in the Cafe forum.

Got the drag bar and risers installed today, also worked on a little of the corrosion on the bike.




Chose black sockets because I'm going to be painting the fork lowers, and a lot of other stuff black over time. Will take the "5/8th's" markings off of them eventually, but thought it was kinda funny for now.

Hey Guys.

So I have a confession to make. I NEARLY traded my Savage for a non-thumper bike   , but due to the generosity of the other bike's owner he sold it to me for a very fair price, so now I have two bikes  . Here's the new bike (I may put more pics in the appropriate forum).

SO, now that I have a bike that is pretty much 100% how I want it, I can tear the Savage down a little deeper without losing any riding time. Yay!

Question. I've noticed that there are pretty much no carb rebuild kits for my '87 unless I want to buy it one piece at a time. I'm guessing that my best bet would be to buy Lancer's projet kit and just clean the carb really well and re-jet as needed (I plan on performance mods later anyhow)? The issue I'm chasing is that on occasion the bike's idle will decay to the point of stalling after being warmed up. I already checked the valves on a recommendation, and they seem to be adjusted properly. I have not had the carb off since I purchased the bike, but it was adjusted by a tech to make sure it would pass emissions.

Thanks!
-jftl