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wombat Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 109	100 mph possible? 12/04/12 at 06:25:26 What is available to make a Savage reach 100 mph? Has anyone done it on a Savage or Ryca? Big Bore kit? cams? new carb? Chain with small rear sprocket? Rather not use NOS or supercharging.
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: 100 mph possible? Reply #1 - 12/04/12 at 07:10:38 It's possible. Doesn't cost much, proper carb tuning and overall bike weight reduction. Tuck in as tight as you can to reduce the amount of drag. Don't do it often, the engine internals aren't designed for prolonged high speed running.
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Rogue_Cheddar Serious Thumper Offline Hang up the phone and drive! Posts: 725 Haverhill, Massachusetts Gender:	Re: 100 mph possible? Reply #2 - 12/04/12 at 08:32:15 I had mine up to 85 once. I suppose it could have gone a little faster but I was afraid I was going to void my bowels from all the vibration!
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28661 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: 100 mph possible? Reply #3 - 12/04/12 at 08:36:52 All you need is about 10 miles of straight road, downhill... ... I've managed 94/95mph on a mile of flat, tucked in like paint... (only did it once)... It's no fun goin' that fast... ...
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Re: 100 mph possible?
Reply #4 - 12/04/12 at 08:48:59

My typical "Dyno Run" up a hill at speed is 85 ± a few.
This is a steep hill that anyone following a loaded truck will want to shoot themselves.

K&N drop in, desnorkled, door tossed, supertrapp.

If I do any more I'll need a steeper hill. Cool

I really don't see the need to go past 90, but you should be able to get there, even when going uphill. Grin

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Paraquat Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2206	Re: 100 mph possible? Reply #5 - 12/04/12 at 09:11:46 I got to 95 a few times. Zipped up and sucked in on a flat or slight decline with the wind behind me. Free flowing airbox, drilled out baffles. --Steve
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: 100 mph possible? Reply #6 - 12/04/12 at 11:57:01 If this bike can't do 100 with everything mentioned in the first post - something is seriously wrong.
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Coaxial Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 184 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: 100 mph possible? Reply #7 - 12/04/12 at 12:51:48 Oh my.. My stock 07 seems to have handled consistent speeds of 130kph(80mph)-140kph(86mph). Ive gone up to at most 154kph(95mph) (estimate).
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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: 100 mph possible? Reply #8 - 12/04/12 at 13:27:31 Coaxial wrote on 12/04/12 at 12:51:48: Oh my.. My stock 07 seems to have handled consistent speeds of 130kph(80mph)-140kph(86mph). Ive gone up to at most 154kph(95mph) (estimate). Kinda hard to watch the needle at that speed ain't it.
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PiaFea Junior Member Offline Against the Wind ! Posts: 96 Houston, Texas - USA Gender:	Re: 100 mph possible? Reply #9 - 12/04/12 at 13:53:14 I have never intended to cruise at above 80. Too much concentration. Being a lightweight, I do not think thumper was designed to go that fast ... But it does not mean that it could not. I have reached 95 on a straight smooth road, no mod, but everything is shaking
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Reply #10 - 12/04/12 at 17:03:13

Got my stock 1996 to 88 mph without really trying. Measured with bicycle computer on front wheel which checks out against GPS. Computer records max speed -- no need to look at display. Now that 50 lbs are gone due to Ryca conversion and the handlebars allow a tighter tuck I should try again. I believe it's possible. But just so. Would require long, straight, empty stretch of road with no cops. Hard to come by in Connecticut.

Way back in 1967 my Kawasaki 250 A1SS Samurai would just do the ton. Yes that was a 250!

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gone fishing Full Member Offline Posts: 152 Gender:	Re: 100 mph possible? Reply #11 - 12/04/12 at 17:05:32 gone fishing
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28661 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: 100 mph possible? Reply #12 - 12/04/12 at 18:03:31 gone fishing wrote on 12/04/12 at 17:05:32: If you get a good long stretch of road, it could be possible. I went 100 mph on a CB 350 Honda once. Yuppers,... my Honda cl360 would do the ton,... and it was just as scary as it is on the Savage... ... Those were great bikes... I loves that twin sound... ...
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: 100 mph possible? Reply #13 - 12/04/12 at 18:11:49 As I mentioned in the Double RYCA build, I had a yamaha YM-1 and a Honda CB350 that would just barely do the ton on a relatively flat road. That was using the bikes' speedometers, though, which were probably a little optimistic.
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Re: 100 mph possible?
Reply #14 - 12/05/12 at 04:25:11

PiaFea wrote on 12/04/12 at 13:53:14:

Being a lightweight, I do not think thumper was designed to go that fast

You may feel some insecurity with it because of the light weight/handling aspect, but the bike is capable of it. The 500-650 singles have been doing this for a long time and with a lot less engine and suension technology.
The BSA Goldstar got it's name back in the late 1930's by AVERAGING over 100 mph in the Isle of Mann TT race. The course is about a 30 mile lap around part of the island on regular roads. Think hard tail frames, very little front suspension, single leading shoe manual brakes, 1930's country roads and WOT most of the time while slamming gears.
If you made that course you KNEW you were a REAL MOTORCYCLE MAN !!!

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