SavageCat wrote on 01/07/13 at 08:20:38:



have read it as ScrewBot for almost a year


Seriously? Thats hilarious!

FWIW, Im not okay with the proposed name change,,
I think everyone knows that bot is short for robot..
Its just not nice,, &, if he changes it, I cant call him Rowboat any more.

Did some more wrenching...Slavy installed = happy bike. Replaced the clutch cover gasket as well and cleaned stuff up down there.



Replacing the spark plug too...prolly ok, but hey why not...



Also, have a question. When I run a bead of gasket maker over the valve/head cover I have heard two ideas..

1) Install and torque the cover down right after you place it...waiting 15-20 minutes after each max torque reading until they're all good (basically what the DIY says).

OR

2) Set the cover down, torque the bolts down to about half torque, then wait 12-24 hours, and then torque all the way. The logic being that you let the gasket maker set for a little bit, and then when you do the final torque you are compressing the gasket instead of squishing the gasket maker out...


Thoughts?


Getting there...Next = new battery (mini AGM), fix exhaust leak at muffler to header join, wrap header with black wrap

Then on to the ToesNoes tach and speedo....that set-up is ballin!!!

Any advice on putting the cylinder head cover back on without smearing the gasket maker? If have done a few practice runs without any sealant and it's crazy close. Inevitably I nick something and I assume that would be bad...thoughts?

Also, do I need to put sealant on both surfaces or just one? If one, does it matter which?

And I assume that wherever it's shiny (i.e. where the cover and cylinder head match, there needs to be sealant? Sorry for so many questions, just trying to avoid doing it again because of a bad seal.

Thanks!

verslagen1 wrote on 02/09/13 at 10:54:54:



But either way you just put it on one side right?

Thanks for the speedy reply!!!

Hey gang….final update on the Savage…#holyOPthreadrevival…I sold my Savage about a week ago, it was bitter sweet since she was my first bike, and I put a fair bit of sweat equity into her, but I was ready to move on to something different, and the kid I sold it to was just as excited to get it as I was when I first got it…(when it looked like this)



First, funny story, the bike had been stubborn to start for like a year...and I was too lazy to take apart the carb and mess with it...especially since once it was started it ran like a champ. Then one day I was riding and gas started pouring out of my vent tube from the valve cover...not good...so I shut off the bike and got a buddy to tow it home for me…gas in the oil…also not good…drained and refilled oil…drove around the block (started and ran just fine)…then drained and changed again. After that I decided I would actually listen to folks and actually turn my fuel off when I wasn’t riding it…low and behold the Savage’s starting problem literally disappeared!! Apparently fuel was leaking down and flooding the engine…making it hard to start…(insert forehead smash on wall)….moral of the story…shut off your fuel.

Just thought I would share with you all the final look and progress of my Savage....replaced the chain tensioner, replaced the head plug, updated turn signals, replaced petcock with the Raptor and the custom battery box are all the notables...generally cleaned up the bike as well.







More pics here: http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hlhhmc/library/1998%20Suzuki%20Savage

Good News! I stayed in the Suzi family…I picked up a SV650S for bascicaly what I sold my Savage for and have been quite happy with the new moto…I suspect that somewhere down the road I will acquire another Savage…but for now…it’s the SV for me.



I can’t say thank you enough to all of you guys for helping me…literally made having the bike that much more fun…so much good info here there that saved me thousands of dollars and tons of time….keep it up!!

Savage_Cat