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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Top end? 03/25/13 at 12:51:25 I have a 06 s40 and it is a great bike. I would like to get a little more out of the top end if possible Mine comfortably cruises at 75 and will go just above 80. Is their much I can do without doing a pretty significant overhaul? Thanks, best regards.
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Re: Top end?
Reply #1 - 03/25/13 at 13:31:59

Weight reduction, Dyna muffler, properly rejet the carb. You can get hot cam kits, oversized bore kits, etc.

The faster you go, the worse the bike gets. Just an FYI.

The frame, brakes and suspension are designed for cruising or sustained operation under 65mph. Put bluntly, they suck. The bike is 1960s engineering with mid 1970s ignition components.

Not trying to dash your hopes, but as a performance platform, the Savage is a snail.

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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: Top end? Reply #2 - 03/25/13 at 13:39:54 In the tech section there's a thread about horses.
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mikey2004 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57 Sarasota Florida Gender:	Re: Top end? Reply #3 - 03/25/13 at 13:49:09 WD is right but it is the best snail I have ever owned. great starter bike just stay out of the fast lane on the high way.
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engineer Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 872 Gender:	Re: Top end? Reply #4 - 03/25/13 at 14:00:19 The bike doesn't feel all that comfortable to me when it approaches its' top speed. It is a thumper, great torque and acceleration around town. I honestly wouldn't want to go any faster on it which is why I now have a more suitable bike for those times when I want to go out and run at higher speeds for any length of time.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Top end? Reply #5 - 03/25/13 at 16:14:39 Going to a higher sidewall ratio, like the Dunlop, helps some, O course, your size, the weather, all kinds of things impact how its running on any given day. Ive seen 100 on it, ONCE, more often than not, 85ish is about it,,
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engineer Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 872 Gender:	Re: Top end? Reply #6 - 03/25/13 at 18:20:32 I do have well worn OEM tires so maybe I shouldn't comment on road feel at high speed until I put on some decent tires.
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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: Top end? Reply #7 - 03/25/13 at 19:08:28 new they are barely acceptable. worn out oem tires are the worst. I got a set cheap and tried them out.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Top end? Reply #8 - 03/26/13 at 07:28:21 The rear OEM always felt slick in corners. I never was able to really trust it. Thankfully, it was toast at 5,000 miles. I did learn to work the bike the corners in low traction situations, cuz it always felt greasy. After that tire, the peg ends started getting reshaped.
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Re: Top end?
Reply #9 - 03/26/13 at 20:02:42

Unlike some of the others,I'M comfortable at Interstate speeds(70-75mph) on my Savage. I have the Memphis "Slim" windshield and larger saddlebags and the bike feels stable at those speeds,even when passing 18 wheelers. The tires are getting worn to below 1/4 tread now and the rear does feel "greasy" in hard turns so I'm ordering tires soon(have to be ready to follow OF and MMRanch up the mountains Shocked

in June).

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rfw2003 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1108 Yantis, TX	Re: Top end? Reply #10 - 03/26/13 at 22:20:56 I have the route 66 tires on mine and the Slip Streamer Enterprise II big windshield and mine feels completely stable at 75 on the super slab even around the big rigs. Only thing I don't like about it, is the high revs. I really need to get that chain conversion done to get those revs down to a respectable level. R.F.
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Re: Top end?
Reply #11 - 03/26/13 at 22:23:49

I'm not uncomfortable at speed on mine. On the old forum (LS650 dot net) I had the fastest one in the world for awhile. Stripped it of everything I could pull off and still make it go and stop. Even had lightweight alloy strut bars instead of shocks. The engine got so hot I'm honestly surprised it ever ran again, it should have grenaded.

The frame is a big limiting factor, it lacks the high speed stiffness needed to keep it from twisting itself out of kilter and "unloading" at the worst possible time.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Top end? Reply #12 - 03/27/13 at 08:02:52 I guess Someone hasta have the fastest one, but IDK how fast that fastest one IS.. & I would guess that its someone with a stage 2 cam who has the fastest now..So, anyone got an idea who has the meanest one & how mean izzitt?
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Top end? Reply #13 - 03/27/13 at 08:43:03 No clue, but best bet would be somebody in Germany. That's where the wildest versions seem to originate the most frequently these days.
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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: Top end? Reply #14 - 03/27/13 at 09:07:08 Well, it's been supercharged, turbocharged, bored, recarbed, reheadered, ported, lightened, new front end, hardtailed, monoshocked, fat tired, tall tired... and god knows what else (I'm not tellin' ) The question is... what do you really want? If you want the hottest thumber this side of kingdom come, becareful, the cross over is rough.
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