SuzukiSavage.com - Modified LS650

ADVrider YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 20	Modified LS650 04/28/13 at 17:02:25 I posted a video of my modified Savage. If anyones interested. http://youtu.be/O1VEWz2n1sI
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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #1 - 04/28/13 at 17:35:32 Dirt is Good!
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #2 - 04/29/13 at 04:46:40 That's not just modified, that's a custom one off
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Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #3 - 04/29/13 at 12:49:30 Looks to be a very functional one-off the LS! Gratz!
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ADVrider YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 20	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #4 - 04/29/13 at 14:49:04 Thank you. It's fun.
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ADVrider YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 20	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #5 - 05/04/13 at 08:46:37 I added a little color to the tank last night. Took this pic this morning with the "smart" phone. Hopefully it will post. I think it is a big improvement with color and retro Suzuki tank sticker.
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SALB Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 668 Whittier, AK Gender:	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #6 - 05/04/13 at 10:24:54 It kinda looked funny with the black fender; that two tone tank really ties it together better!
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ADVrider YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 20	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #7 - 05/04/13 at 12:54:15 SALB wrote on 05/04/13 at 10:24:54: It kinda looked funny with the black fender; that two tone tank really ties it together better! Thanks. It's taking time, but I think I'm on the right path to getting the parts to tie together and create an identity for the bike.
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #8 - 05/05/13 at 07:54:37 If you could find some dual purpose rubbers for it, the off roading would be alot more feasable (you could go deeper into the brush).
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #9 - 05/05/13 at 09:12:44 Id sure wanna see the belt well protected.
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Re: Modified LS650
Reply #10 - 05/05/13 at 13:02:07

old_rider wrote on 05/05/13 at 07:54:37:

If you could find some dual purpose rubbers for it, the off roading would be alot more feasable (you could go deeper into the brush).

If the tires it came with weren't so new I would have already put some dual purpose tires on. That is on my list of things to do.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/05/13 at 09:12:44:

Id sure wanna see the belt well protected.

Good catch. I will check to see if there is something I can do to better guard that belt.

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ADVrider YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 20	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #11 - 05/16/13 at 15:49:38 I replaced the original "buck horn" bars with some L.A. Choppers BMX style bars and some home made risers fabricated from 1X5 inch pipe from the hardware store. It's a bit cruiser (save the pad) but it's really comfortable to ride.
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newb_Jack Ex Member	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #12 - 05/18/13 at 08:04:59 Pretty cool! Way to be, man!
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ADVrider YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 20	Re: Modified LS650 Reply #13 - 05/18/13 at 15:24:14 jackedmusic wrote on 05/18/13 at 08:04:59: Pretty cool! Way to be, man! Thanks.
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Re: Modified LS650
Reply #14 - 05/20/13 at 08:15:14

Congratulations on a VERY well made conversion !

My suggestion : next time you want to spend some money on her, consider a chain conversion.

Chain conversions are reasonably cheap and allow you non only to have a much stronger final drive...

... they also allow you to "play" with final drive ratios and go for "long range cruising" ratios / dirt road ratios...

In my case, I replaced the belt drive (2.96:1) with a 17/49 #530 chain drive (2.88:1)
AND
the rear tire from a 140/80x15 to 140/90x15 (a bit taller but much cheaper).

The result is 6 - 8% taller gearing, excellent for long range touring without being too demanding.

BUT if I wanted to go offroad, a 15 tooth front sprocket would boost the final drive ratio from 2.88:1 to 3.27:1,
allowing for much improved hill climbing capability.

As a closing remark, if you want to go for a chain drive conversion, always ensure that both sprockets are odd numbers AND not multiples of each other (i.e. not 15/45)
AND
if at all possible, ensure at least one is a prime number.

This way the life of chain and sprockets improved remarkably Cool

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Mikuni BST40, K&N filter, Stage2 cam, Verslagen tensioner, Sportster muff, 120 proof moonshine, Pirelli MT 66 tourers... and a chain conversion too !

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