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Gardner YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	Re: What to buy! Reply #15 - 05/11/13 at 04:08:46 Thanks for the tip I never heard of Blue Bob where do you by this product.? And how difficult it it to use. Cheers , RW
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: What to buy! Reply #16 - 05/11/13 at 04:11:22 There are a few different companies that make products to remove heat stains from chrome, Blue Job is just one of the most know ones. Do a search or call a local bike shop and see which products they have http://www.blue-job.com/
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pt mike YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 15 Summerside P.E Gender:	Re: What to buy! Reply #17 - 05/12/13 at 18:49:33 hi any idea where i can get a used exhaust system for my 1988 savage? thanks mike from pei
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: What to buy! Reply #18 - 05/12/13 at 21:09:15 Do what the handbook says. Have them started and run for three minutes. Stop them and let them stand for a few minutes, have the sales persons hold the bike up right/vertical while you look in the little oil level window.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: What to buy! Reply #19 - 05/12/13 at 22:53:16 Have them started and run for three minutes. Stop them and let them stand for a few minutes. I just dont unnerstand that.. If its been sitting for a day or 20,, why not stand it up & look at the oil level?
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: What to buy! Reply #20 - 05/12/13 at 23:35:25 JOG, I wouldn't hold a candle to your technical knowledge, but that's what the S40 owners manual says to do when checking the oil level.
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Reply #21 - 05/13/13 at 03:45:51

jcstokes wrote on 05/12/13 at 23:35:25:

JOG, I wouldn't hold a candle to your technical knowledge, but that's what the S40 owners manual says to do when checking the oil level.

The only reason I can see to do this, is to fill the oil passages before checkng oil. Over time the oil will seep past the pil pump and drain the passages back into the oil sump.....and give a slightly higher reading. I doubt the level changes very much.

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: What to buy! Reply #22 - 05/13/13 at 04:02:54 pt mike wrote on 05/12/13 at 18:49:33: hi any idea where i can get a used exhaust system for my 1988 savage? thanks mike from pei Check the market place section of the forums- http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=market
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Reply #23 - 05/13/13 at 07:00:25

If both are in good condition I would buy the one with the least miles on it. You can check to see if the mileage is honest by looking at the tires, the foot peg rubber, and other little details. Look for bolts with rounded heads and things that indicate someone has messed with it. Also look for signs of weathering and corrosion, you want a bike that was kept indoors and hasn't been messed with.

Don't include the accessories in your decision unless they are something you intended to buy. The helmet is not worth considering, it is best to buy a new helmet.

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Reply #24 - 05/13/13 at 14:32:39

Thanks for all the imput from you folks, I went to the dealer here this morn and took the 2010 model out for a short ride ,weather cool and windy did not go far and it seemed to work fine lots of torque and shifted well no back firing on deceleration . That being said I was ready to do a deal and on looking the bike over noticed an oil leak at the head so left the dealer to look into it, while I keep looking. The 07 previously mention was sold . There are two others yet to check out in my area. So nothing confirmed here as yet. Sad

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: What to buy! Reply #25 - 05/14/13 at 09:43:58 That oil leak is likely nothing, but, Id be concerned the dealer mite make things worse & hide making a mess just long enough to sell it. YOu should include in the sales agreement that IF there are some stripped bolts in the head/head cover, THEY pay to have it fixed. I dont trust them to not jake leg a "repair" to get it sold.
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Gardner YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	Re: What to buy! Reply #26 - 05/14/13 at 14:26:17 I hear ya on the jake leg repairs, looked at another today ,no battery in bike not sure why people try and sell without the bike in running order? Now am told to come back on Saturday and it will be running.
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Reply #27 - 05/20/13 at 11:30:15

G,day all well my hunt has ended, not at all as I had expected it to be. I stumbled upon a 05 Honda Silverwing low milege at a very good price after due consideration I purchased it on Friday and drove it home on Saturday in a cold rain. With my arthritis I think this swing will work well for me.

Thanks to all the help from the members on this site you were most helpful and I appreciate it.

To the admin if you wish you could remove me from your members list ,I have enjoyed my time spent here, RW

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