Old-Rider.

Get that generator out, do the break-in as instructed, and test the generator.  I have read some reviews on these generators and most of them work fine......every now and then a bad one slips through and they just don't start well or run correctly and you need to take that one back and exchange it.  Being a 2-cycle engine they run a bit uneven when there is no (or very little) load on them, and when you have them hooked up and doing work t should run smoothly.  Do use a good 50:1 oil designed for air cooled motors - don't use outboard or snowmobile oils.  Some of the small engine 2 cycle oil has fuel stabilizer built in.....don't let any mix made from ethanol pump gas sit in the generator for more than 2 months.....it is best to store the generator without any fuel in it.

Hey.....this might just be the answer to the need for more electrical output on the Savage!  Just bolt one of these to the luggage rack, and then buy some electric socks, a heated vest and gloves.....and plug in the coffee maker!

I can see it now .... Bike TRAILERS and Extention cords !

Accually the first time I went to BlueRidgeCampGround , there was a couple pulled up on one of the bikes like Dave's new one.  They unhitched the trailer , put up the tent , then took the bike out for a ride.  

Looked right handy !  

I have a pull behind I purchased to fix up (paid $500) to pull behind the Harley. I had polished it up with plastic polish, but storing it outside it has glazed over again and leaked inside (came without luggage rack on top, but had holes for one). So now I have to rework it or just sell it as it is, not sure if I want to sell it yet though.

Yeah, its about as long as the savage and weighs about 200-ish, two guys can pick it up easily (loaded into my truck to get it home).

A savage could probably tow it if it wasn't loaded down too much, but stopping it in a hurry could cause a problem, because it doesn't have an electric brake.

I would go with a really small trailer and one of those sears car top carriers, would be a better pull behind for a savage.

Believe its a small 1 3/4" ball or maybe 1 1/2" or some such, didn't look, was going to rewire it and then start with the other stuff. He said the wiring worked, I never tested it, but now that i'm getting around a little better I will probably get to it.
Its about number 4 inline on projects tho....

People can do some wacky pulling with their motorcycles....however it does mean that it is very safe.  If you try and pull a trailer that weighs as much as your motorycle.....it is going to compromise your safety by doubling your stopping distance and making the bike handle very poorly when you try to do some evasive riding.

I see big Harleys and Goldwings pulling a small trailer, and taking a 900 pound motorycle and putting a 200 pound trailer may not make much of a difference....as they aren't very nimble to start with.  You take a 360 pound Savage with "adequate" brakes....and put a 300 pound trailer behind it......and I would not want to ride it.

OldRider

I have had a bunch of them , 4 years ago I bought a lot of them on Ebay from a place called "Tadd's Warehouse" , gave all my brothers and one friend one each for Christmas and kept two for myself.   The 220 volt modles are worth the extra money.  

The two I kept were just a like, well now one of them has a burned out feed motor and I'm on my last one.   After getting the 220volt mig ... the old splater box (Lincon 220) I grew-up with only get to run when something really heavy needs put together.  

Tadd's is only 60 miles up the road from me so I get out of paying shipping !  

I wonder if my motorcycle would fit inside my tent with me ???      I might need to get a bigger tent ....      Thinking of pop-up campers  and the like !...