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Re: New rider new member
Reply #15 - 08/24/13 at 06:06:42

Dave wrote on 08/23/13 at 11:18:06:

sparky89 wrote on 08/20/13 at 16:35:59:

Cool 5 speed would be nice I seem to be trying for 5 on my 4 speed,lol!

It's OK.....we all do it.
Us 5 speed owners keep trying to find 6th!

Yeah, this is my only real beef with Savage. The rest of the issues can be fixed or at least reduced in effect by the application of a little time, elbow grease and cash, (like the cam chain tensioner, head plug and suspension) but man I wish the spread between 4th and 5th gear was the same as the spread between 3rd and 4th.

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: New rider new member Reply #16 - 08/24/13 at 06:56:15 Dave wrote on 08/23/13 at 11:18:06: sparky89 wrote on 08/20/13 at 16:35:59: Cool 5 speed would be nice I seem to be trying for 5 on my 4 speed,lol! It's OK.....we all do it. Us 5 speed owners keep trying to find 6th! I keep wanting to stop at 4th
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SALB Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 668 Whittier, AK Gender:	Re: New rider new member Reply #17 - 08/24/13 at 10:07:44 I find myself skipping fourth gear when accelerating to highway speeds. On the other hand, having fourth and fifth geared so close comes in handy when I need to accelerate briskly to pass.
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Re: New rider new member
Reply #18 - 08/24/13 at 10:59:25

Smokestack wrote on 08/24/13 at 06:06:42:

Dave wrote on 08/23/13 at 11:18:06:

sparky89 wrote on 08/20/13 at 16:35:59:

Cool 5 speed would be nice I seem to be trying for 5 on my 4 speed,lol!

It's OK.....we all do it.
Us 5 speed owners keep trying to find 6th!

Yeah, this is my only real beef with Savage. The rest of the issues can be fixed or at least reduced in effect by the application of a little time, elbow grease and cash, (like the cam chain tensioner, head plug and suspension) but man I wish the spread between 4th and 5th gear was the same as the spread between 3rd and 4th.

Yeah! I'm always shifting into 5th and thinking 'nothing happened!'.

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Re: New rider new member
Reply #19 - 08/24/13 at 20:12:57

Cool good to know about the spark plug firing. And yes now I know why dogs like sticking their head out the window lol it's awesome. I went for my longest ride yet today we rode 133km or about 80 miles! It was a beautiful day I forgot to take a pic. My Savage and I had a blast! Rode with ear plugs today wow man better!!!! She pulls up the hill like a trooper unlike our jeep that you have to shift down to make it! lol Mind you I weigh like 100 lbs soaking wet probably with my gear on hahaha! Peace man and stay safe out there!

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: New rider new member Reply #20 - 08/25/13 at 04:16:17 LOL yea your not missing out on too much not having the stock 5 speed tranny, 4th to 5th really doesn't do much at all
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