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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28754 L.A. California Gender:	Versy's beast 03/22/15 at 20:45:20 Slowing coming to fruition... VZ800 front end vegas head light gn400 fenders savage beast engine headlight still needs wiring front wheel may change, having trouble finding the right disc. fork guards need making seat still needs mounting a lot of this and thats still to be done.
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v-pilot Senior Member Offline Loud bikes rule! Posts: 257 Rexford NY Gender:	Re: Versy's beast Reply #1 - 03/22/15 at 20:48:06 Looks very nice. love the large headlight
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Reply #2 - 03/22/15 at 21:04:09

The engine is from "the whiner"... the one the counterbalancer bearing blew out. I've had it back together for awhile, but never started.

I got one of lancers VM carb's indirectly.
poured a gallon of premium in... and she started up without any fuss. Smiley

after a few minutes of hurriedly setting up the fan...
I wanted to see the effect of the choke and she died... man I just laid my finger on the choke, didn't even get to push it down. Shocked

Now she won't start, she just clicks than rattles off like a machine gun.
13v on the bat, put a vm on the starter post and push the button, it reads funny... dang digital meter.
take the wire off the post, key on... the vm reads 5v !?!, it read 0v when it was connected so maybe some current from the decomp controller.
Next it reads 12v when I push the button.

I'm thinking bad starter.
any thoughts?

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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2625 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Versy's beast Reply #3 - 03/23/15 at 05:14:27 The bike looks great. I love how you mounted the hose real on the rear fender You could have a faulty starter solenoid. Maybe a bad ground connection.
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TNelsonFLA YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13 Sunny South Florida Gender:	Re: Versy's beast Reply #4 - 03/23/15 at 12:26:01 I love the look of the VZ800 front end. Is there a project build or post on here showing what is needed to do this? I can't imagine it's a bolt on bolt off swap.
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Reply #5 - 03/23/15 at 12:42:19

TNelsonFLA wrote on 03/23/15 at 12:26:01:

I love the look of the VZ800 front end. Is there a project build or post on here showing what is needed to do this? I can't imagine it's a bolt on bolt off swap.

No it's not.
The top and bottom bearings match but the spindle is longer.
You'll need to find someone to machine it for you.
That done, the forks will strike the tank.
You can either make new stops or move the tank back an inch. Or a new tank.
I've shifted the stock tank back while I work on the new tank from a gt550.
Mounting a solo seat allows me to do that.

The front disc is proving to be quite a problem, but I think I've found a solution. Lips Sealed

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28754 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Versy's beast Reply #6 - 03/23/15 at 21:26:34 Gary_in_NJ wrote on 03/23/15 at 05:14:27: Maybe a bad ground connection. Bingo! ground was loosen when I installed the bat box. funky diagnostic readings = loose ground
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10591 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Versy's beast Reply #7 - 03/25/15 at 05:27:22 Goverslagen1 wrote on 03/23/15 at 21:26:34: Gary_in_NJ wrote on 03/23/15 at 05:14:27: Maybe a bad ground connection. Bingo! ground was loosen when I installed the bat box. funky diagnostic readings = loose ground Doggies
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Versy's beast Reply #8 - 03/25/15 at 22:16:24 Looks cool mate. Mine use to sound like gears missing a bit like a machine gun and it was a worn starter clutch gear.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28754 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Versy's beast Reply #9 - 03/25/15 at 23:11:23 Starter is still weak. I had shortened the starter cable, so I'll have to check the resistance of the cable. Also, I haven't used this starter before, so I'll check it with another too.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28754 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Versy's beast Reply #10 - 03/28/15 at 22:52:42 Front wheel is changing to a spoked en500. disc thickness and diameter is the same as the vz800 bearings are available to convert the axle to 20mm axle spacers will wait until the new tires come.
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nickythegreek Junior Member Offline Posts: 56	Re: Versy's beast Reply #11 - 04/02/15 at 09:49:20 verslagen1, Do you know of any visual differences between your VZ800 and the VS800 front end? From my understanding the '98 VS800 just bolts on while providing a 21" tire and an upgraded brake. I believe the VS800 is at least an inch wider than the stock front end (maybe larger if tubes are bigger diameter).
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Reply #12 - 04/02/15 at 10:12:57

nickythegreek wrote on 04/02/15 at 09:49:20:

Do you know of any visual differences between your VZ800 and the VS800 front end?

from memmory (which isn't saying much at the moment)
the vz is inverted vs vs is conventional (like savage)
I know the vz is a cartridge style dampening not sure what the vs is.
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From my understanding the '98 VS800 just bolts on while providing a 21" tire and an upgraded brake. I believe the VS800 is at least an inch wider than the stock front end (maybe larger if tubes are bigger diameter).

The vz is about an inch wider (ctc) you're nit picking if you're counting the increase in diameter.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Versy's beast Reply #13 - 04/02/15 at 11:48:05 Those fork seals are right in the nitty and the gritty.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28754 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Versy's beast Reply #14 - 04/02/15 at 12:09:13 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/02/15 at 11:48:05: Those fork seals are right in the nitty and the gritty. they'll have pants on.
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