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Re: does any one else have this
Reply #30 - 05/09/15 at 00:12:30

Mine is averaging in the low 30s, when it should be getting in the high 50s to mid 60s. Time to change the oil and check the air filter. Might even be time to service the wheel, pulley hub and steering head bearings, seeing as how Savages are primitive and still need manual greasing occasionally... Probably another delaminated rear brake shoe jamming up the works as well... Really need to get off my lazy butt and drill/tap the hubs and steering head for grease fittings and fill them up.

Not sure about you, but, I routinely forget that Savage/S40 parts would have been state of the art no later than 1975, and that I really need to treat the machine as if it was in fact a real vintage motorcycle... Lips Sealed

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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: does any one else have this Reply #31 - 05/09/15 at 06:53:36 WD,I'm glad I'm not the only one getting bad gas mileage.I just filled the tank ,i brought a brick,glasses and flashlight with me .was able to fill it pretty good without spilling,so now I'll get a good indication of what the mileage is using JOGS method ,which I wasn't really doing before .We'll see.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: does any one else have this Reply #32 - 05/09/15 at 07:07:18 there's evenn a website for this, it's called fuelly, every time you fill up, you enter mileage and gallons added, and it tracks your mileage I haven't made enough entries yet to get any numbers http://www.fuelly.com/dashboard I'm interested to see the diference between my S40 and the Yamahammer
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: does any one else have this Reply #33 - 05/09/15 at 07:14:17 thanks,i'll check it out
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: does any one else have this Reply #34 - 05/09/15 at 13:13:10 If it rolls like pushing a truck in neutral, do the math.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: does any one else have this Reply #35 - 05/09/15 at 14:34:42 I'm curious,people say they are getting 50 mpg. Is that in the city too,or just the highway?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: does any one else have this Reply #36 - 05/09/15 at 15:51:38 I got 49. Supertrapp, rejetted, Stage one cam, sevenish miles to town, some twisties, hard accel, clutchless shifts, peg dragging as often as not. Driving to survive and avoid tickets in town. My girl got 51.
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Drey YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 48 Seattle, WA Gender:	Re: does any one else have this Reply #37 - 05/09/15 at 15:56:01 I generally get low 40s in city/commuting but 50+ on long rides where I'm going 45+mph the majority of the time.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: does any one else have this Reply #38 - 05/09/15 at 16:40:54 thanks,i'm just wondering at around what point do you have a serious problem with your carb
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: does any one else have this Reply #39 - 05/09/15 at 18:03:42 Mine was jetted bigger than stock, had a cam , free exhaust and Kand N airfilter AND I rode that thing brutally. If you arent doing all that and your MPG sux worse, something ain't right. If it's running that rich, its future is in question.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: does any one else have this Reply #40 - 05/09/15 at 19:55:57 I believe you.What would make the jet go bad ,or suddenly start running rich?I think it's been this way for a couple years.but i'm not sure how bad it is.But I'll know in a couple days when I go through this tank.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: does any one else have this Reply #41 - 05/09/15 at 20:19:30 Im no carb guru. Figure out what you're getting,
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Re: does any one else have this
Reply #42 - 05/09/15 at 21:51:36

make sure you're really getting as bad as you think
If so, check the air filter to see if it's wet / dirty
Do you drain the puke tube when you do oil changes?
barring that it's gotta be internal, and if your valves are adjusted right, you'll have to open it up
did it get better MPG before? if so, what happened right before it started getting bad mileage?
I'm no carb guru, but I know a bit

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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: does any one else have this Reply #43 - 05/10/15 at 06:35:28 I'll check the air filter, I did drian the tube last fall I switched from the stock air filter to the hi filtro air filter. I'll know my exact mileage in a few days.My valves chatter when the bike is hot,they may be off a bit. Thanks!.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: does any one else have this Reply #44 - 05/10/15 at 08:27:47 Valve chatter isn't a bad thing, on an air cooled solid actuator engine, noisy vales are happy valves, within reason
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