So, that wear,,, if it was sitting on the stand, idling, which end of the cam is the high end?

The "Bringing a bike out of Storage" thread was possibly going to morph into a Technical Article.....so the thread is locked so it is more of a documentary than a discussion thread.  I hadn't really expected there to be extensive repairs needed....just cleanup and a battery replacement.  I mean...how bad can a bike be when it only has 3,900 miles on it?

Here is the discussion thread that was started.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1440401334


And yes, the cam lobe that is worn is on the uphill side of the engine when the bike is leaned over on the side stand.  I will have to quiz the previous owners to see if either of them let the bike idle while parked on the side stand for extended periods.

And yes...that is a badly worn rocker.  Mildly worn ones will have small divots and badly worn ones will be worse.  One member on this forum had a rocker that was completely worn and the pad was completely gone.