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Reply #45 - 03/11/16 at 00:05:57

Sorry guys, I been working 12 - 14 hour shifts.

Here are pictures of what I have to work with. In the coming weeks I'm going to switch this muffler with a Harley Soft Tail muffler #65842-07 very similar to the Dyna.

I need to figure out the adjustment for the carb.

Once that's set my next step will be the air filter and oil change.

Follow by the petcock...

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Reply #46 - 04/07/16 at 23:15:01

Finally, rode and rode and rode, around the surrounded neighborhood. Rode about 40+ miles.

One thing that made me very concern.

1. Being in Neutral and shifting to first I feel like the gear grind into the engine, i feel it on my shift lever....going to 2nd, 3rd, 4th is smooth. Only happens when I'm in Neutral and going to first Any ideas?

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Reply #47 - 04/08/16 at 04:11:08

If the bike is still cold when you shift into first to ride away....it is not uncommon to get a clunk, jolt or a bit of a grind the first time you put the bike in gear. Once the bike is warmed up that problem should not occur as much....but it still might make more noise. When you shift into first from neutral you are tying to get a spinning shaft to engage with a stationary one....so the spinning shaft has to come to a stop. When shifting between the other gears both shafts are turning.

You might need to adjust your clutch lever. Adjust the little threaded collar at the handlebar clutch lever so there is about 1/8" of play before the clutch lever begins to pull on the clutch springs and the needed force increases. The lever should pull easily for that first 1/8"....then the force required should increase.

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Kruzader Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 129 Stockon, CA Gender:	Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Advice and Journal Reply #48 - 04/19/16 at 09:26:46 Dave. The clutch lever adjustment worked. Also looking forward to the oil change this week.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Advice and Journal Reply #49 - 04/19/16 at 10:13:49 If you think that's loud,... try a neutral to 1st on a Harley... CLUNK!!!...
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Kruzader Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 129 Stockon, CA Gender:	First Oil Change Reply #50 - 04/23/16 at 16:52:04 I got the Rotella 15W-40 and the Red Line ZDDP booster... Just wondering how much of the booster should be added to the oil? Aww found the link http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1345080430/0
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Kruzader Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 129 Stockon, CA Gender:	Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Rear Tire Size Reply #51 - 04/29/16 at 00:10:47 Need new tires, but is there much difference for the rear if i go with a tire size 140/90-15 me888....my bike already has the 140/90-15 me880 on it however the recommended size is 140/80-15
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Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Advice and Journal
Reply #52 - 04/29/16 at 04:02:19

There is only one tire choice in the 140/80-15 size.....and the IRC is not a great tire or a bargain.

Here is a link to the new tire thread, and it provides a list of tires that are available in a matched set front/rear.....I did not list the tires that are only available to fit one end without a matching tire for the other end. Most folks choose between a 130/90-15 rear tire which is actually a little bit wider and taller than the 140/80-15, and the gearing and speedometer are only changed about 1%....the speedometer will read a bit slower than it used to. The other available tire is the 140/90-15, and it is a substantially larger tire, and does change the gearing noticeably. The 130/90 tire will handle about the same - except that new rubber always feels better than an old tire.....the 140/90 slows the handling and acceleration down a bit, and makes cruising at speed a bit nicer as the engine rpm will be reduced.

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Kruzader Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 129 Stockon, CA Gender:	Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Advice and Journal Reply #53 - 04/29/16 at 16:12:10 Dave, THank you so much. Bought my tires, now I have to figure out how to change them.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Advice and Journal Reply #54 - 04/30/16 at 07:16:03 If you can get the front, and not hurt yourself or mess up your tube, you've done well. The rear is a real bear. Pay the local independent shop.. It was thirty, last time I did it. It's a rip off. If you have help and proper tools, okay. Screwdrivers and crescent wrenches aren't exactly the proper tools.
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Kruzader Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 129 Stockon, CA Gender:	Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Advice and Journal Reply #55 - 05/02/16 at 21:32:30 Thank you. I'll call around... I was thinking of taking them off myself and taking the wheels to a shop. But it is a challenge to get them off, i have to figure out how to take the bike and the new tires to the shop.
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Kruzader Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 129 Stockon, CA Gender:	Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Rode and Rode Reply #56 - 05/02/16 at 21:33:54 I finally got comfortable riding further and further....so I rode and rode until the end of the road.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Advice and Journal Reply #57 - 05/03/16 at 03:33:51 So how long is that road you rode?
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Kruzader Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 129 Stockon, CA Gender:	Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Advice and Journal Reply #58 - 05/03/16 at 19:13:03 This particular road is probably a mile or 2 but, it gets pretty ugly more than half way there. The trip there is about 10 miles through some fancy neighborhoods with wide roads and no cars. I'm planning to do some poker runs, help some organizations and gain experience along other riders.
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Re: 1st bike, 2005 Savage s40 - Advice and Journal
Reply #59 - 05/04/16 at 03:38:01

Kruzader wrote on 05/03/16 at 19:13:03:

I'm planning to do some poker runs, help some organizations and gain experience along other riders.

I went on one Poker Run......not sure I am going to ever do that again. Lots of bikers ride from bar to bar, and drink beer at each one. It was not the most rewarding ride I have ever been on. On one leg I happened to get right behind a Triumph Rocket III with a drag pipe.....man that thing droned on for miles.....it was not a pleasant sound.

You really don't learn much by riding in larger groups (other than how to ride in formation and how to use your feet to point at potholes and roadkill)......it is much better to find a group of 2-3 riders to go out and ride with - with larger groups the riding seems to suffer a bit.....and 80 riders in a Poker Run isn't going to help you learn to ride better.

My only other group ride was a Wounded Warrior Ride on the Dragon. It was better as there was no drinking involved - but it still wasn't a rewarding experience from a "riding" point of view. Motorcycles can be just as slow as a motorhome when you have several hundred of them in an endless line.

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