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Saltracer YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	UK Savage 02/20/17 at 07:56:06 Hi folks, picked this up last weekend it's going to be my wife's bike, so its gonna get bobbed a little to her liking
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badwolf Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' my Lil' Bagger - 153k miles so far Posts: 793 Palm Beach County, FL Gender:	Re: UK Savage Reply #1 - 02/20/17 at 08:12:08 Love the seat!!!
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Saltracer YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: UK Savage Reply #2 - 02/20/17 at 08:15:27 Its standard with some of the padding removed & rear upholstered by the previous owner,
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: UK Savage Reply #3 - 02/20/17 at 12:33:20 welcome! I don't think she'll like it much if she's caught in the rain.
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Reply #4 - 02/20/17 at 13:21:04

I did'nt when I rode it & the tires are nuts to Grin

I have ordered white walls for it & will be making a new 13/4" diameter exhaust for it.
I will also have a new alloy tank custom fuel tank made soon, as we don't like the way you can see all the frame up at the steering head also giing more fuel capacity to, plus alloy front & rear fenders I will post pics as the build progresses if anyone is interested

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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: UK Savage Reply #5 - 02/20/17 at 14:31:16 Racer, Pleas do post pics of your build as it progresses. Kenny G
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Steve H Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1223 Spartanburg, SC Gender:	Re: UK Savage Reply #6 - 02/20/17 at 16:07:07 Please post pics as you go along. We all like to see what others do with their bikes.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: UK Savage Reply #7 - 02/20/17 at 20:23:22 A 1 3/4 " exhaust may be to big , 1 1/2 " ID is the largest even used on bikes with engines rebuilt with high compression pistons and aftermarket cams normally .
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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: UK Savage Reply #8 - 02/20/17 at 20:34:53 batman wrote on 02/20/17 at 20:23:22: A 1 3/4 " exhaust may be to big , 1 1/2 " ID is the largest even used on bikes with engines rebuilt with high compression pistons and aftermarket cams normally . Gee Batfeathers... I could have sworn that it was a 1.75" id mild steel header I have on the one in my garage......
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: UK Savage Reply #9 - 02/21/17 at 17:41:50 At only 30ish hp Batman is correct. Bigger isn't always better. A correctly sized exhaust will scavenge better. If you go too big then you create a lot of turbulence in the pipe and exhaust velocity slows down.
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Reply #10 - 02/21/17 at 18:42:07

Old Indian ,If you reread my post the last word might be more telling, that word being normal, there is of course larger pipes in use, Lancer is running a 1.65 ,Your running a 1.75 , but both of you are running hi comp. pistons and cams ,Were as Saltracer's motor may well be stock,even if it's not a 1.5 is larger than stock and would do a good job on most motors with mods.It looks to me that he 's running a stock header and carb and being that he's in England,with less access to after market parts I'm assuming his motor to be more or less stock.the 1.5 should be able to handle his present and future needs if he decides on performance mods.(P.S.-bats are covered in hair,Indians wear feathers Wink

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Reply #11 - 02/22/17 at 13:17:48

Batman, you are correct there are few performance parts here in England for the savage & its a lot of money for little return in power really.

It's my girls bike, so the engine will remain standard apart from the air filter that has already been fitted by a previous owner.
I done some math with regards to the exhaust pipe diameter so
it will have 1.5" exhaust that I will make next month, it will have a tulip ended silencer fitted, then do some plug chops to see if the carb needs rejetting .
I will be changing the "wet" battery out for a agm, one as I don't like having acid possibly getting on the frame etc.
I have changed the handlebars tonight for a set off a H-D Sportster they give more height & pull back rather than the drag bars so the girl feels less stretched to the bars as she is only 5'1" tall lol.
I will be posting pics as I go with this little bike.

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: UK Savage Reply #12 - 02/22/17 at 14:02:18 SALT RACER ,just for fun you might look at a site JOG2 turned us on to ,Suzuki technical, it's a good read. this bike should be a great ride for your lady. It might be a good idea to tell us year and miles/kilometers on the bike so we can advise on repairs (know weakness in design ) you might need to keep it healthy.
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Saltracer YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: UK Savage Reply #13 - 02/22/17 at 22:36:31 Batman its a 1990 4 speed model, so do tell of any inherent weaknesses for this model. Is there a web address for the suzuki tech read?
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Re: UK Savage
Reply #14 - 02/22/17 at 23:24:32

cam chain tensioner can extend far enough to come apart and total the motor as early as 24,000 km. and should be checked,thats why I asked your mileage.If your near that ,while you have the exhaust off you should pull that right side cover and check. There is a plug under the head cover that sit over the headbolt in the area behind the exhaust outlet that s known to leak and requires replacement. the front belt pulle should be checked ( normally torqued to 100 ft/lbs) if it loosens the pulley will slap back and forth and willeat the splines off the drive shaft. Moving the bike backward in gear or a hard backfire at shutdown can spin the starter gears backward causing damage to the cases,this can be avoided by jetting slightly rich (bikes 1996 and newer have an anti backlash gear so don't have this problem).

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