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Reply #15 - 03/22/17 at 04:09:01

Here is a pair in black that I can sell you....no holes.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1484314272

If I could find some.....the head caps from a ST400 Tempter would work for me! They have fins cast into them and look more like a functional part of a cylinder head, and they would bolt right on to the Savage - however the Tempter does not have a compression release - so the left cap may need to be altered.

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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #16 - 03/22/17 at 05:05:41 That does look a lot better...not just the head...the whole bike. I wish Suzuki had imported that machine to the US.
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #17 - 03/22/17 at 06:15:50 Parts are still available for the Tempter. Kenny G
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #18 - 03/22/17 at 06:21:52 Suzuki shop, how can I help you? Parts, please. Parts, this is John, How can I help you? Uhh, Yeah, have you got access to Tempter parts? Yep, whatchya need? I need one of everything,,, That's gonna be IckSpenSeive.
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #19 - 03/22/17 at 06:40:38 Justin, If I could afford the frame and fuel tank I could make a proper motor bike. Kenny G
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Re: This makes me wonder
Reply #20 - 03/22/17 at 06:42:47

Kenny G wrote on 03/22/17 at 06:15:50:

Parts are still available for the Tempter.

Kenny G Undecided

I don't know how to access a parts list.....it is not available on any of the online parts suppliers that I have seen. I did a search on the eBayUK to see if parts could be found....didn't see much. I don't know for sure where the Tempter was sold - I believe Japan was one of the countries it was sold. I have never tried to access an eBay site for Asian countries.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #21 - 03/22/17 at 07:01:12 I have never tried to access an eBay site for Asian countries. That's kinda surprising, Dave.
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #22 - 03/22/17 at 07:02:28 Dave, http://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/c/suzuki_motorcycle_1983/parts Mid 1980s Tempter parts are listed and available but I don't see a price on the frame or the fuel tank. Kenny G
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Re: This makes me wonder
Reply #23 - 03/22/17 at 07:08:21

Kenny G wrote on 03/22/17 at 07:02:28:

Dave,

http://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/c/suzuki_motorcycle_1983/parts

Mid 1980s Tempter parts are listed and available but I don't see a price on the frame or the fuel tank.

Kenny G

Kenny:

That is not the ST400 Tempter. The US got a GR 650 which is a twin cylinder Tempter and it is not a bad looking bike - but it is not based on the Savage engine.

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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2772	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #24 - 03/22/17 at 07:49:17 I think the GR650 tempter is sort of an ugly duckling waiting to become a swan. I've been eyeing up a few, but parts are hard to find (especially starter parts!)
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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #25 - 03/22/17 at 07:53:50 I want the Tempter's head covers, AND that drum front brake.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #26 - 03/22/17 at 08:31:47 I have to agree ,if our head cover looked as nice as the tempster 400 single I wouldn't run the chrome covers either.
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Re: This makes me wonder
Reply #27 - 03/22/17 at 16:27:04

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"Flat black with a lot of holes drilled in them might look ok.

That would make for a distinct look."

I suppose if you're inclined to keep the covers, the holes would help. And they do. But, it is ultimately a matter of taste. It just seems the Zuki designers agreed that dipping the bike one more time in the chrome tank would finally convince us it was a Harley. I suspect I'm swayed by the look of the SR500.

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hotrod Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 326 NC Gender:	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #28 - 03/22/17 at 16:58:54 Hey, not bad !
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DieselBob Full Member Offline Thumper - One Who Thumps Posts: 189 Goshen, IN Gender:	Re: This makes me wonder Reply #29 - 03/24/17 at 20:25:26 Dave's quote: Quote: "If you want to cook a foil wrapped potato up there.....the covers may help to the potato from falling off the head when you change lanes!"
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