Dave wrote on 05/11/17 at 17:46:53:



 I have no idea who Cheapnewb24 is, I just have a Savage as a thing to mess around with.  Easy to work on when I crash it.

 What I want to do is see if I can replicate the conditions that caused the front pulley bearings to squeal.  Its just easier to run it in a shop than to find/pay someone to go ride it around for a few days.  

 I see what you are saying about breaking the engine in but on this round I'm just looking at the pulleys/bearings/belt.  

oldNslow wrote on 05/11/17 at 18:43:50:



 3 at low speeds

Maybe a Motorcycle Safety Course !

Or

Ok I'll be nice , wow what restraint

Ruttly,did you say OIL!(please don't get this guy started)We really don't know what planet he's from.

Eegore wrote on 05/11/17 at 18:39:34:


Cheapnewb24 was a member who chose to ignore the advice being given by the knowledgeable members of this forum - some of which have been riding and working on motorcycles for 50+ years, and have hundreds of thousands of miles in the saddle.  Instead he would overthink just about every issue.....and continue down his self guided path of destruction.  He started out with a running Savage, and converted it to a a pile of parts in a very short period of time - the proceeded to do the same with a dual sport bike he bought as a replacement for the damaged Savage.  

Here is an example of a Cheapnewb thread......4 pages on buying an oil filter.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1473183189/0

8 pages on why you should not trust a torque wrench:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1471280516/0

8 pages of using Rotella as fork oil....or mixing up his own:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1452127820/0

Until your engine is torn down and the cause of the squeal is found, you won't know what the problem is.....and running your bike on a lift won't reproduce any real work riding conditions as you can't create any loads....the engine will just be freewheeling.

Does your mechanic only provide a 24 hour guarantee on his work?

 I guess the difference between Cheapnewb and myself is he cared if the thing worked.

 As far as I know mechanics don't guarantee their work at all, but in fairness I've never asked and rarely use the same one.  It was just an exaggeration about running 3k in a day, I was just meaning to say its faster to run a bike on a stand than to pay someone to ride it.

 Looking at it now though it looks like I'm going to get better results to put it on the road and just send whoever out with some diagnostic tools and a logbook.  Theres a route going East that's 149 miles round-trip and is a mix of small town and 65mph 2-lane highway, so I might send someone that way.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/12/17 at 06:28:01:


 I'm sure there are multiple similarities between Cheapnewbie and myself, however to me it seemed he really wanted that bike to run and go ride on, (I didnt read all his posts in detail though) where if I don't get this bike to run quiet I wont lose any sleep over it.

 I have the riding skills of a fruit bat, I'm not sure I'd make it 1000 miles without dropping the bike, and I'd like to minimize damage during the pulley/bearing/belt test.  Also its cheaper for me to pay someone than to take time to ride myself.

Well, you chose a light , easy to handle bike, but one that has enough Grunt to save you from getting run over if you screw up and pull out when someone is coming. Depending on speed and distance, of course.
Is your schedule so unforgiving that you can't get away for a few hours?
You should probably buy some quality riding gear and Definitely take the Riders Safety Course.