SuzukiSavage.com - 1987 Savage Street Tracker build

TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1226 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #540 - 03/14/22 at 15:07:47 The test fit passes inspection! My bike has mid controls for the first time!
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1226 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #541 - 03/14/22 at 15:08:39 View from the front
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1226 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #542 - 03/14/22 at 15:09:12 Exhaust clearance is good
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1226 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #543 - 03/14/22 at 15:10:05 Brake lever to case clearance
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1226 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #544 - 03/14/22 at 15:11:49 The "X" on the case represents where the foot peg center line was going to be using the XS400 pegs I started with. The design morphed as I went, and it resulted in around a 2" shift rearward.
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1226 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #545 - 03/14/22 at 16:56:31 The whole assembly comes of in one piece (after the exhaust is removed).
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1226 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #546 - 03/14/22 at 16:58:02 Here is the final weldment (prior to cleaning). It took me three tries to get to this. But I am definitely happy with results.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2772	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #547 - 03/14/22 at 17:28:23 Looks good!
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #548 - 03/14/22 at 18:56:36 The peg location looks to be very similar to where they are on my Cafe' bike with the RYCA mounts. The laces on my work boots can get sucked into the slots in the pulley cover and the belt can destroy them in a millisecond!
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Edub Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 163 Arizona Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #549 - 03/14/22 at 22:52:44 TheSneeze wrote on 03/14/22 at 16:58:02: Here is the final weldment (prior to cleaning). It took me three tries to get to this. But I am definitely happy with results. Looks amazing! Any possibility of you making a .DWG or .DXF template for the assembly?
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1226 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #550 - 03/15/22 at 07:57:03 I don't have the software to do that.
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Edub Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 163 Arizona Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #551 - 03/15/22 at 20:19:36 Great work! I have the software, but haven’t had a chance to fabricate a set of rear sets.
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Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #552 - 03/18/22 at 08:57:22

Dave wrote on 03/14/22 at 18:56:36:

The peg location looks to be very similar to where they are on my Cafe' bike with the RYCA mounts.

The laces on my work boots can get sucked into the slots in the pulley cover and the belt can destroy them in a millisecond! Wink

Maybe a stainless steel screen JB welded to the inside of the sprocket cover over the slots would prevent lace murder. It would look kinda cool, too.

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Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #553 - 03/18/22 at 09:06:42

Today I am making a trip to the engine builder's shop. I want to go over his progress on the porting work, the stud below the exhaust port was too stubborn to come out. He had to cut it off and drill it out, so I am supplying a new stud for installation after the head is resurfaced. I am hoping to have the head and cylinder back in my shop by next weekend.

I am still working on cleaning up the mid mount weldment. Areas where more material can be removed, getting rid of more weld berries, etc. Once I am happy with that process, it will go in the blast cabinet for a complete spray down. I am getting very close to a complete strip down to the frame so I can complete the dress down of bracket remnants and the like. I have also decided to tear down my rebuilt forks so the sliders can get powder coated along with the frame and swing arm. I may have to replace the new seals I put in, but it will be worth it. The age is showing on the clear coat on the sliders. After seeing Dan P's powder coated sliders on some of his other bikes I had to go the same route. If he is okay with me doing it, I will post up some pictures of his restoration collection. This guy does some really amazing work!

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Dan P YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #554 - 03/18/22 at 10:23:51 Thank you Steve (Sneeze) for the compliments Appreciate it ! Go ahead a post away. Dan P
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