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Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #570 - 03/25/22 at 13:40:08
 
The cylinder came out really good, with just a hone to size it to the Lancer/Wiseco 94mm flat top HC piston.  Piston to cylinder clearance was .0035"
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Every twenty minute job is a stripped thread away from being a three day ordeal.

'87 LS650h Savage Street Tracker (destroyed by fire)
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Reply #571 - 03/25/22 at 13:43:08
 
I got this bike in a non-running state with the clock showing 9658 miles, but who knows how accurate that really is.  So far, I am pleased with how the engine parts are cleaning up with minimal cost and effort.  Not that big of a deal about having the valves and seats reground and looking better.
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Reply #572 - 04/05/22 at 11:17:30
 
I am itching to get started on this motor!  Unfortunately my schedule is arguing with that plan.  Just got home yesterday from a 5 day trip, and I am flying out on Thursday for a 7 day trip.  The day after I return we have company staying with us for 3 or 4 days.  Oh well...  a little here, a little there, and inch forward on this bike.
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Reply #573 - 04/19/22 at 15:50:29
 
Thanks to Dave, my Tracker now has a headlight!  Just another one of the parts that I did not get with the incomplete bike I bought.
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Reply #574 - 04/20/22 at 14:24:41
 
I decided to continue with the lights.  I ditched the previous LED tail light I bought and went with a DOT approved incandescent tail light.  Since this one didn't have the turn signals incorporated into it, I found some stubby turn signals that are also DOT approved incandescent.  The license plate bracket will still require an angled bend to clear the rear tire, but there is a clear light for illuminating it.
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Reply #575 - 04/20/22 at 14:25:16
 
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Reply #576 - 04/20/22 at 14:25:52
 
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Reply #577 - 04/20/22 at 14:27:17
 
The l last light mounting will be the front turn signals.  They are identical to the rears, but I need to find some mounting clamps for the fork tube to mount them with.
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Reply #578 - 04/20/22 at 14:28:16
 
It looks good. If you plan on attaching a tag to that, it will likely make contact with the wheel.
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Reply #579 - 04/20/22 at 14:31:45
 
Mount plate will be bent at an angle, probably more than 45 degrees from vertical.  I have the mount plate, but it needs to be modified to fit with the new tail light.
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Reply #580 - 04/20/22 at 18:08:34
 
Just make sure you conduct a survey of the available movement of the swingarm (shocks removed) when you have the plate installed. I bent my plate once...repaired the damage...and then rear tire removed the plate from the bike. I couldn't see how it was making contact with the tire until I did a swingarm study. It comes within a 1/2" of the tail light!

My plate is now firmly attached to the back side of my battery box. Not a legal location...but the only place it can go (I'm not using one of those axle bolt contraptions).
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Reply #581 - 04/20/22 at 19:03:58
 
The build is looking good.
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Reply #582 - 04/20/22 at 21:26:27
 
I think I will raise the tail light another 3/8" for tire clearance.  It is a little lower than the bracket.  I want any tire contact to be with the 1/8" angle iron instead of the tail light housing.  I missed it by 3/8".  Third time's a charm!
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Reply #583 - 04/24/22 at 06:01:13
 
Thanks for this thread. Most of the things you did are beyond my skills, but now I know exactly why, LOL.
I do feel like I could do a "cosmetic" tracker conversion after studying this build.
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Reply #584 - 04/25/22 at 16:01:14
 
I don't know about a lot of you guys, but I try to use what I have on hand as much as possible in my builds.  Be it raw material, or other parts that can be modified to work (and look decent).  After reading all of the pros and cons with LED lighting, I went with DOT approved turn signals and tail light.  The rear end I had to make all the mount points for these.  The front posed a different challenge.  I liked the look of the stock turn signal fork clamps.  So I thought I would try and go about modifying one to see if it would work with the new turn signals I bought.  First was identifying the thread pitch on the new units.  M10 x 1.25 threads.  The next idea was to try and find an insert that would work in the hole in the stock fork clamp.  Before I got very far, I needed to see how the stock stem fit in the clamp.  Then I realized if I took all that rubber off of the stock stem, I may be able to use the metal part that fastens to the stock clamp.  After removing the rubber, this is what was left.
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Every twenty minute job is a stripped thread away from being a three day ordeal.

'87 LS650h Savage Street Tracker (destroyed by fire)
'86 LS650g Savage (parts bike)
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