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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10591 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #30 - 04/09/23 at 03:52:01 Besides parts, I watch eBay for BSA’s of any variety that come up. There isn’t a lot of them at any one time, maybe a half dozen, but there sure are some nice examples for sale, and most are decently priced. There are some really nice ones out there. I would need a lot more $$ and a new larger barn to house them though.
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Reply #31 - 04/09/23 at 11:39:31

If I ever win the lotto , purchase a small warehouse and start a shop/museum with at least 4 lifts and some space. No bike be allowed into the collection unless it’s 100% road/race ready or it’s stays in warehouse till it is. Generally I don’t need much space to build , storage always takes the most room. I don’t know how but when a bike is done there’s 5 to 10 boxes of spare crap , some worth saving some not. Getting my crapalanche of motorcycle parts organized will take some time. I’m a COLLECTOR , I hate being forced to sell m/c due to lack of space. I wish I had back every one of my m/c I ever owned. It’s my history and it hurts to sell it. Not quite sure but it would be around 25-30 bikes , many BSAs,Honda,Yamaha.

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17803 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #32 - 04/19/23 at 11:56:21 Hey Ruttly! I got the Savage out for the first ride today.......spring does make a fellow do strange things!
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10591 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #33 - 04/19/23 at 16:32:25 Did your wife know what you were doing ?
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J Mac Senior Member Offline Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez Posts: 386 Louisiana, USA Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #34 - 04/19/23 at 18:27:15 I thought our top speed was 80-something. Oh, maybe that's stock.
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Reply #35 - 04/20/23 at 12:27:52

That’s more like it Dave ! I knew she’s got it in her. Thank You for stepping up your game , at 101 I knew I could beat that. At 107 well let’s just say , l gots a huge grin and very happily accept. I can almost get my leg over the BSA but haven’t tried the tracker yet. So do tell us all about the conditions , that were obviously really good. Time of day , temperature , downhill , wind at your back , backpack full of bowling balls. More than one run ? I bet it felt good , maybe a tad scary ?
Inquiry Minds want to know , spill the beans , all the dirty little details , give it up Super Dave. Ok , finish tracker seat or not , it’s the BSAs turn on the lift. Someone has thrown the gauntlet down , I freakin love it !

Oh yeah congratulations ! Shocked

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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 4997 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #36 - 04/20/23 at 12:31:43 No nitrous , right , Dave ?
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 4997 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #37 - 04/20/23 at 12:35:48 Spring Fever is definitely infectious Long winter does that
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Reply #38 - 04/20/23 at 18:36:20

Well...the truth is not as exciting as the lie! Roll Eyes

Last year when I was riding the Cherohala Skyway with Armen.....my battery cable came loose and my speedo and tach went crazy. All that electrical mayhem tricked my speedo and tach into recording bogus numbers.

101.1 is still my best "real" speed, and there is really no reason to try and improve that with my current setup....it just doesn't want to go any faster. A better header/muffler would likely help - my current setup has a nice sound, but is likely a bit restrictive.

In the future for this bike is a 97mm flat top piston, a bigger header and less restrictive muffler....and a steering damper. This bike gets really wiggly as you approach 100mph!

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Reply #39 - 04/20/23 at 20:56:42

Ok you got me , bad ! I was excited for you , got me all excited. I’m always ready for a challenge. I was skeptical about the 8000 rpm , default numbers. I should have known. Throw that gauntlet down anytime , I’ll be ready. Just for that I’m gonna ride it this weekend. Found a perfect road not far from here , a bit over a mile and straight & flat , no trees for gps. Try out my new skid lid !

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Reply #40 - 04/21/23 at 03:34:31

When I started my bike up yesterday and saw those numbers....I just had to do something with them! They couldn't just be erased and forgotten.

The unfortunate thing about the way the GPS records the maximums....is that they are not necessarily concurrent. If you hit the maximum rpm in third gear yesterday...and the maximum mph today - then those are the numbers displayed.

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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 4997 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #41 - 04/21/23 at 05:25:04 Can’t wait to try the GPS , big fun , instant gratification. Most of my SR500s would pull 107 with stock gears , no reason tracker can’t do it , absolutely obtainable !
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Reply #42 - 04/23/23 at 09:42:27

Hey Dave , I might be out and about today , testing gps. Stop & get a shot of super , just cruise it downtown. No speed runs , nice & easy , no stupid stuff (yeah right). Check out the Dunlops , wanna find the R/R crossing but the hip says NO. I’ll bring my phone just in case I need to record any accidental crossings into the Ton territory. I’m changing the name of that road I found to Ton Rd. That area prone to flooding during snow melt especially this year , yesterday it was 90 so it’s a comin. Keep telling myself slow and easy , not sure I know how !

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Re: Spring Fever
Reply #43 - 04/23/23 at 10:24:43

Ruttly wrote on 04/23/23 at 09:42:27:

Hey Dave , I might be out and about today , testing gps. Stop & get a shot of super , just cruise it downtown. No speed runs , nice & easy , no stupid stuff (yeah right). Check out the Dunlops , wanna find the R/R crossing but the hip says NO. I’ll bring my phone just in case I need to record any accidental crossings into the Ton territory. I’m changing the name of that road I found to Ton Rd. That area prone to flooding during snow melt especially this year , yesterday it was 90 so it’s a comin. Keep telling myself slow and easy , not sure I know how !

Baby steps dude.

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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 4997 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #44 - 04/23/23 at 22:17:09 Baby steps , now he tells me ! Ok , first ride was successful , that means I’m alive.
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