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Reply #90 - 02/09/24 at 09:37:33
 
Regarding your belt squeal reported on 1/26, this simple mod should eliminate that problem.

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Reply #91 - 02/12/24 at 05:49:14
 
Very neat solution Mike! I'll check the wobble and maybe visit that old fellow with the lathe over the hill.
Neat that you put 20k miles on it and shared the test results! Thanks for the tip.
I kept amusing myself listening to the ever changing singsong from the belt, the rumble of the wintertire and so on.
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Reply #92 - 05/24/24 at 05:11:59
 
Sorry for the long break!
Bike's been great, riding for small errands almost daily now that summer's upon us.
There is a development on the bike.
Installed a pretty nice HD dyna muffler.

Pretty much bolt-on, though i had to cut the clamping part a bit, like 7mms, allow it to slide a bit further towards the engine. I needed that the clear the wheel nut enough.

And the thing is quieter!  Shocked  Grin

Gone is the big pop after shutting off the engine, and gone is the backfiring on engine brake. I also think it's a bit less dynamic but it starts and runs decent. Turned the idle mix screw 1/4 turns that was all.

In all fairness, I do not mind the redneck factor suppressed a bit, people looked at me weird in front of the shops after the POP at shutoff. (Though i did enjoy it at first. Cheesy )

But did anyone else had quieter, weaker bike after swapping to the HD dyno muffler?

Very busy with house renovation, so nothing is planned for the bike now. There shall be another vehicle for the next Elefantentreffen, that's probably not a candidate for this forum.
Everything works on the bike that i have modified, which is a huge surprise and success. The rack and rear section, longer shocks all works fine, nothing broke off or rattled apart. I'm pretty pleased.

God a lot of nods on the local Distinguished Gentlemans Ride I was pleased with that too.
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Reply #93 - 05/24/24 at 20:00:17
 
The Dyna muffler on my bike had 3 holes drilled into the baffle.  It sounded good and ran well.  

The baffle eventually cacked and I had no baffle.  It was a little too loud and felt a little lean.

I put undrilled Dyna on and it was noticeably quieter.  I don't think it performs any worse under load, but it sounds less responsive in neutral.  
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Reply #94 - 06/05/24 at 06:48:12
 
Thanks!
I'll leave it like this I guess.
Cool look by the way I'm happy I followed the advice on here forum and installed it.
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Reply #95 - Yesterday at 02:04:21
 
Long time no see... Sorry for that, the Savage gets little use, and generally is trouble free, so nothing to report really...

I pulled the clutch cover to inspect the chain tensioner, and failed to make a photo, so no i  wonder, did I see 14mm or 17...? Cheesy Brain is not as it used to be.

Anyways, The next round of Elefantentreffen is coming up, and there were some very minor additions to the bike, based on the experience 2 years ago.

(Last year we took a 1980-ies Czechoslovak moped there... (only from the border for the last 50kms.) It was a lovely experience, pedaling uphill at 15km/h in full winter/biker gear.  ... but I was not cold. Cheesy )

so, I found online a Dniepr leg shield for cheap, installed that with some flat iron bar, and hooked up a 2A phone charger thingy, that can power my electric insoles. No more frozen toes!
But I might plow into a snowpile as a flaming-screaming re-enactment of the Ghost rider...

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Reply #96 - Yesterday at 05:22:39
 
Trying to attach picture... forgot all about it.
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Reply #97 - Yesterday at 05:23:33
 
Attached it to the downpipe with rubber lined pipe clamps
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Reply #98 - Yesterday at 05:26:45
 
This has a built in voltmeter and some decent looking rubber cover... Well, decent looking... You can guess the origin of the product and the quality.

It did power the 8W (according to the Chinese specsheet) insoles and did not brake during a whole night of charging a headlight.

Maybe I should test with a running engine... I did have a strobe-gun once destroyed by an aftermarket voltage regulator.
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