SuzukiSavage.com - 1987 Savage Street Tracker build

TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #135 - 11/01/21 at 13:02:44 This is the final configuration of round bar. One flat bar still to make for across the front, which will tie into the rear tank mount. I still need to grind some chamfers before welding can begin. So some angles will move during weld fitting.
Back to top	20211101_1255371.jpg 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) '81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut IP Logged

Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2642 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #136 - 11/01/21 at 13:38:41 That looks great
Back to top	A life-time student of motorcycling. LS650 Cafe, DRZ400SM, FZ6N, SV650S, CB900C, Ducati ST2, CB550F-SS My LS650=> http://suzukisavage.com/yabb2.2/Attachments/Left.JPG IP Logged

TheSneeze

Serious Thumper

Offline

Posts: 1313
Northern Nevada
Gender: male

Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #137 - 11/01/21 at 15:13:23

These motors sure look smaller when they are out of the frame! Grin

The swingarm is in the blast cabinet. Motor is on the bench. Stripping stuff off the frame so I can get it and the other associated parts off to powder coat. Cutting down the bosses that were used for the forward foot controls. The frame, swingarm, and a few other tid bits will get done in metallic silver. Hoping to drop it off by the end of this week.

The lower rear engine mount bolt came out covered in what looks like chocolate oil. All other mounting bolts were dry. Huh

When I pulled the drain plug I got well over a gallon of what looked like very thin oil. Then the gas smell hit me. Yes, I am swapping out the petcock for a Raptor unit that won't leak. Time to make an engine stand and get the bench organized for the tear down.

Back to top

20211101_1455481.jpg

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)
'81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut

IP Logged

Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2642 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #138 - 11/01/21 at 15:37:31 I’d rather tear-down your project. My winter project is an 81 CB900C which will include a complete engine tear-down and rebuild. I got it for a dirt cheap price, and the bike is in overall good condition. But it’s still a complex engine rebuild.
Back to top	8BE1FCD5-7597-4E3F-A7BC-CFF6F97ECCF6.jpeg A life-time student of motorcycling. LS650 Cafe, DRZ400SM, FZ6N, SV650S, CB900C, Ducati ST2, CB550F-SS My LS650=> http://suzukisavage.com/yabb2.2/Attachments/Left.JPG IP Logged

TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #139 - 11/01/21 at 16:04:30 I just finished a 4 cylinder bike. I'm having more fun with this one since it is in (relatively) better shape than my Kawi was. How did you relocate your kickstand? Was it part of the parts provided by RYCA? Or did you design your own mounts to be welded to the frame?
Back to top	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) '81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut IP Logged

ohiomoto

Serious Thumper

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 2825

Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #140 - 11/01/21 at 16:42:45

I did a RYCA style kickstand mount. You can find it on page 3 in this thread: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1487785879/30

It's not a great solution honestly. Especially the way I did it using part of the stock mount. (It was a hack!!!) I would buy a kickstand from Lowbrow Customs or similar place and weld it on.

Back to top

IP Logged

Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2642 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #141 - 11/01/21 at 16:48:01 Take a look at the photo in my signature. The kickstand uses an existing frame boss. When I got my bike it was torn down in about 10 minutes (not an exaggeration) so I really have no idea what was there originally.
Back to top	A life-time student of motorcycling. LS650 Cafe, DRZ400SM, FZ6N, SV650S, CB900C, Ducati ST2, CB550F-SS My LS650=> http://suzukisavage.com/yabb2.2/Attachments/Left.JPG IP Logged

TheSneeze

Serious Thumper

Offline

Posts: 1313
Northern Nevada
Gender: male

Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #142 - 11/01/21 at 18:23:09

The kickstand is part of the foot control cast aluminum bracket on mine. It was needing moving one way or the other. When I zoom in on your picture it gets too blurry to tell if it is a factory mount from a later year or something you put on. I need to address the kickstand mount on my frame before it goes out to powder coat, so it is high on my priority list. I wish I had a knee mill in my shop. And an engine lathe. One can never have enough tools.

Back to top

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)
'81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut

IP Logged

TheSneeze

Serious Thumper

Offline

Posts: 1313
Northern Nevada
Gender: male

Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #143 - 11/02/21 at 08:18:56

ohiomoto wrote on 11/01/21 at 16:42:45:

I did a RYCA style kickstand mount. You can find it on page 3 in this thread: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1487785879/30

It's not a great solution honestly. Especially the way I did it using part of the stock mount. (It was a hack!!!) I would buy a kickstand from Lowbrow Customs or similar place and weld it on.

Thanks for the tip, Ohiomoto. Looking at one of those universal weld on jobs from Low Brow. It looks like the best solution at this point to move my kickstand.

Back to top

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)
'81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut

IP Logged

TheSneeze

Serious Thumper

Offline

Posts: 1313
Northern Nevada
Gender: male

Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #144 - 11/02/21 at 09:09:50

Morning coffee and FleaBay are a bad combination! I ordered a used set of battery mount brackets that I found for dirt cheap. Then I started looking at footpeg options. After looking at the dirt bike style (all metal with "spikes"), and seeing the rubber ones Ohiomoto used, I decided the rubber ones would offer more comfort from vibration. I found a good set from an XS400 that will clean up real nice in my blast cabinet. My comment earlier about trying to get the frame and swingarm out to powder coating by the end of this week was a little overambitious. I need to get the kickstand sorted, and also the foot controls relocated. These will need to be coated the same color as the frame, so I need to cool my jets and finish what needs to be done so I can get everything coated at the same time.

Back to top

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)
'81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut

IP Logged

TheSneeze

Serious Thumper

Offline

Posts: 1313
Northern Nevada
Gender: male

Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #145 - 11/02/21 at 12:47:06

verslagen1 wrote on 09/27/21 at 13:47:26:

You should be thinking about this...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1288911670

I just found the gear on FleaBay for a decent price. Hopefully it inspects out in good condition! Thanks, Versy. Still on the hunt for a new case cover. I will be hitting you up for the cam chain adjuster in the very near future...

Back to top

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)
'81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut

IP Logged

TheSneeze

Serious Thumper

Offline

Posts: 1313
Northern Nevada
Gender: male

Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #146 - 11/02/21 at 13:44:34

ohiomoto wrote on 11/01/21 at 16:42:45:

I did a RYCA style kickstand mount. You can find it on page 3 in this thread: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1487785879/30

I would buy a kickstand from Lowbrow Customs or similar place and weld it on.

I found that these are for either 1" tube or 1-1/4" tube. Not sure about newer models, but my lower frame tubes are 1-1/8" in diameter. Easy fix with a piece of 1-1/4" x .06 wall steel tube. Cut a piece to length, then cut it in half lengthwise. Instant shim down to 1-1/8" diameter. The new kickstand is on its way. I will override the switch in the OEM harness to use this universal weld on kickstand.

Back to top

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)
'81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut

IP Logged

TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #147 - 11/02/21 at 13:49:23 I pulled the cover off to check the starter gears. Only wear I see is on the small gear on the starter shaft itself. Definite wear marks, but no matching wear marks on the gear it meshes with.
Back to top	20211102_1313151.jpg 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) '81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut IP Logged

TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #148 - 11/02/21 at 13:51:41 When I removed the starter clutch gear, I found there were no washers on either side of this gear. Did the earlier models not require the two washers (one on either side)? The newer gear I ordered off of FleaBay has both washers included - I checked before purchasing.
Back to top	20211102_1313271.jpg 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) '81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut IP Logged

TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #149 - 11/02/21 at 13:53:27 Since my cover is in really good cosmetic shape, I am leaning toward keeping it and having it machined to work with the new gear. Very slim pickings online for this cover...
Back to top	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) '81 Kawasaki KZ750e ELR tribut IP Logged