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Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #330 - 12/24/21 at 12:13:17

As I suspected the '87 motor tooth count is the same as the '86. I wonder what year they changed over? The same year they switched to a five speed gearbox, probably. I am going to be going with a DR650 clutch mod to avoid any slipage with the hop ups I am doing, so this is a bit moot. But now I am wondering what ratio is on the DR setup? I don't believe I read in DBM's clutch thread that the crank drive gear had to be replaced too? I need to go back and research that before I buy the DR clutch. I am sure DBM covered it, so it's probably the memory acting up again. Where's my walker??!!

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #331 - 12/24/21 at 13:06:59 Even right before Christmas, USPS came through. I'm surprised! I got my rebuild kit for the PWK, and also got my jets from Jet-R-Us. First thing I noticed was not much thought went into packaging and protecting fragile parts.
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Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #332 - 12/24/21 at 13:12:18

So the first part that I turned my attention to was the slide. It was not identified in the kit to what size it was before ordering it. I looked at the plating quality first. Much better than the one that came in the carb. Besides a few dents and dings, I found two protrusions, or a mass of either plating material or slide material. There is one on each side.

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Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #334 - 12/24/21 at 13:16:35

Not sure if it matters, since the two slides are not both #7's... it is obvious the cutouts are different angles. I need to measure to find out what size the new one is. I also need to find out which size I should be sticking with. I was hoping it was another identical to what I already have.

*EDIT the new slide from the rebuild kit is a #5.5

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Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #335 - 12/24/21 at 13:20:50

On to the float, which was the main reason for buying the rebuild kit in the first place. I figure the heavy slide was bashing the float all the way from where ever it was originally made. It is bent, and will require some gentle straightening. The floats themselves are made from a different type of plastic, but appear to be in much better shape. I haven't tested it in a fuel bath yet. That test will have to wait until after the holiday. Both sides look smoother and better than the cracked one.

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #336 - 12/24/21 at 13:21:17 bottom side
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #337 - 12/24/21 at 13:35:58 Lastly, the new jet selection from Jets-R-Us. I went with three sizes of each. Main - 150, 148, 145 low/idle jet - 40, 38, 35 If testing shows I need to go outside this selection, I will just buy new sizes at that time. I am happy to say all of the new jets are clearly marked, unlike the ones that came in the carb.
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #338 - 12/24/21 at 13:47:31 The last part in the rebuild kit I wanted to compare was the idle screw. The one in the carb had flashing on the tip from the mold process. The new one in the kit has the same flashing, but smaller. The taper is the functional feature, but I will still trim it off for principle if nothing else.
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #339 - 12/24/21 at 13:49:01 DragBikeMike wrote on 12/24/21 at 11:38:28: Ohiomoto, But for $30 bucks sumthin's gotta give eventually, and it looks like Sneezy won the lottery. His funky slide and perforated float look pretty bad, but the rest of his mixer looks fine to me. We'll have to see how it runs. I finally won something!!!
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2825	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #340 - 12/25/21 at 05:02:24 DragBikeMike wrote on 12/24/21 at 11:38:28: Ohiomoto, Yep, they are cheap knock-offs. We got that figured out a long time ago... --------------- I figured it was obvious (especially considering the experience you and Sneeze have) but I guess I missed where that was established. Good to know they work well.
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Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #341 - 12/25/21 at 05:03:37

TheSneeze wrote on 12/24/21 at 13:49:01:

DragBikeMike wrote on 12/24/21 at 11:38:28:

Ohiomoto,

But for $30 bucks sumthin's gotta give eventually, and it looks like Sneezy won the lottery. His funky slide and perforated float look pretty bad, but the rest of his mixer looks fine to me. We'll have to see how it runs.

I finally won something!!! Grin

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Yep you got the ugly duckling of the bunch!!

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #342 - 12/29/21 at 15:25:40 Been so cold out I couldn't keep the shop door open. So I had to switch bikes on the lift to work on something that doesn't run. I put the motor back in to install the chain, just so I can start the mid control mounts. Not much clearance at the swing arm pivot, but it should work out okay.
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1986 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #344 - 12/29/21 at 15:27:21 I got this tank for free - much better condition than the tank that came on the bike.
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