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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #510 - 02/23/22 at 21:09:48 I got the battery and charger in the mail today. Man, this this is small! Only 1.5 lbs as well. Time to start to mount for the regulator/rectifier and the battery!
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #511 - 02/23/22 at 21:10:43 It is smaller than the carburetor!
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Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #512 - 03/01/22 at 10:59:01

I came home from a weekend trip to find a pleasant surprise on my front porch. I ordered these Tarozzi universal rear sets from Caferacerwebshop.com based in the Netherlands on 2-21, and they arrive in only one week. These will simplify the mounting issues I have run into. You can tell by the pics that Tarozzi makes a high quality product.

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #513 - 03/01/22 at 10:59:54 Another view
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #514 - 03/01/22 at 11:00:18 Exploded view parts list
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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2642 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #515 - 03/01/22 at 11:15:30 Be sure to use blue locktite on final assembly (dont ask how I know). Even those nyloc nuts will loosen from the vibration produced from this giant thumper.
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Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #516 - 03/01/22 at 13:52:02

Gary_in_NJ wrote on 03/01/22 at 11:15:30:

Be sure to use blue locktite on final assembly (dont ask how I know). Even those nyloc nuts will loosen from the vibration produced from this giant thumper.

Yep.....same with my bike. The bolts holding the pegs on loosened in a very short amount of riding.

Anymore I use the blue threadlocker on all the chassis bolts except axles and bolts that hold the engine together.

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #517 - 03/01/22 at 14:41:15 Yes, copious amounts of Loctite will be used during final assembly. This will be a frame up build after it gets powder coated.
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #518 - 03/03/22 at 15:24:04 I was messing around with my PWK carb today. After going through DragBikeMike's carburetor thread I noticed another difference on my carb from his - the float vent tubes are not there. His carb has a brass nipples smaller than the inlet nipple. My PWK knock off
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #519 - 03/03/22 at 15:26:06 DragBikeMike's PWK knock off
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Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #520 - 03/05/22 at 16:12:13

The absence of the top vent connections shouldn't make any difference in the way the carb performs, but IMO the install won't be as neat & tidy. The top connections allow the vent hoses to be run straight up into the frame, similar to the stock carb.

You have had a number of issues with your PWK (slide, float, vent connections). Can you take a screen shot of the vendor you purchased from and post it as a jpeg file. Who did you buy it from?

I've purchased three of these things.

The first was a 38mm air striker that I got from DCMotive. Spammy is a member of this forum. That PWK was ace in every respect. All it needed was a different slide needle and smaller main and pilot jets. It ran perfect.

The second was a 40mm standard PWK I got from JFG racing. It also is ace in every respect. I've been running it for a long time and it is flawless. Same deal, new needle and smaller jets. Never, ever needs adjustment. Great fuel economy. Superb throttle response.

The third was a 36mm standard PWK I got from JFG Racing. Again, stellar running carb. A bit too small for my taste but it ran excellent. I just used it for a comparison test to see how a 36mm would perform.

The photos you have posted show me that your PWK will most likely run just fine now that you have the bugs ironed out, but I would be reluctant to purchase from the same vendor. It's tricky. As I recall, Duderino said he bought his from JFG racing, but his came with a removable needle jet (IMO a nice feature). He had some difficulty getting it set up. I believe his last post reported that he had it running good.

Who did you get your PWK from? Was it an Amazon purchase? Is there a link I can go to? I would like to see their add.

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #521 - 03/05/22 at 16:17:04 I got it off of FleaBay. I posted the seller earlier in this thread. Probably not a good decision. At the cost, I am seriously considering buying another from a more reputable source. Seller was blackhary7
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #522 - 03/06/22 at 14:20:13 Yesterday I got the piece of metal I needed to keep moving forward on my mid-controls. 3/16" x 1-1/2" flat bar. As I mentioned earlier, the Tarozzi rear sets greatly simplified the foot peg mount design. I have ruthlessly murdered a bunch of cardboard, and some metal bits as well. Cardboard is cheap!
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #523 - 03/06/22 at 14:21:22 The width will help hide the bracket behind the foot peg assembly.
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #524 - 03/06/22 at 14:22:56 The bottom of the mount plate still needs to be shaped to size before welding. I am still playing around with the exact peg position as well.
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