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Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #555 - 03/18/22 at 11:20:55

TheSneeze wrote on 03/18/22 at 08:57:22:

Dave wrote on 03/14/22 at 18:56:36:

The peg location looks to be very similar to where they are on my Cafe' bike with the RYCA mounts.

The laces on my work boots can get sucked into the slots in the pulley cover and the belt can destroy them in a millisecond! Wink

Maybe a stainless steel screen JB welded to the inside of the sprocket cover over the slots would prevent lace murder. It would look kinda cool, too.

You might have trouble with that, a number of people have had clearance issues with the inside of the cover and pulley.

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #557 - 03/21/22 at 15:15:21 But wait! There's more!!! Now new and improved with gussets. After standing on the pegs, I could notice a small amount of flex in the 3/16" thick end plates. So, after 30 minutes of messing about, the fix is in. My 200 lb self could jump on these babies now!
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Edub Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 167 Arizona Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #558 - 03/21/22 at 22:56:55 That setup is looking STOUT now! Well done.
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Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #559 - 03/23/22 at 09:14:53

After reading on here about the cheap LED lights, and charging up my new battery, I decided to test the tail/brake/turn lights on the unit I bought. You guys are correct, it just isn't bright enough in daylight to be seen by other motorists. I guess I bought it based on looks for the most part. So I switched directions and ordered up a new tail/brake light that uses an incandescent bulb. If this one isn't bright enough, I will look into replacing the bulb with something brighter. That means I am back to having to come up with turn signals. For the headlight I will be putting a 7" bucket up front using a bracket that bolts to the two holes in the stock lower triple clamp (thanks, Dave!).

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #560 - 03/23/22 at 12:28:58 Quote: You might have trouble with that, a number of people have had clearance issues with the inside of the cover and pulley. I think with the chain conversion there is a little added room than with the stock belt drive sprocket. Looks like something as thin as a screen could work.
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Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #561 - 03/23/22 at 14:11:29

I found these turn signals after a bit of searching. They are incandescent bulb, and DOT approved. Made by K & S. I will add some weld tabs to my seat frame for the rear mounting. I will need to fab some brackets to mount the fronts. Once I have them in hand, I will see if I can modify or add to the stock clamps to mount them to the fork tubes.

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #562 - 03/24/22 at 17:23:18 Oh happy day! I got the call from the engine builder - my top end is ready! I am picking it up tomorrow morning, so I will post pics of the work tomorrow afternoon.
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #563 - 03/25/22 at 13:22:26 I got all of the top end home. We tried to get away with just lapping the valves to see if the seal could be restored without grinding the valves. I think I may need to take the head and valves in for a regrind. More on that after a few pics. Here is the batch, all sonic cleaned.
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #564 - 03/25/22 at 13:23:17 Top side of the head.
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #565 - 03/25/22 at 13:23:47 Combustion chamber
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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #566 - 03/25/22 at 13:25:03 Intake port
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Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build
Reply #568 - 03/25/22 at 13:35:05

Here is the areas of concern for me. You can see the "groove" along the valve seat on the head. This is on one of the intake seats. I think it needs to be ground smooth, and the valve relapped after grinding. The shop that did my head and cylinder work does not have valve grinding equipment. I already have another engine shop (45 miles away) that can get this addressed. We were both hoping a good lapping would take care of this, but it didn't.

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: 1987 Savage Street Tracker build Reply #569 - 03/25/22 at 13:36:47 Since the valves need a 30 degree back cut, a regrind will take care of this line on one of the exhaust valves.
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