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RIP Tom Eden
Hey all,
I rode to work today..nice cool morning here in New England, but the Fizzer stayed home today....
The thumper came out to play today......here she is:
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It's a 2002 Suzuki Savage 650...I bought it for my wife last year when she got her license to ride! She does not get as much riding time in the summer because the kids are home, but I am happy to take out the thumper once or twice a week!
I picked it up for $1800 bucks with (2,000) miles on the clock. It had been dropped by the previous owner in his driveway, so it has some minor dings....one on the tank and the pegs are a little bent. I figured this would be perfect for my wife to build her riding skills on and if she dropped it...no big deal.
This bike is well known for running very lean, as set from the factory.....it backfires alot and has no go, because it gets no gas! Sooooooo......This weekend I am going to pull the tank and top of the carb off and I am going to make an adjustment to the slide needle...I am going to remove 1/2 the spacer in the slide to allow the needle to come farther out and richen up the mixture from 1/4 throttle to 3/4 throttle. Should be interesting......:rockon:
I am hoping for a nice September so I can take a few days off and go riding with her....kids are back in school!!!!!
Oh...when I ride this "little" bike, I look like I am riding a pocketbike......:Flip:
I rode to work today..nice cool morning here in New England, but the Fizzer stayed home today....
The thumper came out to play today......here she is:
View attachment 20522View attachment 20523View attachment 20524View attachment 20525
It's a 2002 Suzuki Savage 650...I bought it for my wife last year when she got her license to ride! She does not get as much riding time in the summer because the kids are home, but I am happy to take out the thumper once or twice a week!
I picked it up for $1800 bucks with (2,000) miles on the clock. It had been dropped by the previous owner in his driveway, so it has some minor dings....one on the tank and the pegs are a little bent. I figured this would be perfect for my wife to build her riding skills on and if she dropped it...no big deal.
This bike is well known for running very lean, as set from the factory.....it backfires alot and has no go, because it gets no gas! Sooooooo......This weekend I am going to pull the tank and top of the carb off and I am going to make an adjustment to the slide needle...I am going to remove 1/2 the spacer in the slide to allow the needle to come farther out and richen up the mixture from 1/4 throttle to 3/4 throttle. Should be interesting......:rockon:
I am hoping for a nice September so I can take a few days off and go riding with her....kids are back in school!!!!!
Oh...when I ride this "little" bike, I look like I am riding a pocketbike......:Flip: