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Mine is spewing fuel from the intake side, checked the float it seemed fine.

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this guy actually thinks for himself... refreshing. Great job on this. I'm servicing a neighbors Savage that she just bought. Its got 10K miles but has been sitting in someone's basement for years. After LOTS of cleanup, it runs but backfires and loses power UNLESS I use half choke. Completely cleaned fuel tank, fresh gas, fresh gas filter, air filter, new plug, ran carb cleaner through it- same; runs with power but ONLY on choke. Looks like tearing down the carb is the next thing- this video is EXACTLY what I need. Thanks for making it.

All 650 must know this 1 thing happened too me!!!Took driver side cover off/ inspect stator and put back and wouldnt turn over= no cranky anymore.. ..well the gear fell out and is spacer or washer should say- SHORT version .. The gasket was bad /so i used 650 degree red gasket maker .. i wasnt sure whick way gear went back in.... so five times i tried redo it and figured it out! <<<nucleaur lazor line -up man from alabama power/ anywho... factory gasket was thick and factory 1 spacer each gear was needed to take up slop. without gasket i needed remove the washer in each gear ..LOLOL ,.made it not pinch the gears on cover because of no gasket !!! now it turns free and runs .. Please learn this and not pull out homer last 3 hairs as i did!

I bought my 09 LS650 back in October of 23. Wasn’t running at all. A local motorcycle repair shop cleaned and adjusted the carb, but still surges, and bogs. Backfires so loud I’m afraid someone will start shooting at me.

Where in pa are you located. I’m in York county, was thinking we could link and go over my carb.

FFS those small screws and all the others have JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) heads, NOT Philips!!! They're always identified by a dot next to the screwdriver slot. Buy the correct screwdriver and you'll avoid damaging the heads of the screws.

Josh I really like the hard tail frame for your savage. I am 61 yr. Old and have been in to Chopper my whole adult life . I don't like these new styles of Choppers with the Big back wheel ! Your Bike has a Classic look about it, the King and Queen seat the Long Sissy bar and tail light up on the sissy bar . These "Trailer Queens" people haul to and from shows Yuppie bikes Your Bike is a real chopper. Good work Josh.

Before changing the main jet: 1.) drill out brass plug covering air/fuel mixture screw 2.) put a couple washers or vinyl spacer on needle to increase space between jet and needle. this will stop pop on decel * if changing main jet, straight-through muffler and pod filter at the same time or backfire is likely

The majority of the "phillips" screws on the Savage and other Japanese motorcycles are actually "JIS" (Japanese Industrial Standard) fasteners, not phillips. This is why they get stripped easily. (wrong tool for the fastener)

I love my backfire.

I have same carb but mine will run at idle but soon I give little trottle she dies Wash carb 2 times new Jets and still same 🤬🤬 Can you help me ???

Thanks I was wondering how to stop the back firing I have a 2016 650 savage

is there a fuel mixture screw to adjust the leanness of the fuel?

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How much to build a bike like that

The screws aren't Philips head, they are J.I.S. (Japanese Industrial Standard) That's why many times we find stripped screws on Japanese motorcycles.

Great video thanks! I need this carburator, whats its the model or where can i get one? Thank you! My bike its a 2006 suzuki boulevard s40

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10k miles, upgraded pipe, and my well maintained 2011 S40 is spittin' flames, and scaring the sh%# out of my neighbors after letting someone "help" adjust it. I think the only upgrade so far is the Raptor petcock...I think it's time to follow your video ^^ Anyone else yelling at the screen to use the Hillman gauge right there just inches away? ^^

Please let everybody know that you need to use a JIS screwdriver tip on Japanese screws. Much easier, no ruined screw heads.

That build is looking great.

Small pipe bigger pipe things. Love it.

Isn't backfire from un-burnt fuel getting ignited in the exhaust manifold ?? People say its a lean mixture but it cant be lean .... the backfire IS un-burnt fuel that is ignited once it leaves the combustion chamber and ignites from the heat in the exhaust manifold ..

I recognized those foot pegs immediately ^^ One of my first bikes was a GS550, loved it! Riding a 12' S40 right now, Cannot believe I'm loving the thumper life, never ever would have thought that, especially since my last bike was an R6....yes, I enjoy the low n slow 652cc S40 more than I ever did the R6 when it's not go fast time, which I've come to realize is most of the time oO. I hope your back is in better shape than mine for that hard tail, phew, I'd be at the chiropractor every other day!

When you run a bigger bit through hole you are raising the jet size to whatever bit is. Jets are cheap.....

Wish I'd known Teflon was ok I spent so long looking for yellow gas line tape🤣

maybe spend 10 bucks and buy a cheap digital caliper? that way we could get real measurements, This is only helpful for rebuilding, not modding.

I don’t understand? For cooling, looks? Tell me how to fix my straight pipe not backfire

Wow,! Mine is a 2000. Just hit 6000 miles. Always pops since I straight piped it. Seems I adjusted mine by adjusting a screw on the exhaust side.

You should order the cheap springer front end off Amazon and see what it takes to get it to fit, if I had the hardtail done on one of my s40's that would be my next step, would just look perfect.

We used to call that metal drillinium- the lightest metal known to man is one with many holes. Personally I would scuff off the chrome with scotchbright Chuck a few more random holes on it and would match the sprocket cover better. (But then I dislike chrome so take it off everything)

What kind of carb is this?

Looking at how the hard tail is attached (and too late now but for the next one?) is to try to get the top tube level and cut the lower section by 20-30mm (European so inches and stuff don’t make sense) to tilt the hard tail section a little closer the the engine and give another 20-30mm ride height maybe? Otherwise looks like a really awesome hard tail as the back bone to lower is nice and sweeping

Just discovered your channel as looking at getting a LS650 as a build and looking at inspiration. Now binging the lot. Would love to see some riding once this is built, the foot clutch I am curious about and tbh would be hardtailing my next project as have a run about bike so loving this content.

I dig it!

Where can I get a new carburetor

Nice to see someone else who ain't scurrd to chop on stuff.. I'm very likely about to rebuild my Savage 666cc bobber build into a tracker to play out in the national forest on the logging trails 😆

wow thanks now i had the chance to see the compression lever better, nice video!

I kind of like my s40 backfires though. They add some character to the bike. :)

Hey. Text chain and sprockets part numbers please . I want to change my belt too.

I have another bike for long trips, but have been commuting on an LS650 for 15 years. I bought it new. I have been tuning and messing with these things for years. The only way I found to almost totally eliminate the backfire was to chunk everything but one factory washer and totally eliminate the plastic spacer. I went up a couple sizes on the main jet. This mod only gave me more power, to stop the backfire, I had to lean out the idle jet. I went way down on it. I think 47.5 is stock and I'm running a 42.5 now. Been running this combo for years. The spacer creates a lean condition at cruising speeds. At idle it's rich, and from mid rpms to wide open it's lean. The backfire on decel is caused by a momentary rich condition in the hot exhaust. Having a leaner pilot jet helps eliminate this. My bike doesn't overheat even in hot traffic. If you don't believe me, loosen your exhaust clamp and create a small leak, this will lean out the exhaust also and the backfire will go away. But don't leave it that way. Everyone I listened to on forums and videos sent me in the wrong direction. I thank this guy for making this video, not many do including me. Not trying to hijack this guys video, but I went to a chain conversion also. I tried 3 different set ups before I found the best for me. I don't like the factory gear ratio. Thanks again for taking the time to make the video, but from my experiences, it won't eliminate the backfire. But it will give you more acceleration and speed.

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That blocked off tube with the clamps, that was originally the vacuum tube that connects to the automatic fuel valve under the tank. The idea is that you always can have the fuel valve open on the bike, but only when the engine is running the valve opens due to underpressure caused by the engine sucking in fuel+air. A common mod is to replace the fuel tap under the tank with a manual tap with the usual on/reserve/off (it is a bit more reliable) and blocking said tube in the carb. I recently bought a Savage 650 as my second bike, it's my first bike with a carb in 16 years, so I've had to relearn a bunch of stuff I already had forgotten. But it is about 9000 times simpler to work on than my 'busa, which is nice.

I almost thought you said you were going to take your pants off! I’m bummed now

I dunno man, I mean it doesn't look terrible. I'm a fabricator by trade so the lack of accurate marking and center punching messed with my OCD a bit but the overall appearance was pretty decent. I do admire your "Fuck it, Lets give it a go" attitude lol. Thats what true customization is really about. Keep it up bro.

should have bolted it back up after you drilled the holes, so we could see what it looks like on bike ^^ can always drill more little holes

great to see motorcycle content back !!! keep up the good work

You’re giving me a hard tail! You can grind me anytime you want

Hey i was wondering how you built your manual decompression lever, interested to likewise. Very cool bike btw!