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Message started by bassman29 on 11/11/04 at 20:58:00

Title: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by bassman29 on 11/11/04 at 20:58:00

Before:

http://home.neb.rr.com/dmorris29/Suzy%20RR%20plate.jpg

After:

http://home.neb.rr.com/dmorris29/lights%20and%20bags%202.jpg

I got the OEM bag supports, the River Road bags and the OEM license bracket on e-bay. The bullet turn signals/running lights came from my local cycle supply store.

http://home.neb.rr.com/dmorris29/lights%20and%20bags.jpg

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by PerrydaSavage on 11/12/04 at 00:35:00

8)Hey nice job! Especially love the bullet-style signals and the orange paint job!
BTW, one of my fave singer/songwriters, power-pop maistro Matthew Sweet is from Lincoln, Nebraska ... ever heard of 'em?

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by gitarzan on 11/12/04 at 09:25:13

That makes your butt look big.

;D

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by bassman29 on 11/12/04 at 09:51:44

Perry, Lincoln is a fairly small community - 225,000 or so. The Lincoln music community (of which I am a member - as a working bass player) is correspondingly small - so, yes indeed I know Matthew Sweet. I'm not in his peer group, being an old f@rt, but knew him before he was "Matthew Sweet". I'm proud of him - small town boy makes good and all that.

Gitarzan, thanks for the compliment(?) but that's not my butt. My 18-yr old son is acting as a center stand for the photos. And he is skinny as a rail. :)

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by gitarzan on 11/12/04 at 13:20:44

I do like the bullet lights.

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by PerrydaSavage on 11/12/04 at 14:30:07

8)Well that's so cool bassman ... I'm a bit of "a fart" myself at 44, but I love music (play a bit of guitar), particularly the "power pop" sound since discovering Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick, etc. back in the late 70's.
I have several of Matt's albums and think he is a real craftsman ... much under-rated and under-appreciated IMHO. If you ever see him around, please give him my regards and tell him that we'd love to see him play up here in St. John's, Newfoundland.
BTW, what kinda music are you into? Does your band have a website?

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by Greg_650 on 11/12/04 at 14:33:11

Nice clean work on that "restore" job. Looks good.

I agree about the running lights on the rear turn signals. That mod was one of the first that I did on mine. I think there is a lot more visibility with the added lighting. I don't know why Suzuki has running lights on the front turn signals but not on the back, too.

The turn signals are only available in complete units (I think), so to save the expense, I bought new sockets at the auto supply store and rewired them.

Here is the difference between stock and modified (plus, I get to show off our vanity plates :) I also put some LEDS on my spouse's bags, but they still aren't as bright.

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/215/215131/folders/156030/1308913Tags1web.jpg

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by Susan on 11/12/04 at 20:06:53

Cool plates. ;D

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by johnnycrash on 11/13/04 at 12:56:14

I'm afraid your son gets a felony fashion violation for brown deckshoes and white socks on a motorcycle.

FOUL, I CRY, FOUL.

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by sluggo on 11/14/04 at 00:46:55

johnnycrash wrote:

I'm afraid your son gets a felony fashion violation for brown deckshoes and white socks on a motorcycle.

the deck shoes are clearly oversized at that.
:-[

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by bassman29 on 11/14/04 at 09:14:39

Hey, what is this - GQ?? Give the kid a break. It's not his fault he has no fashion sense. I blame the parents. wait a minute.......

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by sluggo on 11/16/04 at 13:20:40

i too have a before and after, i just went the other way

before

http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-244734.jpg

after
http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-244736.jpg

should i put on a chrome front fender, or paint the rear

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by PerrydaSavage on 11/16/04 at 16:36:13

8)Whoa!! That's one of the nicest Bob-Job's I've ever seen on an LS650! Go with a chrome front fender man ... for a truely unique look. BTW sluggo, what year is your Savage? Is that an '04? If so, ya didn't waste any time cuttin' 'er up man!

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by sluggo on 11/16/04 at 17:07:52

PerrydaSavage wrote:

8)Whoa!! Is that an '04? If so, ya didn't waste any time cuttin' 'er up man!

my 04 custom. it was my intention all along to chop it.

i looked over the galleries on both this and berts forum and knew what i wanted.

thats the beauty of this machine. low initial cost, easily customized, virtually bulletproof drive train. 8)

the chrome fender came off my old thumper the gn400, it's a half fender with the other half plastic. where the surfaces mate there was two indents, the same indents i used to drill the holes to fit holes in 650 frame.
they really haven't changed that much. between the two machines. i'll just have to fabricate a new front fender bracket to make it chrome.

i know it's no "american chopper", it's better because i did it the way i wanted it. ;D and spent about a 10th the cost.

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by savagethumper on 11/16/04 at 20:20:24

Great job on both bikes, (bassman, and Sluggo). Sluggo, could you post a more direct side view shot of your bike? I'd like to see the "line" of your bike. That bike looks awesome. And Bassman, where's that new windshield????

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by Honda_fan on 11/16/04 at 20:33:08

Greg_650 wrote:

Greg,

Totally agree about the visiblity but some states won't allow constant on yellow lights in the rear. I want to change all my bikes to have rear running lights but would have to change them all to red to be legal. Yellow is okay in the front but not the rear in Illinois.

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by sluggo on 11/16/04 at 22:07:07

heres the side and rear view, note the front fender is now removed to be replaced with a chrome.

rear view
http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-244900.jpg

side vies
http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-244901.jpg

note license plate, it covers up the shock offset

it's still a work in progress. but fun work.

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by klx650sm2002 on 11/17/04 at 03:58:20

Nice one Sluggo man, realy cool.

Clive W :D

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by bassman29 on 11/17/04 at 05:07:55

Very cool, Sluggo! Where'd you get the seat?

Savagethumper - I will post a pic of the windshield as soon as I get my PC de-bugged. Installing ServicePack 2 for XP has messed up my Photoshop operation.

Title: Re: Extreme Makeover - my rear end
Post by sluggo on 11/17/04 at 06:13:41

bassman29 wrote:

http://www.crc2onlinecatalog.com/chopper.htmi got mine from jon d..this is where he got it.