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Message started by vroom1776 on 11/20/06 at 08:37:22

Title: New Savage!
Post by vroom1776 on 11/20/06 at 08:37:22

Hey all,

Bought Vroomette a savage this weekend! Now she needs to learn to ride. I'll be giving her some basic instructions, then it's off to the MSF course!

1998, 11.5k miles. Very good shape. Quiet! (she says it's too quiet... I missed those nasty backfires!)

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/vroom1776/PICT0006.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/vroom1776/PICT0005-1.jpg

Looks like it was dropped once, while not moving. Very minor scratches in the clear coat.

Black, as you can see, but there are some sparklies in the paint. Very nice.

Title: Re: New Savage!
Post by SAMM on 11/20/06 at 10:43:06

Wait a min. There is something very odd about that bike ?? ??? hehehe IT Has REAR SHOCKS !!

Sorry I couldnt resist !! ;D

Title: Re: New Savage!
Post by vroom1776 on 11/20/06 at 10:51:16

yeah, it rides & handles nothing like savage #1! I think I am going to change the handle bars for her right away. The drags I'm running on #1 are very wide and allow for very easy manuvering, as compared to the narrow but comfy buckhorns.

Title: Re: New Savage!
Post by SAMM on 11/20/06 at 10:54:16

I put a set of regular sportster bars on mine ... What a dif. it made in handling !!

Title: Re: New Savage!
Post by WD on 11/20/06 at 10:57:36

You ARE going to make it worthy of its name, right?
-WD

Title: Re: New Savage!
Post by vroom1776 on 11/20/06 at 11:22:57

WD wrote:

You ARE going to make it worthy of its name, right?
-WD

It's essentially for her... so we'll see. I hope so. I already want to rip off the clutch interlock, muffler, stock intake, belt guard, heat shiled, horn, reflectors, blinkers... blah blah blah. But it's her 1st bike... prolly gonna modify my old stock seat to be more comfy and mount that... for starters.

She likes the paint. There's some metal flake in it that sparkles in the sun.

Title: Re: New Savage!
Post by Savage_Rob on 11/20/06 at 12:25:58

vroom1776 wrote:

She likes the paint. There's some metal flake in it that sparkles in the sun.

Yeah, that's the way mine was at stock. I roughed it up and sprayed it with truck bed liner. Don't get me wrong, I think the deep blue metal flake is nice looking... I just like the durability of the bed liner and I've always liked the flat black look too. It's kinda nice that if I happen to drip a little fuel on it, it has no effect. I like that.