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Message started by Dean on 07/23/07 at 20:56:42

Title: take a look + added close ups of springer seat
Post by Dean on 07/23/07 at 20:56:42

I got this '87 savage from a friend of mine a few years ago. he said it was mine if i could get it running. unfortunatly he'd let it sit out side for several years and go to seed (i recovered about a cup of acorns some squirrel had been stashing in its crevices). after a little work it was running great ( it only had 3500 miles on it when i got it), but the mucked up purple paint job and tons of surface rust really got to me. this summer i spent about a month (with lots of help from this site), giving it a much deserved do over. there are still a few things i'd like to do , but for now its at that point where i feel i can show it off a little. thanks

http://a624.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/113/l_aa99ffcc0abc9a2e56751c30486243d7.jpg

http://a719.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/88/l_89840c25052ca1ec41987c8112ed5306.jpg

http://a892.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/113/l_ba71271537b0dcb947919507fadd243b.jpg

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Post by justin_o_guy on 07/23/07 at 21:05:48

Wow, talk about sweat equity. You did great..

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Post by SteveRocket on 07/23/07 at 21:17:41

Looks great

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Post by Rockin_John on 07/23/07 at 22:07:15

That's a nice one alright! curious about your seat supplier and mounting details. Yo l like the seat for comfort?

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Post by Holodeck on 07/23/07 at 22:08:58

Wow, that is sweet. I like the tail light location.

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Post by serowbot on 07/23/07 at 23:30:12

This is the bike Suzuki should have made! It would put HD out of business! Fantastic job!

Did you color the drive belt?

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Post by PerrydaSavage on 07/24/07 at 00:42:33

Truely freakin' Awesome! Nice Job!! ;D

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Post by theikeman on 07/24/07 at 01:12:20

Very nice indeed, great work!
What's the rear fender from?

Keep up the good work

Ike

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Post by mornhm on 07/24/07 at 04:48:12

very nice

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Post by LANCER on 07/24/07 at 06:00:00

VERY NICE JOB DUDE !

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Post by Savage_Rob on 07/24/07 at 06:10:06

Very nice job indeed. Good work. How's she run?

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Post by strangeling on 07/24/07 at 08:51:19

Man you made something real sweet outta something that sounds like it was pretty rundown. Awesome job !

Title: Re: take a look
Post by Dean on 07/24/07 at 16:00:02

so as far as the seat goes, i got it from "justified defience", a store on ebay. (my other favorites are "city choppers", and "DZ customs"), it wasn't the cheapest seat i came accross, but it was the only one that had a 7" space between the spring posts.... enough to clear the frame (most seemed to have only a 6" space). i then bent the originally rear seat mounts on the frame flat to accomidate the bottom of the 2" scissor springs. i made the front bracket out of channel iron weilded to flat bar that i then drilled to bolt to the tank mounting screws. after a test drive on a bumpy road i learned that it was a little low in the front, so i got longer bolts and spacers to fit under the front bracket to raise it up a little. its now perfectly comfortable. much better than the origional seat as far as i can tell.

the rear fender is off some other suzuki bike. a gs700 or something like that (i can't remember), mainly i was looking through the bike scrap yard for anything that looked like it might work. i actually emailed serowbot a while back to get some pointers from him in this area.

the belt isn't colored... still just dirty from when i took the belt guard off. i suppose that is the next thing i ought to take care of.

the bike runs great. i'd say almost like new. it drips the tiniest bit of oil after long rides but besides that no complaints. the new muffler even seems to keep it from backfiring. maybe the smallest "putt" as its turned off. thanks.

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Post by praetorian on 07/26/07 at 11:11:00

she's a beuty

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Post by BigWes on 07/28/07 at 21:03:55

fantastic job, i never thought id see one look soo cool

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Post by forrest on 07/29/07 at 09:15:27

Very nice and the color is a cool gray.

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Post by skatnbnc on 07/29/07 at 17:09:40

I love it! What a fantastic job! :D

That chrome fender and sprung seat rock! Overall it just smoothly rolls together. The rear turn signals are sharp too.

Congrats on the excellent results!

Title: Re: take a look
Post by srinath on 07/29/07 at 21:41:07

Somehow I dont ever think I'll warm up to the idea of putting a seat on that exposes the electricals under the seat. No offence, but the airbox, and wiring mess under the seat is just about the ugliest I have ever seen on a bike. I'd give anything to cover it up. Gazillion wires going every direction in every color, the ugly ass frame tags holding them here or there ... sheite ... with the stock seat and side covers enough of it comes into view. Pathetic. Lovely seat, but like a flowing skirt would prolly cover up all the crap underneath, but will also cover the exposed seat springs ... oh well ...
Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Re: take a look
Post by strangeling on 07/29/07 at 22:15:14

Hey Dean,

Can you post a few close-up pics of how you mounted the seat ?

Thanx

Title: Re: take a look + added close ups of springer seat
Post by Dean on 08/04/07 at 11:03:40

As requested, some close ups of the seat mounting. hope they help

http://a665.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/92/l_87b3547b32cd0816336261fa0b81b440.jpg

http://a725.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/82/l_84e10cede16ff1e7bb518eff11895e0c.jpg
If i realised i was going to have to raise the front mounting bracket with so many spacers, i would have built it differntly...

http://a289.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/126/l_31663e1ef82cbee8f62d86314fcc2200.jpg
I bent the origional back seat brackets flat with a heavy pair of pliers, then inserted some screws through the holes.

http://a542.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/106/l_76f8a3dca765bd840a89adb68328ada5.jpg
And by the way, these are the 2" springs. They can absorb shock, but are rigid enough to keep the seat from bottoming out on the frame.

Title: Re: take a look + added close ups of springer seat
Post by strangeling on 08/04/07 at 17:59:31

Thanks Dean those close-ups help alot

Title: Re: take a look + added close ups of springer seat
Post by wvhunter62 on 08/04/07 at 20:10:21

Man that is one sweet lookin' bobber! I have one suggestion. The rear mounting of your seat on those tabs are taking on a weight they were not designed to hold, the stock seat rests on the frame rails. I would either re-enforce them or fab a bracket out of steel that bolts to the frame rails.
Tim

Title: Re: take a look + added close ups of springer seat
Post by forrest on 08/04/07 at 20:21:17

I'm not an engineer, but I've stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, and I agree, the tabs don't look load bearing; at least not as much as you have them............not saying you are too heavy! :-[

Title: Re: take a look + added close ups of springer seat
Post by verslagen1 on 08/04/07 at 20:42:08

I r n ingineer (with a cold and on drugs) and I agree with forrest. Beef it up. In this case a failure is not catastroffic though, just a bit hard to take.

Title: Re: take a look + added close ups of springer seat
Post by Dean on 08/05/07 at 08:50:53

yeah, i know (concerning the tabs)... they need beefing up. i'd hate to have one break off while i was riding. next time i'm at my dads shop ...he's got the weilder. shouldn't be difficult.

Title: Re: take a look + added close ups of springer seat
Post by wvhunter62 on 08/05/07 at 11:28:59

Overall I would give you an A, the tabs are a minor concern. If you had not already figured them out they would have let you known sooner or later. the Savage makes a really sweet lookin' bobber with little investment.
Tim

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Title: Re: take a look
Post by skatnbnc on 08/05/07 at 12:11:56

srinath wrote:

Lovely seat, but like a flowing skirt would prolly cover up all the crap underneath, but will also cover the exposed seat springs ... oh well ... Cool.Srinath.

Ya know, if you were wearing the Savage Kilt, that wiring would not show. So maybe thats why it isn't bothering Dean - he's wearing his kilt. ;)

Title: Re: take a look + added close ups of springer seat
Post by BigWes on 08/05/07 at 21:21:31

i want one of thoughs savages. looks meen as H#*%