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Title: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 11/14/08 at 16:51:16 A preview of things to come.... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Savage%20Trike/Picture120-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Savage%20Trike/Picture121-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Savage%20Trike/Picture122.jpg |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by Paladin. on 11/14/08 at 19:04:49 I like it. The first motorcycle I ever rode on was HD Servicar. I was three or four. Dad was giving me a ride down the back alley so no one would see us as it was his police motorcycle. I accidently kicked the siren on. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by savage2k on 11/14/08 at 19:39:48 Looks great... Those rims are awesome. I am looking forward to seeing it come together bit by bit. I must say, I am jealous of your shop.....All that space to work in, and very well organized also...Must be nice! |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mick on 11/14/08 at 22:51:00 Very nice Mike,love the rear wheels. Are you going to keep the spoked front wheel? I assume you can run tubeless tires on the back,a small puncture is easily handled, the front wheel with a tube and a puncture can be a nightmare,been there and done that. Good luck to you Mike ,looks like a very nice job so far,keep them pictures coming. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/15/08 at 03:49:29 Cool, a "Fill in the Blank" test. I think I can do it. Gonna be good lookin Mike. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 11/15/08 at 07:55:30 Yeah I just wanted to see what it was going to look like. And I must say its going to be better then I was hopeing for.. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by Savage_Amusement on 11/15/08 at 13:41:17 That looks awesome so far, I can totally see it done in my head. I'll be watching this one closely. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by Brad_THMP3R on 11/15/08 at 19:41:02 How did you lower the front end like that, anyone know? |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 11/15/08 at 20:00:25 4272616450666973746572000 wrote:
I just took out the preload spacers, I will end up with them back in but alot shorter than they are now at like 4"...... |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 11/15/08 at 20:05:15 I have searched and searched and cant find one, does anyone know if a Savage has ever been Triked before ? |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by Chong Kim on 11/15/08 at 21:34:30 6A4E4C425473554E4C4254270 wrote:
I just took out the preload spacers, I will end up with them back in but alot shorter than they are now at like 4"......[/quote] Mikestrikes, you got me thinking and might have just saved me a lot of money (fingers crossed). I have been wanting to lower the front end of my bike and thought I would have to get new tubes or have the one on it now cut somehow. Tried lowering them in the yokes, but of course I couldn't do it since they're threaded. If I (or rather I have my husband) remove the preload spacers and cut them will I have any handling issues relating to bottoming out? I only weigh about a hundred pounds and would never have a passenger if that makes any difference. I'm wanting to lower the front to quicken the steering a bit, and to get my feet down more solidly on the ground without going to a thin seat. If I could lower it more than a couple of inches I could even go with a taller and more comfortable seating arrangement. Whaddaya think? Best wishes, Chong |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 11/16/08 at 08:49:26 Leave the lower clamps tight, unscrew the top caps, remove the small tubes, cut them in half, make sure they are cut even and level, try that first... |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by Chong Kim on 11/16/08 at 09:01:41 002426283E193F2426283E4D0 wrote:
Will do. Mike, did you ever know a fellow by the name of Shelton Vassar over in Decatur? He was my husband's cousin - the (well-loved) black sheep of the family. A true Wild One with a heart of gold and the personality of a really great con man or aluminum siding salesman. Shelton was the guy who in the mid-1960s inspired my husband to become a motorcyclist with his VERY cool BSA Goldie bobber. I've seen pictures, and boy did he look cool on that bike! Indirectly, I guess he's the reason I ride now. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 11/16/08 at 09:10:48 Sorry, I just moved here like 6 months ago... |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by Chong Kim on 11/16/08 at 21:26:10 0723212F391E3823212F394A0 wrote:
Ah, too bad you missed him. Shelton would have loved your trike. He started out as a welder for TVA; was always a great fabricator/mechanic, and by the time he passed away at 60 a few years ago he was a millionaire several times over, with race cars, speed boats, and lots of tricked out bikes. He rode or raced them all. Like a lot of interesting men, he never fully grew up when it came to his toys. He even had a 450HP supercharged PT Cruiser that looked stock on the outside, just...because. He liiterally died from an overdose of Viagra in the arms of his 23 year old girlfriend - which surprised nobody. And by the way, I like your trike too! I can't wait to see how it comes along. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by flcruzr on 11/17/08 at 16:23:19 Looks like the savage trike will look really cool once it's finalized. I saw the C50 Tramp at the suzuki dealer last week and it looked really cool so seeing a savage triked out will be cool. http://images.traderonline.com//img/5/dealer/5063470/91748784_3thumb_550x410.jpg |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by diamond jim on 06/10/09 at 06:10:03 6F67646E6A7D65080 wrote:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Savage%20Trike/Picture120-1.jpg I went over to Mike's house yesterday. He does have a cool shop! Got to see the progress on the bike. It's still mostly bike-in-a-box as he's slowly collecting each and every little part- every nut, bolt, washer, spacer, o-ring, etc. It is truly one of those "build from scratch" projects and then some! I'm gonna check my garage for left over spare parts and also keep my eye out for parts and deals that I come across that might help him out. It's too often those little things, the little details, that seem to slow a project down. To those not familiar with Mike, which I wasn't until yesterday, this is much more than just another bike project. For those interested in working on the LS650 beyond just general maintenance, I suggest closely following Mike's trike build as I'm certain we will all learn tons of stuff from his work. He showed me a lot of stuff he's got about his last trike. Wow, to say it was pure bad a$$ just ain't enough! http://www.chopperweb.net/forum/feat/feat0704.gif |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 06/19/09 at 14:56:13 Had some alum stock and made a new set of brackets that I will end up making foot pegs out of with straps to help hold my feet on the trike... ... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Shop/pics024.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Shop/pics022.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Shop/pics021.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Shop/pics020.jpg |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by John_D on 06/19/09 at 15:06:37 Wow! :o Very nice! |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/19/09 at 18:54:57 Its cool showing the part, but yer Sposed to show the machine ya did it on too..MMMkay? Just sayin,, Keep us posted.. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 06/20/09 at 09:53:39 Just after unpacking it... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Shop/pics005.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Shop/pics004.jpg |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by diamond jim on 06/20/09 at 10:18:08 Mike, you ever get those other table legs cut to finish the table and get that mill off the ground? I've get some 4x4 scraps laying around if you need em. I can run them by your house next week if needed. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 06/20/09 at 10:36:33 I got it fixed, mill is up and working... I do need some steel for table legs and frame for the welding table, I got the steel sheet for the top. let me know when you can drop your bike off for a few days for I can get some of that stuff we talked about measured up, and get some of your stuff worked on. How many people here want bar end mirrors and/or turn signals ? |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by matt_savage on 06/20/09 at 11:17:10 What type of bar end mirrors/turn signals we talking about? Im guessing custom? Would help me a ton since I cant see anything in my mirrors after putting on my 10" mini apes. I'd be interested in some bar end mirrors. -Matt |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 06/21/09 at 10:16:58 I'm looking for the mirror part now..... I'll make custom bar ends so I can mount a "small" mirror... no bigger than 2 1/2" and with or without mini LED turn lites.... |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by verslagen1 on 06/21/09 at 10:42:25 Here's an idea for you... bar end weights that incorporate mirrors and signals ala D'jim |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 06/21/09 at 17:22:22 243720213E3335373C63520 wrote:
Thats the very idea ! But maybe a little bigger mirror, like 2" dia... |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by verslagen1 on 06/21/09 at 17:40:56 5B7F7D736542647F7D7365160 wrote:
Thats the very idea ! But maybe a little bigger mirror, like 2" dia...[/quote] make 'em heavy fist sized knob with a groove for the wires on the inside. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 06/21/09 at 19:28:42 For the lights, the wires would run inside and it would be up to the owner to run wires in the bars to them and drill a hole to pull them out at the location of your choice....... I'd recommend from the inside of the controls so to match the stock wiring... The mirrors I dont know yet as I am looking for a suitable mirror for this.... but they most likely will have only one pivot to adjust back and forth, rotate the bar end to adjust up and down view... when tight they would be darn close to solid..... but if hit move back or forward. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by diamond jim on 06/21/09 at 23:05:39 Make them similar to the design of a typical magnifying glass. Instead of glass in the middle it would be flat solid metal, essentially making a recessed front and back pocket. The handle of the magnifying glass would be the bar-end weight. http://www.sz-wholesale.com/uploadFiles/upimg9/Marble-Magnifying-Glass-35789.JPG The turns signals can be mounted on the front side and round mirrors on the back. For the mirrors, make a separate round wedge shaped piece to go between the mirror and the mounting surface of the unit. Mount the mirror to the wedge to make it a single unit. After the owner installs the base and connects the wiring, he can hold the mirror in place, rotate it to get the viewing angle they desire, mark it then mount with double-sided 3M auto trim tape. For mounting mine, I inserted the bar end weights, drilled a hole through the bottom of the bar and into the weights, threaded the holes, inserted a headless screw, screwed until flush and put the grips back on. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/S4021373-1.jpg |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by smokin_blue on 06/22/09 at 04:07:10 5F4C5B5A45484E4C4718290 wrote:
Like these?? http://home.att.net/~street-unique/BadAttitude/photos/finished/july2006-28Medium.jpg Patented but I doubt that would stop anyone. You can get these from Drag Specialties. Lens front and back but no mirror. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by verslagen1 on 06/22/09 at 07:49:38 anti vibe wts. with lense front and rear is patented? but this is anti vibe wts. with front lense and rear mirror And most likely it's a design patent, which means don't make it look exactly like that and you can patent it yourself. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by mikestrikes on 06/22/09 at 10:27:47 DJ you need to get back over here one evening |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by diamond jim on 06/22/09 at 19:42:43 Maybe Wednesday or Thursday of next week. |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by diamond jim on 06/23/09 at 23:17:06 Until I can get over there, here are some close ups of my domestically engineered combo bar end turns + mirrors. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/11-3.jpg http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/13-1.jpg http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/12-3.jpg http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/14.jpg |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by serenity3743 on 06/24/09 at 10:26:11 I've seen 'em - Very cool 8-) |
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Title: Re: Savage Trike Preview Post by diamond jim on 06/24/09 at 13:26:46 332532252E29343973777473400 wrote:
Dude, that was so cool that we got to hook up and chat. Mike, here a basic thought on a design for your bar end turns/mirrors. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/brweight.jpg |
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