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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1237431587 Message started by shiphteey on 03/18/09 at 19:59:47 |
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Title: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by shiphteey on 03/18/09 at 19:59:47 Well picked up the heap last winter for my dad for xmas, turns out he didn't want it. Sourced a pink gas tank with speedo cluster on ebay, promptly hit it with flat black several layers and spent an hour removing rust and debris from the tank. Got it running, took it to about 55 mph. Tires are still dry rotted and cracked but I ordered up a set of front pads (EBC HH). I figured it just wasn't worth selling it, no one would pay much for a bike in this condition but it should be fine for commuting. Here's a rough pic....need to reattach the turn signals...nothing fancy, just your basic black cruiser. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/shiphteey/Savage.jpg Idling and riding it reminds me of an old beetle. Minor leak I notice (1 or 2 drops a day from the left side...probably a little oil....who cares!) A. |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by Jay on 03/18/09 at 20:38:43 Diamond in the rough! |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by Educatedredneck on 03/18/09 at 22:22:09 Replace your tires dude, and congrats on the bike!!!! |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by SavageDanny on 03/19/09 at 04:50:22 I might tuck that electrical connection hanging out from under the pillion away somewhere safe. Other than that is looks fine to me. Just ride it and enjoy. (Do get the new tires though) |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by Skid Mark on 03/19/09 at 09:54:10 Looks in pretty good shape overall. A little TLC and you'll have a great, inexpensive runaround bike. Like the other guys say thought, get new tires. |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by T Mack 1 on 03/19/09 at 10:50:21 The VW sound is the muffler...... There are some here that will tell you to keep it... but..... replace the muffler with a Harley stock take off (the ones Harley riders take off because they're too quite) and it will have a deeper sound.... but not too loud.... Replace it with a HD Screaming Eagle or one of the aftermarket loud pipes and rejet and you might be a bit surprised..... may just want to keep it for errands......... OR.... get a wrench and take one off one of those sport bikes and see if it will fit...... |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by T Mack 1 on 03/19/09 at 10:57:15 756E6F766E7263637F060 wrote:
Could be a standard leak coming from a rubber plug that covers one of the head bolts. Look in the hole above the the exhaust port.... if you see oil on the nut in there it's the standard leak. |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by skatnbnc on 03/19/09 at 13:01:18 Plenty of good years left in her. Get a fork brace and ride on! |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by diamond jim on 03/19/09 at 15:39:04 736869706874656579000 wrote:
If it's got a little leak with an occasional drip down low, tighten this bolt. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/boltleak.jpg It's got a nut on the other side. I had the same thing. Justin told me to tighten it and it stopped. |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by Mortation on 03/19/09 at 18:09:51 58555D515352585655513C0 wrote:
If it's got a little leak with an occasional drip down low, tighten this bolt. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/boltleak.jpg It's got a nut on the other side. I had the same thing. Justin told me to tighten it and it stopped. [/quote] You wouldnt happen to have a template of those forward control brackets you have on their would you? |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by diamond jim on 03/19/09 at 18:55:25 Check with Ed L. He makes them. |
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Title: Re: Deciding on keeping it...minor tinkering Post by shiphteey on 03/19/09 at 20:31:36 Got messing with it tonight. The left rear signal wasn't working...took the lens off and the bulb in there was stuck pretty good. No way I was going to pull it out w/out breaking the glass bulb, so I did it premptively. Flathead screwdriver....pliers...needlenose pliers....finally got that sucker out but it was shot and the blue green corrosion with brown/red rust left me wondering if a replacement bulb would really do the job...no suck luck...so I decided to remove the stock rear signals and install some from a Honda Magna I had laying around....and figured if I'm gonna do the left side I may as well have a matching right side. .... ......problem is they don't fit in the same stock housing location (rear sissy bar bracket) as the OEM ones did...borrowed a powerdrill with a unibit from a buddy and after removing the stock sissy bar and perimeter bracket (anyone wanna buy it?) decided I didn't want to go through the hassle of putting that sucker back on so I drilled 2 more holes in the rear sides of the fender to accomodate the slightly different set-up of the Honda signals. Worked like a charm, and do look a tad more modern. While I'm at it I'll probably replace the stock front signals too since they are held on by electrical tape... .... then again I should probably fix the cut wire at the brake light switch so the brake lights actually work. My goal with this thing is to get it as legal looking as possible....I have enough trouble with the cops when I'm on sportbikes....but the Savage's pep, while noticable doesn't leave me much in the braking and cornering department to inspire much of a police chase...should I need to....so best NOT to need to. Pics of the progress coming soon. A. |
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