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Message started by bluesavage218 on 04/10/09 at 07:28:36

Title: New Pics after a few mods. (Updated)
Post by bluesavage218 on 04/10/09 at 07:28:36

Hola fellows and fellowettes. I thought I would share pics of a few of my latest mods. I changed out my stock buckhorns with some 10" Apes yesterday. No problems at all with the bars. I had to reroute one cable which was the clutch cable. Also I took all the stock lisence plate stuff off and mounted it on the side (possible light to come later, i think it is a law in TN). Also I had done Diamond Jims rear fender lowering a while back. I think I used 3/4 inch rubber pieces if I'm not mistaken.

http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/bluesavage218/Picture068.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/bluesavage218/Picture069.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/bluesavage218/Picture070.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/bluesavage218/Picture071.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/bluesavage218/Picture073.jpg
Haha thought I would throw this one in there.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by SimonTuffGuy on 04/10/09 at 07:33:20

Wow, I really like the looks of those bars. What are the specs on them?

Nice bike!

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by bluesavage218 on 04/10/09 at 07:37:27

Thanks. 10" height, 32.5" wide, and 7" pull back (i think).
Simon those are your blue side covers by the way.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by SimonTuffGuy on 04/10/09 at 07:53:33

Awesome! I didn't even notice the difference until you mentioned it.

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Post by SavageDanny on 04/10/09 at 08:48:10

Very nice. Like the bars. Where did you get them and did they have them in flat black?

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Post by Savage Eddie on 04/10/09 at 18:09:37

Awesome! i think i want mini apes now!!....lol

(love the flip flops)

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Post by smokin_blue on 04/10/09 at 18:20:00

love the shade of blue (but man you got to lose the flip flops!)

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by verslagen1 on 04/10/09 at 18:44:32

How to turn the brake line down.
Wrap a rag around the banjo to catch any drippings.
Loosen the banjo bolt while squeezing the brake lever.
Only loosen enough to loosen the banjo.
Turn the banjo down as appropriate.
Retighten and release the lever.
refill brake fluid.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by bell9440 on 04/10/09 at 19:07:07

where did you get the bars?

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by diamond jim on 04/10/09 at 19:21:15

Awesome. Very clean. In the third pic, the front brake line looks pretty tight. Do what Verslagen said and rotate the banjo bolt down. It'll give you maybe another 3/4" of brake line length.

To really finish out the look I think a set of sleeker mirrors would look sweet and would complete the personality of the bike. The ones you've got now look great on other handlebars but to me they just don't quite look right on your apes. I'm thinking the curvy, sweeping lines of the apes conflict with the square edges of the mirrors. Just my opinion. If you do swap them there's no need to spend a small fortune. Were it my bike I'd look for some Suzuki C50 OEM mirrors cheap on ebay. Maybe something like these:
http://www.i5motorcycle.com/images/products/display/BMvstar.jpg

That little fender lowering mod does make it look better. Nice.

A last detail- I'm not a big fan of the chrome trim stuff people put on the seam/edge around the bottom of a gas tank. For some reason though it seems like some thin chrome edging would look great on your bike. Maybe it's the blue. I don't know. Maybe a thin chrome pinstripe along the seam rather than the chrome trim.

The blue, the chrome, the apes... dude, nice work!

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Post by alcoa on 04/11/09 at 03:38:30

NICE LOOKING BIKE {motorcycle flip flops?} ;D

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Post by Skid Mark on 04/11/09 at 09:04:27

Looks geat!!! Like the oyhers say, nice & clean look. :D

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by bluesavage218 on 04/11/09 at 09:58:25

I got the bars from an ebay store called biker haven.

Diamond Jim, I totally agree about the mirrors. That is actually next on my list as well as the chrome trim. I just asked someone the other day who had the trim on thier bike where he got it.

Thanks for the brake line tip. I was trying to figure out what to do about that.

Haha and the flip flops.... well what can I say.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by bluesavage218 on 04/11/09 at 10:03:28

Along with the mirros and the trim, I'm also going to get new grips and pegs, and I want a new headlight. I really think one of those bullet shaped headlights that stick out would look really sweet. Any ideas?

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by groupus on 04/11/09 at 17:27:30

Great looking bike, but I have to make one suggestion about this thread. Don't buy those mirrors that Diamond Jim mentioned for two reasons:

1. The body is made of plastic and they will shake around so much that you won' be able to see anything behind you at over 40 mph.

2. Because they are plastic, mine vibrated the glass out one day when I was accelerating from a stop. Its just glued in there so it fell out and broke on the pavement.

Just my two cents. - Oh, and that chrome trim you can get at Napa or Advanced Auto for like $3.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by verslagen1 on 04/11/09 at 17:35:11

I have those mirrors too. Of all the crappy mirrors I got, I like those the most. But they are finally really crappy, vibrate like hell at speed, they used to be real solid. Occassionaly they stick out to far and wap someones mirror. ;D Yes the mirrors are all held in by double sticky tape. Even the OEM mirror's for my cage are too.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by diamond jim on 04/11/09 at 18:33:57

Yeah, some of those mirrors are crap. The style is what I was hinting to. As I said, I think the C50 OEM mirrors would work good cause they are solid and you can get them cheap when a C50 owner has replaced their stockers.

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Post by SimonTuffGuy on 04/12/09 at 06:55:44

Got my order on! Now to grab a set of Savage risers and go at it.

Thanks for the info.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by diamond jim on 04/12/09 at 07:03:55

0B313537360C2D3E3E1F2D21580 wrote:

Got my order on! Now to grab a set of Savage risers and go at it.

Thanks for the info.

You ordered the 10" apes? Cool. I've been told our (mine and yours) stock cables are a little shorter than those that came on bkuesavage's bike. Swapping throttle and clutch cables for those made for a Savage with buckhorns and getting a new brake line should solve the cable issue.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by SimonTuffGuy on 04/12/09 at 07:41:37

I read the same thing too... I guess I'll see when they come in. It's more of a future project than something I expect to tackle as soon as they get here.

I've got too many open projects now as it is... :)

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by bluesavage218 on 04/12/09 at 15:38:42

I would wait on the risers until you see about the cables. If you have to get new cables anyway you might want to get taller risers depending on what's comfortable.... Just a suggestion.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by SimonTuffGuy on 04/12/09 at 15:57:22

How do the stock Savage risers fit you? And what are your "specs"? I'm like 5'6"ish... So I have a feeling that these will fit just fine with some stock risers on there.

Besides, the bid is at $4.95 for the set right now (they're slightly damaged on the top - but I'll just use my top piece) so it's good for the cost.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by Louisiana_Geezer on 04/12/09 at 16:05:21

417B7F7D7C4667747455676B120 wrote:

Wow, I really like the looks of those bars. What are the specs on them?

Nice bike!

+1, but those bars are illegal here in Louisiana :(

That foot gear doesn't look very protective. ;)

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by bluesavage218 on 04/12/09 at 21:28:10

Ok yeah the stock risers work great and I'm 5 11.

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Post by TMBiker on 04/13/09 at 15:47:05

What license plate bracket did you use? It's looks like exactly what I need. Thanks.

Tom

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by bluesavage218 on 04/13/09 at 17:23:40

I bought a black powder coated side mounted license plate off of ebay, and then I just bent the stock license plate frame to fit it.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by SimonTuffGuy on 04/13/09 at 17:45:48

I just bought this one off EBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350185917292

Quick shipping, the product is great, and he even sprayed it black for me at request.

The only issue is that... It doesn't fit. I was looking for something that would push the plate out behind the belt guard. This is 2" too short. I e-mailed him to see if he could fabricate something that would accomodate that.

I need to have something that I can keep my saddlebags with. :)

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods.
Post by diamond jim on 04/13/09 at 18:06:22

Mount the tag on the back of one of your saddlebags.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods. (Updated)
Post by bluesavage218 on 04/20/09 at 13:41:51

I got some chrome trim from autozone, got it home, put it on the tank, and then decided to put it on the fenders as well. $10 for 1 roll that covered the tank and both fenders.

http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/bluesavage218/0418091418-00.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/bluesavage218/0418091418-01.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/bluesavage218/0418091418-02.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/bluesavage218/0418091458-00.jpg

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods. (Updated)
Post by SimonTuffGuy on 04/20/09 at 14:57:05

I like the looks on the fenders! It gives it that extra "bling". Not 100% sure on the tank, but it's nice to match it across the board.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods. (Updated)
Post by Savage_Amusement on 04/20/09 at 15:06:45

That actually doesn't look as bad as I would have thought. Nice work.

Title: Re: New Pics after a few mods. (Updated)
Post by diamond jim on 04/20/09 at 15:08:53

I like that. Nice. For some reason, IMO, chrome looks so dang good with that awesome blue!