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Message started by miker on 02/23/10 at 05:10:08

Title: My daughter is ready
Post by miker on 02/23/10 at 05:10:08

I have built chopper for years. Mostly British and Harley. I am ready for a different build, and my daughter, who finished High School last week, really wants us to do a build together. The very first time that I saw a Savage, my chopper thoughts started spinning. We picked up her Savage last night. This build will be well documented and we will keep you updated. I really like this motorcycle!
We are starting with a bone stock, well ridden 1996 savage. She is an artist, so this will be an interesting transformation. On the technical end- we are counting on you guys- so thanks in advance for all of your help.

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by LANCER on 02/23/10 at 05:14:27

Welcome to the Savage World !

There is a lot of stuff available to transform the bike; everything from a slight jet/tune to a wild animal.

Have fun...looking forward to see what happens.

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by babyhog on 02/23/10 at 05:24:50

Yea, please keep us posted. We love progress pictures! And I'm especially glad to hear of a teenage female who wants to do it. Good of you to make it happen! Welcome :)

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by ALfromN.H. on 02/23/10 at 07:05:53

Be sure to check out the table of contents in the Technical Documents section. Lots of information there.

AL

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by serenity3743 on 02/23/10 at 08:29:59

Welcome. Let the creativity begin!

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by Jimmer on 02/23/10 at 11:21:44

Great to hear that a young lady has this interest in motorcycles. Let her creative ideas flow into the bike. Tell her a big hug and kiss are needed after the build is complete. Welcome to the Savage nation.

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/23/10 at 13:22:11

There are several who have done serious mods. If I try to list them, Ill miss someone who has made real contributions, so, I wont even try. If youll start by describing what you are looking to achieve, there will be people who will be able to offer possible ways to get there or maybe suggestions on where to get the parts/service you need to get it Juuuust Riiight.

Does she have enough riding experience to take a newly built, lovingly finished machine out? IOW, has she gotten past the "Oooopsie, I dropped it" stage of learning?

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by FrankYoungWolf on 02/23/10 at 14:24:35

Congrat's to both of you, I look forward to the day My 14 year old gets her first bike. I can not wait to see the transformation...Frank

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by miker on 02/27/10 at 08:30:54

425D5B5C41467747774F5D511A280 wrote:

Does she have enough riding experience to take a newly built, lovingly finished machine out? IOW, has she gotten past the "Oooopsie, I dropped it" stage of learning?

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by Rocco on 02/27/10 at 12:56:57

first-i think it's great u do things and spend time with your kids! the world needs more of that, trust me i know!

2nd-i look forward to seeing the chopper man, we love that kinda stuff!

3rd-i have and will again posted pics of my fiance, and i promise there will be nothing innappropriate, we'll def say she's pretty or something like that, but like u said, this isn't your normal biker site! lol

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by Yonuh Adisi on 02/27/10 at 17:23:02

606466687F0D0 wrote:

[quote author=425D5B5C41467747774F5D511A280 link=1266930608/0#6 date=1266960131]Does she have enough riding experience to take a newly built, lovingly finished machine out? IOW, has she gotten past the "Oooopsie, I dropped it" stage of learning?

she will be riding a cheap rebel, or something similar, during the build months. I have two boys who need a learner as well. Motorcycle riders safety course is required, and in Texas, it is a very good course. I will have her get on this site so she can do all of the documentation. She will be shooting the before pics today and start tear down on Sunday.
This does not seem to be one of the more common, sleazy biker sites, but I will add this disclaimer. As she posts the progress pics, remember, this is my daughter, please keep any inappropriate comments to yourselves. I don't think the disclaimer is necessary here, but you know how some sites are! ;)[/quote]

I'm working on a deal for a bike for my daughter as well. We are going to be building it together also. I perfectly understand your concern about posting pics of your daughter. Rest assured, you are correct, this site is very respectful of people and there will be no inappropriate remarks.

Can't wait to see pics of the bike. Most of the folks around here build bobbers, can't wait to see another chopper.

Oh, and just FYI, this is how you post pics on this site. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1240899665

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/79/l_d81140c5ad3a46e2a2e7a66f8920647d.jpg

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by kimchris1 on 02/28/10 at 02:47:28

Welcome to the forum. You will find a very nice helpful group of people here and no sleeze. I am soo happy to know your daughter is into the bikes and can't wait to see the pics.

I had a Rebel for almost 2 years before getting my Suzuki last July. Again welcome and the safety course is great to have under ones belt.

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by miker on 03/13/10 at 06:14:23

We have started disassembly. Iris will get pics up today. It only took a couple of hours to strip the bike. We will start chopping the frame this week. I have located available belt lengths, and it looks like we will be streching either the frame or the swingarm about 4", keep the stock rake, and replace the backbone to allow a better fit of a tunneled gas tank. I must say, there is a lot of stuff packed into a small space, but I am impressed with the general construction. The factory welds, however, are very sloppy, and there is an excessive amount of electrics. We will be doing LOTS of grinding. This is shaping up to be a very fun project.

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by verslagen1 on 03/13/10 at 07:52:45

here's a frame stretch

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1206031882

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by Iball7 on 03/13/10 at 10:26:39

Hi, I'm Miker's daughter. This is my first motorcycle and my first buid. I am REALLY excited; I've always wanted a chopper. I will post pictures regularly to show everyone our progress.

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by Iball7 on 03/13/10 at 10:37:14

This is what we're working with:
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Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by verslagen1 on 03/13/10 at 11:50:54

Suggestion: Delete the returns between the img to chain the images across the screen.

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by miker on 03/30/10 at 05:53:20

Update: Frame is cut- she has a lot of grinding to do. I must say, I am very pleased with her welding skills. She picked it up right away and laid down a nice bead.http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs482.snc3/26380_1196950699000_1685473824_392611_7808565_a.jpghttp://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs482.ash1/26380_1196950779002_1685473824_392612_7345147_a.jpghttp://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs482.snc3/26380_1196950819003_1685473824_392613_5531970_a.jpghttp://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs482.ash1/26380_1196950979007_1685473824_392617_7407605_a.jpghttp://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs482.snc3/26380_1196951099010_1685473824_392620_149270_a.jpghttp://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs482.ash1/26380_1196951219013_1685473824_392623_495269_a.jpghttp://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs482.snc3/26380_1196951379017_1685473824_392627_3141821_a.jpghttp://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs502.snc3/26380_1196950899005_1685473824_392615_4340385_a.jpg Thanks to Rick for the help. We cut out and re-fabbed the backbone and got rid of the two seat posts. This will allow the new tank to sit lower in the rear. We will begin mockup this week and will determine if the swingarm will get a strech. Took the 15" rear and the 21" front from the harley chopper and will run discs on both. We will keep you updated.

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by jlsmedic on 03/30/10 at 06:00:54

Sounds awesome keep the pics coming! thanks soo much for bringing your ideas to our site. and always nice to know people around the states are workin like we are

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by Rocco on 03/30/10 at 20:50:16

very cool! i had a black stock clean as a whistle when i started as well, almost everyone knows now it's not even close to original....or clean for that matter lol!!!

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by miker on 04/26/10 at 20:04:49

I learned a great lesson- Take your cute little daughter to the swap meet and let her bargain with the vendors. Smoking hot prices yesterday- scored a rear fender, handle bars, and some very cool risers that I've never seen before, all for her bike. Just a cheap set of risers for mine.

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by Rocco on 04/27/10 at 21:34:18

most def!!! i had my little brother with me @ the dmv..the lady thought he was sooooo cute! he's 10 with a mohawk and glasses lol

she waved about 200 bucks off my fee ;D

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by kimchris1 on 04/27/10 at 21:41:27

Hey Mike, that is called getting some return on your investment... :)

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by miker on 04/28/10 at 05:03:20

4B494D434852495311200 wrote:

Hey Mike, that is called getting some return on your investment... :)

She is going to have to get a LOT more deals before I start considering it a return!

Title: Re: My daughter is ready
Post by kimchris1 on 04/28/10 at 12:57:24

give her time, remember she is a beginner... :)