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Message started by lostinbaja on 02/03/12 at 09:59:23

Title: newbie with a bobber project
Post by lostinbaja on 02/03/12 at 09:59:23

hi im new to the site, and i would like to share my current project. i got this bike as a trade on an old car i had. its a 2011 s40 that was started by the previous owner which included the rear fender mod, the flat black paint on the tank and lowering of the front end. what i did to it was remove the air box, cone filter, re jetted carb, painted black rims, flipped the risers forward and tilted the bars so i wouldnt feel so cramped while riding LOL.

i have plans to extend the rear swing arm a few inches and a chain conversion to gear for some long decent speed cruising.

another thing is that at 3k miles it has a bad oil leak from the head, i havent figured out if its the plug or the actual head gasket. :-/

Title: Re: newbie with a bobber project
Post by lostinbaja on 02/03/12 at 09:59:41

and here is a picture....
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o90/dABeAn81/mybber.jpg

Title: Re: newbie with a bobber project
Post by dasch on 02/03/12 at 10:37:18

I like this!!! Disagree on flat black, but that's a matter of taste. Very well done!!!

Title: Re: newbie with a bobber project
Post by Mattdw on 02/03/12 at 12:21:08

61627E7964636F6C676C0D0 wrote:

and here is a picture....

I can't tell for sure from the picture, but is the bottom half of the cylinder fins painted black? Cause if they're not, you don't have a 2011 motor in that rig.

Title: Re: newbie with a bobber project
Post by verslagen1 on 02/03/12 at 12:29:59

Head plug leak...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1177184297

Title: Re: newbie with a bobber project
Post by skeebo on 02/03/12 at 13:42:18

NICE....Mine was all black but it needed a little color.
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/402123_229936797094731_228669960554748_493243_1070357621_n.jpg

Title: Re: newbie with a bobber project
Post by Savage_Rob on 02/03/12 at 13:54:26

Very nice look.

Title: Re: newbie with a bobber project
Post by lostinbaja on 02/03/12 at 19:06:54

0C0516090400150E0F610 wrote:

[quote author=61627E7964636F6C676C0D0 link=1328291963/0#1 date=1328291981]and here is a picture....

I can't tell for sure from the picture, but is the bottom half of the cylinder fins painted black? Cause if they're not, you don't have a 2011 motor in that rig.
[/quote]

actually thats a lil bit of oil from the leak i have mixed in with some good ol' desert dust from cruising around all day.

and as far as the flat black, it wasnt my choice, the previous owner did it, i am actually thinking of doing the tank and fender in a creme color with a candy rootbeer paint.

Title: Re: newbie with a bobber project
Post by lostinbaja on 02/07/12 at 01:48:52

so i decided to stuff a 150/90 on the rear, since i was running a vintage looking 130/80 rear tire off a lil kicker bike , i figured this suited my style a lot better, hopefully i can get the rear fender brackets worked out so i can use my old fender.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o90/dABeAn81/bbrvntage.jpg

Title: Re: newbie with a bobber project
Post by skeebo on 02/07/12 at 06:33:36

Good Choice man, hope you can work out the fender issues cause that tire is a keeper. When you make that 15 inch rear wheel as big as possible these bikes look a lot better.