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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> New owner ! /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1391396834 Message started by bobdog on 02/02/14 at 19:07:14 |
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Title: New owner ! Post by bobdog on 02/02/14 at 19:07:14 hey, how goes it ? Just wanna say whats up ,and wanted to say ,I love the sight . Any and all tips are appreciated !! Liking my 2009 LS 650 !! Havin a blast ! Thinking of going Ryca. Lots of ideas for the tracker , no real budget . Like reading everything you have to say . Good times !! |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by S-P on 02/02/14 at 19:33:24 Welcome, Bobdog! This is a cool place. Great folks with a lot of experience! |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by bobdog on 02/02/14 at 20:14:15 Thanks for the welcome ! Getting a lot of info. |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by Dave on 02/03/14 at 05:07:29 Welcome to the Forum. Specific questions about the Savage and help needed are posted in the Rubber Side Down. Generic discussion is in the Cafe. |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by ToesNose on 02/03/14 at 07:14:04 Welcome BobDog! Keep having fun, don't forget once you start to mod it's like heroine ;D |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by bobdog on 02/03/14 at 07:51:10 I'm allready a tinkering addict . Used to race motorcross until I couldn't afford it anymore, then got into mtb and bmx. About 10 custom bicycles later I can't waite to start this one ! |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/03/14 at 08:41:45 Age/condition play a role in the usefulness of the Ryca setup. A few guys built them & decided they were too hard on them to enjoy riding them. Just be aware,, you mite want one, you mite not,, |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by MMRanch on 02/03/14 at 08:51:38 Welcome BobDog :) What part of the world you call home now ? |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by bobdog on 02/03/14 at 08:54:26 I know how I could fall into that catagory,but I would like a more upright ride with rearward controls. I'm alittle tall for the stock riding position. |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by bobdog on 02/03/14 at 08:58:26 Washington State |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by Pine on 02/03/14 at 09:35:04 Welcome to the site! |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by jcstokes on 02/03/14 at 11:03:45 There are threads on altering the stock seat slightly to enhance riding comfort and some people put forward controls on to help further. Pay attention to JOG2's post about RYCA comfort, some people have had enough after half an hour riding them, although I have no personal experience of them. You may not be aware that a majority of Savage riders seem to be in the fifty to seventy five age bracket. Possibly try to find a friendly person who will let you ride a Ryca. |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by pgambr on 02/03/14 at 11:44:00 I'm not that old yet; although, I feel like it more often than not. I just like my single. ;) |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by verslagen1 on 02/03/14 at 12:19:51 7775707277440 wrote:
Put that in your profile! |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by Dave on 02/03/14 at 12:40:52 Well I am a Cafe' rider whose bike is based on the RYCA - but I have a different tank, rear sets and clip-ons to better suit my tastes. My rear sets have the foot controls set in a little farther so you don't have to splay your feet out as much, and my tank is not as wide at the front and my clip-ons allow the bars to be angled back a bit more than the RYCA. It is not as comfortable as a stock bike, and you will most likely not be going on any really long tours with it. I can take 2-4 hour rides without too much effort as long as I stop and take a little break every now and then. I tell people it is like sitting on that folding chair set up in the gymnasium for the graduation ceremony - after a couple of hours it feels good to get off that seat and stand up again! It does put a lot of weight forward on your arms, and you need some good core and upper body strength to ride it. Come down a steep hill with a STOP sign at the bottom of the hill, and it feels every bit like you are doing a push up. I am 5'-8" tall, weigh 156 pounds, and I go to the gym every morning. If you are not in good shape......I am not sure you are going to enjoy riding a RYCA for more than 15 minutes at a time. You could minimize the forward weight bias a bit by using conventional handlebars instead of clip-ons. I was concerned the entire time I was building my bike that I might be building a bike that I couldn't ride.......but I love my bike. It felt a bit weird at first, but after chasing MMRanch and Oldfellor around Tennessee and North Carolina last year for a few days - it now feels like it belongs to me. |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by old_rider on 02/03/14 at 13:30:59 Welcome bobdog! you came to the right place for 650 info! :) |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by gizzo on 02/04/14 at 21:26:48 Hey Bobdog. Welcome to Savage ownerhood. Go the Ryca, man. Make me envious. |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by bobdog on 02/05/14 at 06:25:52 I like the way you did the tank.Got any more pics ? |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by Dave on 02/05/14 at 09:23:54 2F2D282A2F1C0 wrote:
If you are talking to me....Yep, I got some pics. The tank is a GT380 or GT550 Suzuki Tank. This was a 1974 tank. Here is the bike build thread. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1358099938/0 |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by bobdog on 02/05/14 at 17:11:10 Thats nice ! |
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Title: Re: New owner ! Post by bobdog on 02/05/14 at 17:15:06 Exactly what I would like to do with the street tracker , Very nice . |
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