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Title: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 08/23/04 at 06:54:17 A while back I started a topic "Sissy Bar Removal Question" because I was looking to buy a particular pillion handle (see pic below) only to learn that it was a beautiful custom job. I have found a local machinist just down the street who says he can make me one that matches the picture. I haven't got the price yet so no promises, but thought I would check and see if you were still interested Gitarzan or anyone else for that matter (depending on the price of course). He said he would likely make it out of steel, coat it with brass or copper and then chrome it. He is out of town on business this week but I should know something on price next week. http://suzukisavage.com/gallery/LSvenss5.jpg |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by gitarzan on 08/23/04 at 07:40:01 Count me in! :D |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Roadie on 08/23/04 at 15:30:34 If we remove our sissy bars, where would we put our helmets? ;D |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 08/23/04 at 18:37:14 Roadie wrote:
How about on your head? ;D |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by gitarzan on 08/23/04 at 18:44:56 cha-ching! |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Kropatchek on 08/24/04 at 02:36:39 Thanks for taking action on this beautifull handle. :P Wonder what it will cost including the shipping to Holland. Greetz Kropatchek |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 08/24/04 at 06:58:22 Kropatchek wrote:
I'll let you know once I get pricing from him which I think should be next week sometime (he is out of town all week this week). |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Mr 650 on 08/24/04 at 07:03:16 Looks like a a '50s kitchen or bathroom drawer or fridge handle. Ought to be something out there that could be modified to fit. |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by John Himmelberger on 08/24/04 at 10:22:41 Did you get a price yet? I would buy one as well if the price is reasonable. |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 08/24/04 at 13:17:34 John Himmelberger wrote:
Not yet but I will let you know when I do. |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by John Himmelberger on 08/24/04 at 20:52:05 I will look forward to it! |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by gitarzan on 09/05/04 at 08:01:00 UPDATE ? ??? ??? ??? |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Greg_650 on 09/05/04 at 11:24:12 Mr 650 wrote:
:D |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by mownor on 09/05/04 at 18:08:55 Hi, Susan. Put me down (Why, you son-of-a...) No, no, not like that! I like that sissy bar replacement. Let me know, pls & tnx. M. |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Francesco on 09/06/04 at 02:37:17 Hi Susan, i'm also interested in buying the pillion handle. Will you be so nice to collect also my order ;D This thing is turning in a big business!!! |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by PerrydaSavage on 09/06/04 at 03:00:50 8)I too might be interested in the Custom Pillion Handle ... particularly if it matches the photo above ... and of course if the price is reasonable. Would you care to post how much this might run Susan? Thanks! PerrydaSavage Newfoundland |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 09/06/04 at 09:00:36 Wow. I can't believe all the interest! I stopped by the machinist last week and he had done some work on the estimate but wasn't quite finished. I will call him tomorrow and let you know what I learn. |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by gitarzan on 09/06/04 at 14:51:29 Susan wrote:
We'll be waiting right here... http://www.jamsline.com/jpeg/b_waiting.jpg |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 09/16/04 at 05:45:21 Weeelll, I don't have much to report but I wanted to give you an update anyway. The machinist has been busy and hasn't been able to finish the quote for me. I am not in a huge hurry since it isn't mission critical but am starting to get aggravated. I am going to start looking elsewhere. Out of curiosity, I am going to draw up the part and submit it to emachineshop (the online shop that PRH111 posted information about). I should have this done sometime this weekend. I am also going to check out a couple of other local machinists. To everyone that is interested, I am sorry for the delay but will post any news as soon as I get it. |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by John Himmelberger on 09/16/04 at 11:09:35 Susan wrote:
Susan I made a pledge not to ride my savage until I added this part to my bike. Like most guys visuals are highly important to me and I can't bring myself to climb up on my bike while such an eyesore exists. The lines of my bike are all screwed up because I removed the sissy bar in hopes that you would have that piece availible to us soon. All right...who am I kidding I rode my bike this morning. I wouldn't care if the seat fell off, I would still find a way to ride! ;D |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by gitarzan on 09/17/04 at 15:33:23 That handle is so sweet looking, it's curvacious, sexy, and slick. :o http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gitarzan/luvhandle.gif MMMmmm. Chrome... |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 09/17/04 at 19:18:46 gitarzan wrote:
Hadn't thought about it that way but now that you mention it... |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Greg_650 on 09/18/04 at 06:53:11 Doesn't anyone love their Savage just the way it is ???? ??? |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by gitarzan on 09/18/04 at 07:00:26 Greg_650 wrote:
You sure don't. :P |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Greg_650 on 09/18/04 at 07:08:43 gitarzan wrote:
Guess that I left myself open for that one :P |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 09/18/04 at 08:35:42 The Savage is great just the way it is...it's just that tinkering is so much fun... :D |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Greg_650 on 09/19/04 at 03:26:08 I know. Just like Clive said too. I think that motorcyclists are really unknowingly suppressed mechanical engineers. We buy the bike, but can't help but try to redesign it better than the manufacturer. I'm pretty sure that OEM spies lurk in these forums, too. Just to get ideas about market trends, etc. Maybe the subject of this topic is the reason for the change on the Savage40. No stock backrest...and now they can sell one as an accessory :P |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by klx650sm2002 on 09/19/04 at 03:41:02 Yes the longest a 'bike has remained standard with Me is two weeks. Clive W :D |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Frost on 10/28/04 at 22:01:27 Susan, Any luck with the pillon handle? ??? I just got a '87 savage and I have all winter to get it ready for next riding season....I can't wait!!! |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by AL_DOWN_UNDER on 10/29/04 at 00:43:04 I DO I WET MY PAINTIES EVERY TIME I LOOK AT HER. IT IS A NICE HANDLE .BUT YOU MAY HAVE TO CROME YOUR SPOKES AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE COLOUR OF THAT REAR HUB SO IT MATCHES THE NEW HANDLE ;) |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 10/29/04 at 05:36:29 Nothing yet. My local guy fell through and the online machine shop was too hard for me to use given all the angles on the piece and the atttaching posts. I've postponed any further work on this till I put the bike up for the winter. So few days left to ride. :( I may end up skipping the whole thing and just getting the S40 fender rails instead. BTW, where is Gitaran? Anyone heard from him? He hasn't posted in a while... |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Greg_650 on 10/29/04 at 05:56:17 Honestly, I'm still wondering why everyone hates the Savage backrest ??? In years past, it seemed "the thing" to get a backrest or sissy bar that rivaled a Lazyboy recliner in size, but not anymore...this isn't the first forum that I've heard this either, but I still don't get it. What's wrong with it? It is perfect for strapping things on, and for the occassional passenger it is security for them, too. |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 10/29/04 at 07:12:00 Greg_650 wrote:
Can't speak for everyone else but for me as a rider with only 1800 miles under my belt, I am not planning on carrying passengers in the forseeable future. I want a more solo look so I'm getting rid of the pillion seat and sissy bar together. I don't think there's anything wrong with it...in fact I'm keeping it...it just doesn't suit my needs at the moment. |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Greg_650 on 10/29/04 at 08:37:07 Susan wrote:
Not to sound like I am doing a flip-flop, but as you know, I too plan to rip off the rear seat this winter with the same goal of a solo ride....just gotta figure how to redo the rear fender, etc. Besides, I've already gotten rid of all evidence of passenger pegs anyway. But for those that keep the rear seat, and the many that take off the fender rails, I don't get it. It is a functional thing, not really bad looking, and not very tall. If I didn't have a completely different idea in mind, I'd keep it. My goal is to do something similar to this rear fender....a small luggage rack on the fender with a solo seat. But hey, we all got opinions :o http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/215/215131/folders/156030/1288658Fender01.jpg |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by gitarzan on 10/30/04 at 17:56:19 Susan wrote:
;D I'm right here, thanks for asking. My old PC died last weekend. The motherboard was frying power supplies. That's not good. It's a shame too, since I wasn't complaining about it, as it was a 1.6 ghz Intel, with 1 gb mem and 200gb total disk space. I was plenty content with it. But when a MB shorts out like that, it's hard to tell what what other components it dragged down with it, like the CPU or the RAM. So I got a nice new Presario SR1250NX, with a 2.94ghz Intel, 160 gb hdd and 512mb ram. I popped in my old 160 gb hdd and goodness gracious I was happy all my data, photos, in effect my life for the last 10 years, was still intact. (320 Gb total in HDD real estate!!! woo hoo!!!) Anyway, I've spent the last week putzing with it, getting it just right. (Good Gawd that sounds like motorcycle talk!) And I've also been working like a bear. I've been popping in and reading at work during lunch the last few weeks but not posting unless I have something to say. :-X |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Greg_650 on 10/31/04 at 03:03:40 gitarzan wrote:
320 GB HDD space? Cool. That'll keep defrag busy for a while :D My PC is a Sony with an 80 GB HDD that has 2 partitions, plus I have a 40 GB data backup drive (photos). I also have 1 GB of ram. I've had this PC for about 1 1/2 years and love it. The CPU is 2.4 GHz Intel too and it fairly cooks along...the sad part is that I have all this connected to a dialup connection :-/ Welcome back, Piston Head. Hint: Open your PC every now and then, and vacuum out the dust bunnies (without static discharge too) That plus putting it into standby or shutting it off when not in use, seems to help with PS longevity. |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by gitarzan on 10/31/04 at 11:39:53 Quote:
Cable modem here, with a 2000 kbps downlink! ;D I can DL a 5 mb file in 4 seconds, if the server on the other end is willing to push it out that fast. :o Not that I'm bragging or anything... 8) There's been times where the side of the case isn't installed for weeks! I do dust them out anyway, you have to when you've got 2 dogs and 4 cats. --- It was a nice day outside today. So I took a ride... On my riding mower. >:( |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Susan on 10/31/04 at 12:40:50 gitarzan wrote:
Glad you're still with us! Sorry about your computer but it sounds like you ended up ahead of the game. |
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Title: Re: Custom Pillion Handle - Gitarzan, Others? Post by Greg_650 on 11/01/04 at 04:09:31 gitarzan wrote:
I spent my afternoon behind a push mower. Slow like my internet connection :o |
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