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Title: Nice Bike Post by Kropatchek on 03/17/05 at 08:05:45 How about this: http://www.ls-650.de/community/forum/YaBB.pl/YaBB.pl?board=Allgemein;action=display;num=1108745118;start=45#45 Calls himself "Blue Thumper" What a bike :P :P Makes you wondering what to modify next winter. greetz Kropatchek |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by sunny on 03/17/05 at 08:31:15 yet another reminder i need to learn more than english. pretty bike though. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by savagethumper on 03/17/05 at 09:03:42 I'm sorry, the first thing that came to mind when I saw the website was Def Leppard. Those raised in the late '70's early 80's will get what I'm refferring to. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by DangMan on 03/17/05 at 09:24:46 Maaaaan, is it just me or is everything possible with a savage :-* Realy nice peace of toy 8) |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by Nightrain on 03/17/05 at 09:49:59 Remember when Rick Allen......? I know exactly what you mean. I caught them last year at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Rhode Island. They are pretty much washed up, but I stuck around for the drum solo. Hearing Rick do an 8 minute drum solo is an enlivening experience up there with riding a motorcycle through a tunnel at night. If you even remotely like percussion, the man is still a legend. Well worth the $20 I paid for a ticket. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by savagethumper on 03/17/05 at 09:56:14 $20. What a deal. Back to the bike, though. If it wasn't for the motor, I'd have said that wasn't a Savage. That is one classic looking bike. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by sluggo on 03/17/05 at 10:23:16 that is a sweet machine, dont know if i like second seat though. nice seat pan on the front seat. looks like he did some frame mods on the goosneck, opening it up. nice color. darn somebody's giving me a run for my money. :o |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by slavy on 03/17/05 at 17:03:49 I like the front seat and the looks of the front end with the head light, but I am not crazy for the RR seat and the wide bars. Also this white battery just doesn't look right to me. This is just me thaw. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by Max_Morley on 03/17/05 at 18:51:56 My o my that is a beauty. Interesting treatment of the main seat pan, turn lights, tail/stop lamp, horn, and passenger seat. The lack of trim/decals and items under the seat and being all one color sure makes a difference. Would be neat to have a Savage Show sometime and have folks see how much many variations can come from such a simple machine. Maybe we could even find the brit style side car rig that used to be in the Seattle area. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by WD on 03/17/05 at 23:10:52 Too much chrome. :-[ And the rear seat has got togo. Rest of it is very nice. 8) -WD You'll find out pretty quick that I "LOATH, DESPISE, HATE" chrome... |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by gitarzan on 03/18/05 at 09:17:57 I like the way the frame really shows up when painted like that. Very Intruderish. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by Greg_650 on 03/18/05 at 09:49:47 WD wrote:
Do you ADMIRE, ADORE, and LOVE rust? ;D |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by Nightrain on 03/18/05 at 10:15:13 I'm with WD. Chrome is for people who like to have shiney, glittery bikes. I really hate polishing chrome, I'd rather just paint it all black and then forget about it. Speaking of liking rust, Check out this rust covered bike by WCC. I am not a huge fan of WCC by any means but to experiment with different texture and materials is a true art form. And I just LOVE the gators ;D http://www.westcoastchoppers.com/bikes/chongo_blanco/full/001.jpg |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by gitarzan on 03/18/05 at 12:52:18 There's not really any more chrome than on a stock bike. What are you? Anti-Chromite? |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by Greg_650 on 03/18/05 at 13:21:52 Well, that rust finish is pretty cool. I can see the art form in that even if it does come from WCC. Personally, I like chrome as a highlight kind of detail. Something to set off a particular part like the pipe. I spent a lot of time staring at a Honda Rune this morning, and there is a bike with too much chrome, in my opinion. Everything is covered in huge sweeping sections, the mufflers are huge, and that chromed "monolever/springer" front end is almost hard to distinguish for all its shiny chrome. And what about a headlight that is about a foot long? Too much chrome. Geez. Rune (http://www.bhy.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewcatalog.Details&carID=0ecf3bcb-65bf-31ef-b7f3-427b97c6ee90&) What I'm really not fond of (but what are you gonna do?) is aluminum casting with or without a clear coat. It just never looks clean. You clean your bike and have shiny paint, shiny chrome, gleeming black with a big hunk of dull aluminum in the middle. PS - that link is to my new found "stealership" Heaven 8) |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by Greg_650 on 03/18/05 at 13:25:10 gitarzan wrote:
You mean, am I being "anti-chromatic"? |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by sluggo on 03/18/05 at 13:52:07 chrome it's a balance. the chrome fenders really set of my little bobber. but i did strip off all the "chromed plastic" stuff. i think the guy should have spent more time grinding the welds before he went with such a light color, the crappy welding really stands out. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by Greg_650 on 03/18/05 at 14:13:01 sluggo wrote:
That's the good thing about a "rust" finish. You won't see the welds... 8) |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by Nightrain on 03/18/05 at 14:47:17 That rune is just a nasty looking bike :-* but for $26,999.00...Ouch! I could buy a cabin on the lake in upstate NY for that amount of money. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by gitarzan on 03/18/05 at 19:55:47 More Pix Of Interest From The Same Site: Black Rims! http://www.savage-distel.de/images/et03/et03_12.jpg H-D Savage? http://www.savage-distel.de/images/et04/et_04%20050.jpg ? http://www.savage-distel.de/images/damm03/d_2003_09.jpg |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by Savage_Rob on 03/18/05 at 22:56:31 I am beginning to agree with DangMan... the Savage seems to be endlessly adaptable. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by WD on 03/19/05 at 00:53:16 I think the best mod you can do to any bike is to ride it until the odometer croaks... ;D And then keep going... -WD |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by PerrydaSavage on 03/19/05 at 02:42:17 8)Wow, those'er cool Savages! That powder-blue job has a nice, Classic Brit Bike look to her! ... and to think that the Savage hasn't been recognized in the Custom Bike world ... well those guys just haven't seen the creative work done by some LS650 owners! |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by WD on 03/19/05 at 02:51:14 The only reason the Savage isn't accepted in the custom realm is heritage. The "outlaw scene" was Big Twin HD/Indian, with British bikes on a case by case basis. The current custom culture grew out ofthe outlaw scene. Hence, Japanese bikes are still "not acceptable (and in most shows, not allowed)". There are gorgeous non-HD bikes out there, but until the show scene comes out of the clouds and realizes that talent is talent, and a bike is a bike, we just have to bide our time. The Savage's day will come. Remember when EVOs were considered beneath contempt? I do. Now almost every custom on the major league scene is EVO based. The pendulum is headed our way. -WD And for Greg, my philosophy is "A dirty bike is a ridden bike is a well loved bike". Also firmly believe " If you didn't ride her first, she'll never be yours. BUILD YOUR OWN BIKE!" ;D 8) ;D |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by gitarzan on 03/19/05 at 05:07:40 Next week on Biker Build-Off, one dude is doing a Triumph Chopper. |
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Title: Re: Nice Bike Post by Greg_650 on 03/19/05 at 07:07:40 WD wrote:
Ah, but a dirty bike can also become a rusty bike. Besides, sometimes you just gotta clean her up before you ride her again ::) |
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