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Message started by savage777 on 08/21/05 at 14:44:52

Title: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by savage777 on 08/21/05 at 14:44:52

I've had my '01 Savage for quite a while and I cant help but get aggrivated At these H.D pri@Ks who sneer and act like if you arent on a $20,000 HD you shouldn't be allowed to ride . I' m still a young buck @ 25 and I used to work at an H D dealer, and you know to me its about bein on 2 wheels, not about ridin a darn LABEL! My dad rides a BMW so I'm pretty diversified when it comes to my riding backround. I love my thumper for what it is,and Iwould ride an HD if I were finacially available to but I have to say I smile everytime I fire my big single up....I sure don't have one bad thing to say about it . That "roughrider" douche bag needs to get somethin else to ride if he ain't happy..... If you can't tell somebody rubbed me the wrong way on a recent ride. anyway thanks for providing a place to vent ................ also on a side note I used 2 - 19mm deepwell sockets as risers for a drag bar on my '01 they fit perfect and for $5 a piece it sure beat $55 for a set of custom ones . I'll try to post a pic if I can track down a digy camera.

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by torque on 08/21/05 at 15:01:48

I love my savage for the same reason,i have no fenders ,no baffles,and when im parked people always take a second look,but when some harley guys pull up they kind of snicker,until i fire it up and set off some car alarms then they think its street worthy,Ilove the socket idea what company,stanley,snap-on,mac??

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by mikedasavage on 08/21/05 at 18:23:18

Too Cool Torque. :-D Went for a nice long ride, camping at the lake this weekend. My buddy came on his Sporster 1200 with a pair of Screaming Eagles. Now while i must say that i love the sound of his bike and his bike is by far more powerfull than mine.

BUT

My bike Completely Drowns out the sound of his bike. Not as deep of sound though :( but still louder ;D

My bike keeps up with his no problem of course at about 85 90 my bike really doesn't have any more push not to mention its a four speed and i feel like i push it over 85 i dont like to do it. allthough i since i dont have a tach i go by sound and sound tells me i'm not redlining. but anyway on the take off i have no problems taking off. And i Dont Do It cus i dont want to buy new tires but the bike can peel out beautifully .

anyway thats my two cents.

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by sluggo on 08/21/05 at 18:46:55

welcome to the world of a big single, what really p.o.'s them is when everybody makes a big deal of your machine at fuel stops, it will happen, or probably already has to him. ;D

i threw that riser suggestion out several months ago, glad someone went for it. i look forward to the pictures.

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by WD on 08/21/05 at 20:29:01

I work at a primarily HD shop. I rode the Savage in once. IT got more attention than the consignment bikes.

I used to love HDs, and like/tolerate thumpers. I guess I've grown up a bit. I picked up a second thumper earlier this week and am scheming to get my Savage back from my stepson (even though he fits the bike better than I do). Would I buy an HD again? Yeah, probably. Would I buy a Savage again? Maybe, if I can find someone to stretch the frame a foot or so. Will I fix my 2 barrel (yes, 2 barrel carbed) Yammerscammer dual sport? Um, YES! Perfect fit, and, to top it off, $1200 bucks would completely redo it, including powdercoating and related bells and whistles like hard bags and ultra-micro fairinglet.

V-twin? I don't need no stinking overweight, underpowered, everyone has one V-twin. ::) Somebody better take my temperature, I think I may be terminal...
-WD

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by Jim_R on 08/21/05 at 22:22:27

Torque,

U should come by and lets take pics of ur bike. I know these guys would love the work u have done to it. I think it looks badass hehe. I also went to practice the dmv tests and I dont know how far apart and where to place the cones at. GIMME A HINT hehe

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by marke2571 on 08/22/05 at 06:21:20

Anytime I see this HD attitude stuff, I just have to put my 2 cents worth in. Any freakin d - eye - c -k head that rides a H.D. and has some smarta$$ sh*t to say about my Savage is NOT a biker. These kinds are the posers and in my opinion, are shame to the biker world.

I ride with some guys that have H.D's and they would never even think about saying anything about someones bike. They are bikers, the real kind, and also in my opinion, real bikers are the best kind of people in the world. True free spirits, loners, the very foundation of the American esprit de corps.

My response once to a smart comment about my Savage looking like a whatever , I cant remember what he said - doesnt matter - anyway, I told him that even though he rides that HD, I could still kick his A$$, and asked him if he would like to say anything else about my ride. ---Now I know that fighting is not always the answer, espeicially the whole sticks and stones thing, but this time, just this one time, I felt the need to stick up for me, and anyone else who rides a Savage. So , the guy said, aww come'on dude I was just kidding, and I replied "that's what I thought ------ bitc*h."

--enough said

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by mikedasavage on 08/22/05 at 08:24:54

hahaha i love it marke2571. yea i know what you mean though my buddy that drives a harley says it all the time. ITs ALL ABOUT TWO WHEELS dont matter what you drive as long as you like. Its a brotherhood of two wheels :D my wife asked me the other day why do you all lay your hand out when passing each other (any other biker passes) and i explained it was like a symbol of respect from one biker to another like a brotherhood. like saying good journey ride safe nice to see ya.

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by WD on 08/22/05 at 09:44:37

Yep, I even give the wave to the squids on the plastic fantastics. They wave back usually. Or the little cutie on the back "seat" does.

I finally decided a bike is a bike. But the lighter the better for me. I've got a 558cc thumper rated for 92.6 mph top speed. It fits, that is plenty fast enough anymore, and I like it. What else matters?
-WD

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by RadarORiley on 08/22/05 at 09:57:44

NOt too many Harley rider make comments to a Fat Old Lady, but the ones who do usually hear " Yeah, my Dad rode a Harley, I didn't want an Old Man's Bike"

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by savage777 on 08/22/05 at 10:37:15

I'm glad somebody else feels the way I do.....as far as the brand of sockets???? not sure they are some kind of inexpensive off brand i bought at my local jobber.

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by Pete R. on 08/22/05 at 22:21:08

HA! I rode my happy arse 26 hours to Sturgis, with one 2-hour sleep stop, rode 560 miles while THERE for 2 days, then rode 28 hours back (2 hour time difference). All I saw there were a bunch of overpaid, fat lazy azzed pukes covered head to toe in H-D gear. The funny thing to me was they they stayed at the hotels, parked along the streets of Keystone (well...the street) and drank wine coolers. There bikes were so clean and pretty, like showroom new...but not me; mine is STILL covered in dirt and silt from the rain and mud.

I think the difference between the Savage and the H-D's is that there is no pretense with the Savages. There were 400,000 Harleys there, but only one 1997 Savage 650PV that I saw, and I was riding all day, every day.

Those guys are all friggin' show.

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by DavidV on 08/23/05 at 05:44:23

Haven't caught much attitude around Baltimore. We've all got to dodge the same crazy drivers, so most bikers are friendly enough.

I figure the Savage is plenty of bike for me. After all, I'm enjoying the ride, not compensating for anything.

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/23/05 at 06:24:11

It's rather funny to me, actually. While the Suzuki dealers (or at least some of their salesfolk) seem to look down on the Savage/S40 (probably because it has a slim commission), I haven't really had any other riders deride mine. In fact, several HD and a couple of GW riders have asked just WTF it is. They seemed to like it and were surprised it's a Suzuki. I haven't made it to any rallies yet or been to any spots with a gathering of posers, so I can't really say what their reactions would be. It's not like I care; it's just amusing all the way around.

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by Reelthing on 08/23/05 at 06:24:34

Some times I catch a little bit of attitude until we start talking about how many miles they actually ride and if the rear jug still needs to run leaner because it runs hotter - less air flow you know - get this glassy eyed look - most don't wrench or ride much.

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by threezukes on 08/23/05 at 07:00:19

I went to a rally sponsored by HD overhere and nobody gave me any trouble. In Japan they stopped making the 650 Savage in 87' or 88' (I think), so the only comments I got were stuff like "thats nostalgic" or "I used to ride this". One guy even asked if he could try it out.
On the other hand though, I do think that HDs do sound a lot meaner. My friends twin cam with thunder heads is one of the baddest sounding bikes I've heard.

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by Munson_kl279 on 08/23/05 at 08:16:53

Well, my father rides a H-D and both of my brother's own one (of course only one of those actually runs) adn I have my little thumper and love it! Any more I get just as many looks as they do if not more. And those looks are all the same...What the he11 is that?

~Munson

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by savage777 on 08/23/05 at 10:07:11

well at a mere 25 and close to 6' 230 lbs I get attitude but nobody seems to have balls to do anything when they get called out.....LOL

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by clueless on 08/23/05 at 10:28:40

Love the riser idea. Made mine from nylon spacers and a few washers, but bet that looks alot nicer.
I have nothing against HD, but it sure hacks em off when my '96 gets more attention than the high $$ bikes.
We have a MC resort here in Bama called 29 dreams. Will be up to 150 bikes on a Sunday afternoon. Guess mine stands out in a sea of sameness. Heaven forbid......it's yellow!!

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by vroom1776 on 08/23/05 at 11:37:30

I rarely run into any of the "if it's not an HD it's not a bike" B.S. in Colorado.

When I do, though, I've got a couple of canned replies such as (expletives ahead):

1) "F*ck You"

2) "Don't like it? Tough Sh*t."

3) "Let's race."

4) "Ya' know, I was just thinkin' your bike is the ugliest piece of sh*t in town too! Let's get drunk!"

usually I get the HDBS when I'm on my V*, which will take down quite a few larger dispalcement bikes, espescially the sportsters, even the 1200s, and hence "Let's race." Savage has no problem taking down the 883s around town.

Anyway, my savage is flat black & filthy, exposed battery, and a red cherry bomb for exhaust, single mirror and drag bars w/o risers, no turn signals or fender rails. Tuesday nights in Old Town square, folks bring their bikes down to show 'em off and look at the other bikes. On multiple occasions, many folks have told me it's the hottest and/or baddest bike in town. I always get compliments on it, even after I tell them it's a suzuki. A lot of folks say it's right out of madmax (I've never even seen that movie; WTF?).

With that cherry bomb, it's also the loudest in town (though I can keep it quiet... don't accelerate too hard...). So me and my pal are at bike night, and some HD and $50k custom guys are leaving, revving their pretty loud bikes...

my pal says: "you should embarrass them."

I did.

The other night, I made the mistake of pulling in right in front of my favorite bar. Every time I went out to smoke: "Is that yout bike? It's so badass... blah blah blah... What is it?" I don't wanna talk about bikes unless the person's got one too (with the exception of young women). I don't care what some (other) drunk thinks about my ride.

Risers: I made a pair of dogbone style risers from 1/2" thick aluminum. I have not put them on yet. I can give the schematic to anyone who wants...

Title: Re: HANDLE BAR RISERS/ HD PRI@K ATTITUDE
Post by boyett on 08/24/05 at 22:57:24

I ride a Harley Sportster and my wife rides a Savage. Everytime we stop to get gas or to get something to eat, there is a group gathering around her bike and ignoring me. Everyone wants to know what it is and think it's cool! So be proud of your thumper!