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Title: Boardtrack Savage Post by irondad01 on 06/27/12 at 16:29:38 In the July issue of Cycle Source magazine they have a feature on a boardtracker from Brooklyn,NY. That issue is not online yet. I found an issue at Barnes & Nobles. He used a 2003 Savage and only has $1400 in it. Some neat ideas, wood handle to decompress,left foot shifter works the front brake, hand shift with clutch on shifter. Not something I would want to ride but I like seeing what others are building. You never know where that next idea of yours will come from. Carl |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by Greg on 06/27/12 at 16:43:03 Interesting. Not my style, but is still interesting. I grabbed a couple of screenshots: |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by Greg on 06/27/12 at 16:44:12 And the other part of a couple of screenshots. |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/27/12 at 18:16:10 If I saw it, Id walk around it appreciating the work. I dont want it,, |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by Serowbot on 06/27/12 at 18:22:31 That's pretty wild... :-?... Our mild mannered beast is becoming quite a show horse... :)... |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by ZAR on 06/27/12 at 19:28:22 3422352830252833470 wrote:
Yep Sero! Like the Chevy circa 1978-1985 Malibu, The 1980's/1990's Ford Mustang, and a few other classics, our "mild mannered beast" lends itself to many styles and configurations. Wether we love or hate the different incarnations I welcome all of them. The more our machine is used as a base for various creations the more recoginition and hopefully more goodies from vendors! |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by WD on 06/27/12 at 20:51:20 Keep hope alive ZAR... the bike is a hit in Europe, tons of accessories if you know where to look. Stateside, the first one I ever saw is the one that i bought in 1998, and still don't see very many of them. That's half the fun of owning an oddball, forces us to get creative repurposing other items. As for the board track bike... :-? I can appreciate the workmanship. |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by rfw2003 on 06/27/12 at 20:55:04 I can admire the workmanship on it, but it's defiantly not for me. Kinda looks like someone modified a mountain bike to put a motorcycle engine on it. :P |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by ZAR on 06/27/12 at 21:42:05 5241050 wrote:
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by ZAR on 06/27/12 at 21:44:36 485C4D080A0A093A0 wrote:
If you look at pics of the early Harleys...the JD models for example...you see this bike has come full circle in styling. |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by WD on 06/27/12 at 21:58:14 Looks like a shortened version of the 1915 Henderson single i had for awhile. Or a circa 1909 HD. My 1929 JD looked a whole lot more modern than that... ;D |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by ZAR on 06/27/12 at 22:02:52 1B084C0 wrote:
You're right WD...I was picturing the 1910 era HD's but my mind was thinking later years models. Any way you slice it it's a radical departure from most modern customs.....and that's not really a bad thing!!! |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by EJID on 06/28/12 at 14:55:10 Here's another thread with more pics of this bike...picked up the pics from another forum earlier this year. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1335823627/0#0 |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by 360k+ on 06/28/12 at 14:58:43 Kinda reminds me of a Speedway bike they race on an 1/8 mile track. Speedway is a cool style of flat dirt racing where the bike never hooks up; i.e., the equivalent of drift racing in cars. The bikes are almost always big single brits. http://www.ask.com/wiki/Motorcycle_speedway? |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by ToesNose on 06/28/12 at 17:56:53 Yea it looks more like a true Boardtrack then just a modified LS650, might be fun on a wooden track but I wouldn't want to ride it on the street ;D |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by IYAAYASMC on 06/29/12 at 18:54:08 It's great to see any LS 650 that is out there. Stock or Custom, Running or not. Most people have to own a Harley. suckas !!!! 8-) |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by DesertRat on 11/01/15 at 18:12:14 I like it. Could use BIGGER tanks. |
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Title: Re: Boardtrack Savage Post by Dave on 11/02/15 at 05:50:16 4E6F796F787E586B7E0A0 wrote:
Probably doesn't need bigger tanks....it is most likely not ridden very far or very fast. They could have done a much better job in building a vintage looking tank however.....that tank looks more "steampunk" than "Board Track". The chassis and tires are most likely not up to the task of actually riding the bike at speed or in traffic......and certainly not for anything more than a few miles at a time - the seating position with forward foot controls and handlebars and a tiny seat near the back wheel looks like it would be tortuous to ride. The original board track bikes were not very powerful and ran wide open - some didn't even have throttle controls and a kill switch was used when they needed to come to a stop.....brakes were pretty marginal if they even had them! http://www.rmsothebys.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1064969 |
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