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Title: Bike is finished :D Post by Remember2 on 04/13/13 at 22:53:13 Hello everybody. Just wanted to share me finished Savage, as I always enjoy reading about projects... It's a 1997, which I bought earlier this year from a dealer. All mechanics were fixed be the dealer prior to the sale - so I could concentrate on the more cosmetic things. I ended up changing the handlebars, exhaust, seat(cover), indicators, petcock (raptor), and removing rails, sissy bar, windshield, saddlebags, mirrors, etc. I also ended up having the bike airbrushed in an old school - Gulf Oil Motorsports theme. I've always loved the color combination, and the racing relationsship. Before: http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/1.jpg Work has begun: http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/2.jpg http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/3.jpg While the tins are being prepared for airbrushing, the handlebar and exhaust are changed (not pictured): http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/4.jpg Airbrushing can begin: http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/5.jpg http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/6.jpg http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/7.jpg Closeup of ghost flames: http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/9.jpg Closeup of pinstribes: http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/10.jpg http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/11.jpg http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/12.jpg Closeup of tank with airbrushed logo: http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/13.jpg Bike almost finished, with new seat, exhaust, handlebar, indicators, mirrors, etc...: http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/14.jpg More pics on => page 2 (http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1365918793/21#21) 8-) Comments and criticism are very welcome 8-) |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by rfw2003 on 04/13/13 at 23:14:08 There is no such thing as a Finished Bike. 8-) :D Looking good man. R.F. |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by WD on 04/13/13 at 23:23:10 Other than you need to step down to a 90/90-19 or 80/90-19 front tire, looks great. And that is a monstrous license plate... :o |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by Remember2 on 04/13/13 at 23:38:29 6C7F3B0 wrote:
Thank you very much. Tires are brand new from the dealer, so that will have to wait :) Yes license plates are very big here in Denmark... never seen them bigger anywere :-/ ...and mouting them one the side of the bike is illegal, so this is the way it has to be :) |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by jcstokes on 04/14/13 at 00:11:39 Your plate might make you more visible to drunk or distracted car drivers |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by Remember2 on 04/14/13 at 00:16:12 535A4A4D56525C4A390 wrote:
That's true... and airplane pilots ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by maxtowers on 04/14/13 at 03:00:26 Amazing paint job... did you do it yourself or you took it to a professional painter? Well, as for the license plate we're in the same ship... here in Italy also big a.. license plate and no side mounting, how lame is that? >:( |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by wambr on 04/14/13 at 03:50:39 073038303837302767550 wrote:
Yes license plates are very big here in Denmark... never seen them bigger anywere :-/ ...and mouting them one the side of the bike is illegal, so this is the way it has to be :) beautifully turned Savage . I like.... and perhaps the most large license plates probably in Russia :) |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by ToesNose on 04/14/13 at 04:13:30 She's a beauty Remember2, it's a very cool custom paint scheme ;) |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/14/13 at 07:12:37 Looks great, but why Gulf? That thing doesnt use enough gas to get a sponsorship. |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by raydawg on 04/14/13 at 07:27:20 I like it.....the color scheme gives it a fresh spring like feel. |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by Remember2 on 04/14/13 at 09:19:12 796660677A7D4C7C4C74666A21130 wrote:
Thanks everyone, very much :) Good questions about the Gulf theme. First of all, I have always liked the color combination of baby blue and orange. On top of that, I remember playing with toy cars when I was a child... my favorite being a series of Gulf racing cars. So someway the "Gulf" has stayed with me always. I considered going for an "anonymous version" with a racing number instead, but eventually went for the logo (obviously). Paint job was made by an amateur airbrusher I found on a national forum. I designed the graphics though :) |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by SALB on 04/14/13 at 10:48:45 Looking Good! [smiley=thumbsup.gif] I've always liked the Gulf color scheme as well, and I like the way you incorporated flames in the orange. |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by strang on 04/14/13 at 10:52:22 very cool - I liked those "hot wheels" cars as well. |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by paulmarshall on 04/14/13 at 11:17:26 There is no such thing as a Finished Bike. 8-) :D Looking good man. [I agree, work in progress. ] |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by paulmarshall on 04/14/13 at 11:18:02 Looking Great ;) |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by dkruitz on 04/16/13 at 10:59:56 Very nice! What are the handlebars? I'd like to swap those onto mine. |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by Niki on 04/16/13 at 11:59:02 I love that paintjob! Also like that you have removed the struts on the rear fender. Kind of regret I didn't closed up the holes on mine prior to painting it. And yeah, our license plates are ridicolus large! :) Where in DK do you live? |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by Remember2 on 04/16/13 at 12:43:06 3C332A2D312C22580 wrote:
Thank you :) My handlebars: HH55-512 (http://www.customwizard.com/product_desc.php?id=732) 2E090B09600 wrote:
Copenhagen 8-) |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by Niki on 04/16/13 at 12:47:46 Cool! I'm a bit futher south, around Næstved. I would love to see that bike IRL sometime. :) |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by 87 savage on 04/16/13 at 16:27:10 FANTASTIC paint job!!!!!!!!!! Love the seat as well! Also the engine and chrome is so clean. Gotta hand it to you.....NICE JOB. 8-) |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by Remember2 on 04/20/13 at 16:03:21 Couple more pics 8-) http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/20.jpg http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/21.jpg http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/22.jpg http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/23.jpg http://www.kenberg.dk/diverse/forums/ls650/24.jpg |
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Title: Re: Bike is finished :D Post by Borracho on 04/21/13 at 09:28:57 Sweet ride! |
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