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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> The Scrambler /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1371091600 Message started by DaveSWE on 06/12/13 at 19:46:39 |
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Title: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/12/13 at 19:46:39 Hello! I am new here. Live in Sweden, so excuse my bad English. The bike is from 95 and i owned it for 3 years now. I race Endurobikes and wanted something more of a road bike, but found out that the LS is a little slow and small for semester runs. So the best thing to do is to bring out the angel-grinder... "Before" A stock red Savage |
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Title: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/12/13 at 19:49:54 And this is the result after a winter in the workshop... |
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Title: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/12/13 at 19:52:20 Photo by Jonas Andersson. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by ZAR on 06/12/13 at 19:54:24 Welcome Dave! That is very nice work! |
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Title: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/12/13 at 19:56:32 Thanks ZAR! Rear wheel is now 18" (Stock drum) Swingarm is modified to fit the new cool tyres. Tyres is TKC 80 http://www.mag-uk.org/img/photos/2013_02/contityres_web.jpg Gastank is from an old Swedish bike from hte 50´s. Front end is lowerd 2" Rear shocks is abut 2" longer. Frontlight is a 4" converted to a H4 lamp. I was lucky to find the protective net for it. The Carb is a Dellorto 40? whit ax-pump. Works well and is a huge power-win. Rear frame build. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/12/13 at 20:17:24 The Modified swingarm. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/12/13 at 20:24:30 The new home-built pipe an the Dellorto is a huge power win! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by gdrseeker on 06/12/13 at 20:40:42 Very nice !!!! More pictures please !!! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/12/13 at 20:50:27 YOur English is fine. Its even okay if you grind on angels.,the bike kicks butt,, Now, What does it weigh with all the trimming done? Is the wheelie a power wheelie or did you pop the clutch? Have you got a dyno available? How does it handle with knobby tires? Are you really playing in the dirt? ( Sorry if those arent knobby tires, one pic sure looks like it,, ) OHH, Yea, more pics, please,, without a leg in the way,, I want to see the carb/air cleaner/battery box set up..) Glad to have you here.. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by thomasoconnor19 on 06/12/13 at 21:10:12 Awesome build. Love the build. Don't see too many with the "brat" style seat/hoop setup. What are your tire sizes? |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Serowbot on 06/12/13 at 22:21:03 ;)... |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by paulmarshall on 06/12/13 at 22:57:40 Welcome and very nice work. ;) |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Jiggyfly on 06/12/13 at 23:35:31 Most excellent! Very nice conversion! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by groupus on 06/13/13 at 06:39:13 That is super nice! I love the pic of you pulling a wheelie. If you haven't used a water bottle as a gas tank at some point, you're doing it wrong. ;D |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by ToesNose on 06/13/13 at 08:21:26 Great job Dave! She looks way cool ;) |
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Title: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/13/13 at 12:30:50 Thanks! One side... That shows the rear frame and new stand. The shocks and front sprocket cower is temporary. |
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Title: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/13/13 at 12:37:54 The battery is a 4 Ah VS stock 14 Ah, but so far it works. It fits under the swing-arm and will be replaced son. Paint on the thank? Humm i don't know... |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by paulmarshall on 06/13/13 at 12:45:35 04213625131705400 wrote:
Are you going to make a custom engine sprocket cover? |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/13/13 at 12:52:58 Yes, the turning indicator is fixed by now... I'm thinking about a really small chromed rear fender... |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/13/13 at 12:54:36 64756178797566677C757878140 wrote:
Are you going to make a custom engine sprocket cover?[/quote] Yes, I think i make this one smaller whit round holes or something... |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by paulmarshall on 06/13/13 at 12:58:55 This guy fabricated something up but haven't heard from him. If and when you do take notes a pics please. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1333319795/30 |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/13/13 at 13:02:33 The front light is cool. 2" lowering and rubber is a must;) I might remove the Brembo Roadracing front-brake oil reservoir. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/13/13 at 13:09:04 That looked good! Maybe with some 12 mm holes instead of the big hole. 6170647D7C70636279707D7D110 wrote:
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by paulmarshall on 06/13/13 at 13:13:27 13362132040012570 wrote:
Yes that would look good. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/13/13 at 13:18:21 584741465B5C6D5D6D55474B00320 wrote:
I dont know the wheight yet... Tires are TKC 80. No problem on the road. The gering is to tall, otherwise it might do real powerwheelies. If you stand upp, it powerwheelies. No dyno yet. Iam glad to be here! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by strang on 06/13/13 at 14:28:03 love it, very jealous >:( |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by strang on 05/03/14 at 12:14:04 stumbled over this today - looks like this Savage is pretty at home in the dirt : ) |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by JunioRebel on 05/03/14 at 13:05:49 NICE! Like the rugged tank and the street tracker look. Good job on your scrambler |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by S-P on 05/03/14 at 17:55:55 VERY VERY cool! I LOVE the wheelie picture! WOW! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Michael L on 05/04/14 at 07:02:05 Good looking scrambler right there, good job :) Now, I don't know how much travel you've got on those shocks, but just in case you haven't been aware of it - make sure to check the chain tension - go to 3:25 in this ryca video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52YOJ6bx50I And oh by the way, that dirt photo is EPIC! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by ToesNose on 05/04/14 at 08:57:12 Scramblers aren't my thing, but the bike came out great! Much respect :) |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by WD on 05/04/14 at 09:00:43 Hmm, I've got the 98 being turned into a 50s rigid, the 03 that looks like a scaled down police FXR/FXD... guess I need to start hunting for another one to turn into a dirt bike, since the CL100 is also going rigid framed for the grandniece... |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/11/16 at 15:01:21 Did some racing with the savage this week. Really fun! Some 150hp bikes got surprised... |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/11/16 at 15:04:19 Brrrraaappp |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by KennyG on 06/11/16 at 17:24:10 Dave, It appears to me that your foot peg positions is similar to what we may call mid-controls. Could you describe how how you made them and maybe a few more pics of that area of the bike? I believe you did a good job on your Scrambler. Kenny G |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by norm92de on 06/11/16 at 17:34:19 Sexy Stuff! Great job. Who knew that our bike could be so good. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Ruttly on 06/11/16 at 22:20:36 Very cool bike! You have the skill & the eye for building a classic one of a kind bike. Well done and welcome to the forum. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by batman on 06/11/16 at 22:20:53 welcome ! Nice, very clean looking bike! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/12/16 at 14:56:11 Kinda surprised they let you ride dressed like that. How competitive are you against the other guys. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/13/16 at 13:38:04 4F616A477665776C040 wrote:
Thanks! The mid controls is something I did in a hurry just to get going. It's the stock plates and leavers that is mowed and mounted on a new braket. The problem is clearens to the chain. And the looks of the stock stuff. I can take some pics. Hopefully there will be some time soon to build a braket simular to rycas. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/13/16 at 14:04:17 637C7A7D60675666566E7C703B090 wrote:
Thanks all for the comments! I really do like the bike. On the track I road in a KTM skinn suit if u look closely ;) It was a small track and I had no problems keeping most of the street bikes behind me 8-) I resently put clip ons on the bike and it really behave well in the curves. The tkc 80 tires is obviously not the best on the track, you have to be careful with the right hand out of the turns. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by KennyG on 06/13/16 at 16:18:52 Dave, If you could post some pics of how you did the mid-controls it would be helpful to quite a few of us that long to have a more traditional foot and seating position. Thanks, Kenny G |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by gizzo on 06/13/16 at 16:27:47 WooHoo! Great job and big ups for taking the sport bikes to school on a Thumper! You rock 8-). |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by ohiomoto on 06/15/16 at 05:43:49 03263122141002470 wrote:
Just awesome! As for racing, it's 99% rider until you get to the upper echelon. Obviously you can ride! I would be interested in more details on your build. I found this forum when I was searching for cool LS650s and S40s for inspiration for my project. This is one of the coolest builds I've seen! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by WD on 06/16/16 at 10:40:09 Great job and great pictures. Very nice to see you back here. I'm doing a similar build with the remnants of my 1998 Savage. was going to be a chassis donor for a rigid build, but, I like the local dirt bike park and don't want to buy a real dirt bike. Have a donor bike lined up to replace my destroyed factory engine/electrical. Have the 7/8" bars with drum front brake control, bike converted to drum years ago. Building a BSA racer seat to go with the race tank it already has... Even have a period looking chrome/stainless fender for the rear, with a period taillight. Can't wait to see pictures of your foot control set up. Local shop has offered to build my 18" rear wheel and custom cables. Your bike has inspired me to build an actual for fun bike, that just happens to be (barely) street legal. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Kris01 on 06/16/16 at 11:53:31 Hey WD, know any good local, helpful & knowledgeable bike shops? /off topic |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by DaveSWE on 06/16/16 at 12:38:08 Here is some pics of the mid controls and the brake replacement. The original shoes didn't liked the trackday. I want to replace the mid controls due to problems with chain clearens. And I don't like the look of the oem stuff. I welded mounts in the frame that I will use in the new design. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by WD on 06/18/16 at 00:03:10 0C352E347776470 wrote:
Memphis area? Only for Harleys and European bikes. And even then it is a crap shoot. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Kris01 on 06/18/16 at 11:53:23 Thanks. Yeah, I figured! ::) |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by ohiomoto on 06/27/16 at 09:00:44 Being 6'3" and an former factory pro motocrosser, (just kidding about the factory pro stuff! ) I'm very interested in your mid controls. You mentioned that you may fashion a bracket based on the Ryca mount. Are you going to used rearsets then? Or will it still be more of a mid control? Also What size tires are you using? Thanks, Tim |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by webbrob on 07/02/16 at 21:21:39 Love your bike! I was drooling over the ryca (I think) scrambler kit. Cost way too much $$$ for this guy though. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by ohiomoto on 11/15/18 at 20:10:41 Been over two years since this thing got a bump, so BUMP! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Tattooed hooligan on 11/16/18 at 04:33:39 Bring this thread back to life! This is awesome |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Edub on 01/08/20 at 22:10:26 Agreed, one of the sweetest custom Savages I've ever seen! This should be added to the wonderful Bike Builds sticky. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by ohiomoto on 08/23/20 at 06:13:05 6E4F5E492B0 wrote:
------ Agreed |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Edub on 08/25/20 at 18:45:04 Is there anyone who can update that sticky? It's a great thread, but a bunch of good bikes aren't on it. Very hard to track them down otherwise. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by ohiomoto on 11/17/21 at 15:46:52 Bump because it's badass! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Tocsik on 11/18/21 at 09:29:10 And so cool that he rides the snot outta that thing, too! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Edub on 07/03/22 at 16:27:15 Bump for my favorite build on this site! |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Makide on 07/03/22 at 20:00:03 Im glad people have been bumping this. This is a beautiful build. |
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Title: Re: The Scrambler Post by Edub on 07/23/22 at 18:29:54 Agreed, still my favorite! I really wish the moderators would add builds like this to the sticky. Much easier to find that way. |
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