SuzukiSavage.com - I Like this one!

gazab44 Senior Member 2004 No Login Offline TO OLD TO DIE YOUNG.... Posts: 416 uk Gender:	I Like this one! 05/13/05 at 03:09:33 Found this on ebay......Kewl..and the thumper really finishes it off the bars aren't bad either
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Bluejeanz Ex Member	Re: I Like this one! Reply #1 - 05/13/05 at 05:01:22 Sweet! So, did you buy it?
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lordzamize Ex Member	Re: I Like this one! Reply #2 - 05/13/05 at 05:47:44 That's freakin' awesome!
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russ_g Ex Member	Re: I Like this one! Reply #3 - 05/13/05 at 06:46:10 No offense but that is just ugly. It's the frame, just doesn't flow well when i look at it. Front part has sharp angles while the rear is curved. Anyway that's just my 2 cents and i'm not trashing anyone elses tastes. Everyone has different likes.
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lordzamize Ex Member	Re: I Like this one! Reply #4 - 05/13/05 at 08:15:59 lol, that's why I like it. Very eye catching. Sort of why I like the backfire for my savage. With two holes tapped in the plate, the backfire sounds like a shotgun. Big attention grabber
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Nightrain Ex Member	Re: I Like this one! Reply #5 - 05/13/05 at 08:54:17 Are you kidding me? Thats the toughest savage I've ever seen. Everyone & their brothers are trying to customize their bikes these days. Well I got news.... If you bought it off a shelf, It aint custom. Its refreshing to see somthing so original but yet not so rediculous you wouldnt be able to ride it! EHH-HEM OCC.
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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: I Like this one! Reply #6 - 05/13/05 at 10:52:11 That frame is ~~interesting~~ fascinating. The long low straight bottom rails look like they would act as skids on tight corners. That is not a show bike.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: I Like this one! Reply #7 - 05/17/05 at 07:03:19 The omly part I really like is the fat rear tire.
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Re: I Like this one!
Reply #8 - 05/17/05 at 07:43:15

Well, that's an original way to get rid of the cheap trash rear shocks. I like it. Except for the spindly, probably stock front suspension. That thing would be beyond wicked with a blacked out springer, girder, or Chief leaf spring front end...

Originality is definitely preferably to the "catalog ordered, billet bolt-on" OCC lemming HD garbage wagons. And following the " I don't know or care what bling-bling is, spray it flat black and ride the hell out out of it" philosophy is, to me, the epitome of form AND function. Chrome won't get you home, but black will get you back. Don't know or care why, but, from personal experience, it's true.

Change out the front end and add a suspended seat, and I'd ride that bike. For those who've never ridden a rigid, they are more stable to ride. They lean further, they corner more smoothly, they have much less frame flex/oscillation, they stop considerably more stabilely, and have the same or better comfort level as a Savage with suspension. If your back is in good shape, try replacing your shocks with a set of steel or extruded aluminum struts. Now where did I stash that BSA girder front end? Oh to ride a bike with no front end dive under braking...
-WD

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Red_Wine Senior Member Offline Chain-drive, 400cc Black Savage in Chile Posts: 478 Santiago, Chile Gender:	Re: I Like this one! Reply #9 - 05/17/05 at 12:52:59 Nice bike, great looks and a strong personality... but, I wouldn't ride a hardtail even if I got paid to do so... after WD's saga of spine surgeries, I can cope with a poor-handling Savage on shocks... I need my back in good shape to ride and work... Take care, pals RW
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: I Like this one! Reply #10 - 05/17/05 at 16:10:38 Very interesting. Like some, I don't like it when I look at the lines. The bars would be a better match if curved. Or the lack of comfort with the rigid rear end. But all in all, it gets some serious recognition for the creativity. Funny how he didn't paint the filter cover or the alternator plug....wonder how big the tank is ???
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Mr 650 Serious Thumper Offline The LS650- Classic style & 4-valve engine Posts: 1389 Mempho Gender:	Re: I Like this one! Reply #11 - 05/17/05 at 17:55:34 Is that a jackshaft behind the motor? ??? Like Paladin said, won't be chasing regular Savages around w/ the spread-out frame lowers stickin out. "to each his own!"
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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: I Like this one! Reply #12 - 05/18/05 at 02:22:01 Is that an extra HD? gearbox behind the Savage engine??. Maybe he did not use the original hearbox al all. Greetz Kropatchek
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10606 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: I Like this one! Reply #13 - 05/18/05 at 06:11:19 Interesting air filters sticking out each side of the rear of the motor...and that does strangely look like an H-D tranny grafted on the rear of the engine...all in all it is an INTERESTING MACHINE.
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red2k1 Ex Member	Re: I Like this one! Reply #14 - 05/18/05 at 11:39:55 Very nice Ford step-side pickup.
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