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When is a Savage no longer a Savage?
06/11/06 at 20:53:26
Or, how much modification can you do to a Savage before it is no longer considered a Savage? (Goes for any bike, I suppose, but since this is a Savage forum, we'll use the Savage as a reference
.) What is it that defines a bike as a certain model?
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06/11/06 at 21:24:31
Aviler wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:
Or, how much modification can you do to a Savage before it is no longer considered a Savage? (Goes for any bike, I suppose, but since this is a Savage forum, we'll use the Savage as a reference
.) What is it that defines a bike as a certain model?
the sinle cylynder engine is the defining point.
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06/12/06 at 07:00:23
So, in other words, you could build a custom frame, with all sorts of aftermarket or non-Savage parts, and put a Savage engine on it and it would be a Savage?
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06/12/06 at 07:05:36
I think that it would have to have a Savage engine and a Savage VIN (for the USA that's: vehicle identification number) to be called a Savage. However with that said, the engine is the overriding feature. I suppose even a shaft or chain drive would be a (very) custom Savage with the correct engine.
Edit: I've noticed that even when manufacturers come out with a new model based on a previous models engine, the new model is often referred to as being based on a previous model.
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sluggo wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:
the sinle cylynder engine is the defining point.
jmo
my ct 70 clone is a thumper,but not a savage
my suzuki s 40 is a thumper,but not a savage
enfield makes a thumper,
the savage single is unique to other thumpers
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06/12/06 at 08:30:36
Suzuki S40 = Suzuki Savage = Suzuki LS650 for all intents and porposes!
As said the 652cc (or the 400cc available in certain global markets) single cylinder powerplant is
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defining characteristic.
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06/12/06 at 09:16:05
I agree w/ perry, but...
my
savage does not feel like my old savage at all... and I want a new one. powder blue.
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06/12/06 at 15:12:10
vroom1776 wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:
I agree w/ perry, but...
my
savage does not feel like my old savage at all... and I want a new one. powder blue.
Vroom, I can't see where your savage would feel like anyones savage. I really love the way your bike looks but I will most definetly not be doing
your
seat mod on mine.
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06/13/06 at 11:17:47
If you built a custom frame and put the old thumper in it. It would be a "custom" with a savage engine. But as long as you have a savage frame and motor, you may have a custom savage but you still have a savage. 8) My two pents.
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If you put your Savage engine in a custom frame I would still call it a savage. To me the engine defines the bike.
Clive W
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06/14/06 at 06:22:21
Yep
the engine sould be what makes it a savage, thats why I think it's funnie when people put an S&S motor in an aftermarket frame and say THEY HAVE A HARLEY
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Keith_B wrote
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Yep
the engine sould be what makes it a savage, thats why I think it's funnie when people put an S&S motor in an aftermarket frame and say THEY HAVE A HARLEY
yeah that's pretty silly. My pal chuck has owned a '47 pan since 1970. About three years ago the original engine finally quit. Just too much wrong with it... He still has the original engine in his living room, but he replaced the engine w/ an S&S replica. Looks original except for the S&S engraving. Even has the same oil leaks and various problems. Is it still a 47 pan? Close enough.
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06/14/06 at 13:29:29
A Savage is no longer a Savage if it's crushed into scrap;
having a Savage (not scrap) is a good thing.
A Savage with creature comfort modifications is a more comfortable Savage;
having a more comfortable Savage is a good thing.
A Savage with performance enhancing modifications is a more savage Savage;
having a more savage Savage is a good thing.
A Savage on a custom frame and totaly done up is a custom Savage;
having a custom Savage is a good thing.
If it was born a savage - it is a savage.
As for someone putting an S&S engine on a custom frame and calling it a Harley....I don't get it....anything you build around a factory or custom S&S engine deserves more respect.
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06/15/06 at 05:04:59
marty62253 wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:
As for someone putting an S&S engine on a custom frame and calling it a Harley....I don't get it....anything you build around a factory or custom S&S engine deserves more respect.
Laughed pretty hard at that one. Yes I did.
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