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cFLOW Full Member Offline life is great Posts: 191 Bootheel MO Gender:	To Hardtail or not 08/13/07 at 16:29:40 I would like to know everyones opinion about building a custom Hardtail or leaving the bike swingarm. Here are a couple pics of what im thinking. Just something similar to these. Swingarm: Hardtail:
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rigidchop Serious Thumper Offline don't feed the drama llama Posts: 1105 ravenswood wv Gender:	Re: To Hardtail or not Reply #1 - 08/13/07 at 19:04:52 i have both a hardtail bike and a swingarm savage. it is really up to you and your style of riding. if you like to ride all day the rigid might not be for you. but they look alot better imo. i'm keepin the savage a swingarm, so maybe one day my ol will want a ride. i can dream can't i?
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jrm8486 FSO X2 Serious Thumper Offline ride it like you stole it! Posts: 574 Spring Hill FL. Gender:	Re: To Hardtail or not Reply #2 - 08/14/07 at 17:48:52 Might go that route myself, I can't really get what I put into my bike out of it to sell so I'm just going to keep it, also might give that cut shock thing a shot!
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Reply #3 - 08/14/07 at 18:14:14

I say go for it. Once I realized that the shocks were not bottoming out Im really happy how they turn out. If you go as low as I did you might need to run the preload. My main reasoning to do the hardtail is b/c I will never be happy with my bike until it is rigid. I working on measurements now for a 2" stretch in the rear w/ the hardtail struts I have.

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jrm8486 FSO X2 Serious Thumper Offline ride it like you stole it! Posts: 574 Spring Hill FL. Gender:	Re: To Hardtail or not Reply #4 - 08/15/07 at 04:18:02 I'm a bit leary of the struts after looking at top shock mounts. Don't look like it would take much to snap one off!
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cFLOW Full Member Offline life is great Posts: 191 Bootheel MO Gender:	Re: To Hardtail or not Reply #5 - 08/15/07 at 07:32:13 No what i meant was Im taking measurements with the struts on there for the complete rigid IM not riding it like that its just to get measurements
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: To Hardtail or not Reply #6 - 08/15/07 at 10:34:37 .
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jmerry Ex Member	Re: To Hardtail or not Reply #7 - 08/15/07 at 11:50:06 Anyone have any ideas of a supplier for a single seat conversion for the savage? Thanks!
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PhotoProf Full Member Offline Only the mediocre are always at their best! Posts: 124	Re: To Hardtail or not Reply #8 - 08/15/07 at 12:46:15 Why not do away with the front suspension and really experience the road? Just curious, what makes a hardtail so fascinating???
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cFLOW Full Member Offline life is great Posts: 191 Bootheel MO Gender:	iRe: To Hardtail or not Reply #9 - 08/15/07 at 13:42:50 I like the flow of the lines personally. It just has some will more nostalgic with a hardtail too. i guess I just want to. Heres is what i did in paint prog. its no the greatest looking but you get the idea.
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PhotoProf Full Member Offline Only the mediocre are always at their best! Posts: 124	Re: To Hardtail or not Reply #10 - 08/15/07 at 16:30:26 I agree that the lines are nice.... it would seem you would just get the tar beat out of you if the road was rough at all. Maybe if you are a young pup or are used to this type of suspension (or lack of), it may not be so bad.
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Reply #11 - 08/15/07 at 17:00:58

I am with the Prof. The lines of a bike are obvious when I am looking at it. I am not looking at it when I am riding it. It is a tool for hauling me from where I am to where I want to be & I want it to do it in a ceratin manner. I want it fun, comfortable, practical & I want it to be as responsive & able to haul thru corners as possible. Hitting a slope mid corner, like entering a driveway/parking lot tosses a big enough kink in the ride with a working suspension. Pulling the shocks out of the picture would force me to ride like an old woman I would think. I think it rides rough enough already.You asked for opinions. I dissent.

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Trippah Serious Thumper Offline I ride, therefore I am. Posts: 2517 central Mass Gender:	Re: To Hardtail or not Reply #12 - 08/15/07 at 19:41:18 I don't think a hardtail is as functional;however, they do have nice lines. As I view the bike as a transportation and not as a work of art, I will suggest not to hardtail. My impression, however; is that that's what you really want to do so by all means, go for it.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28648 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: To Hardtail or not! Reply #13 - 08/15/07 at 20:21:14 Whenever I think hardtail I just think. Ouch! My butt gets enough kickin' already. But I also like the look of 2 meaty shocks back there. Makes the tire look more substantial from the back to me. I like the overall look of all the bikes you've pictured here though. Look forward to seeing what you come up with. Good luck!
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cFLOW Full Member Offline life is great Posts: 191 Bootheel MO Gender:	Re: To Hardtail or not Reply #14 - 08/15/07 at 20:31:22 I have decide I am definitely going to hardtail the frame I will start sometime this winter after I get my new welder. I plan mounting a new tank, ribbed fender, and maybe do some mid controls instead of our in-between controls we have. But it will finished hopefully by Feb. or Mar.
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