Would it be possible to use old springs from the rear shocks, and cut them to size?

FreeSpirit wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10:



Ya gotta steal them... Off of police motorcycles!

At first I was going to say that you were first runner up in a toad licking contest, but I'm going to hold off judgement for a bit. Everybody said Dr Frankenstein was a wacko too.  Go ahead! Throw the last switch!

Rogue_Cheddar wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10:



Hmm... "first runner up" is just a nice way of saying "loser" at the race track huh??  

I'll have you know I'm a first class #1 ace champeon toad licker if ever there was one... umm... I'm not sure that came out right, but anyways... I seldom lose, and have a pretty dern good record for falling into cow pies and ending up making money selling (BS)  err... manure.

But the seat is just a lark. But a lark that is growing on me. The dang thing feels like it was molded for my butt, so if'n I can't figger how to build a Savage under it, I may have to go shopping for a Cycle that I can back under it.

I really really need myself some proper cutting and welding gear, and a fit place to use it. The neighbor has a big shop leased:



The big one in the middle is his. The front 2/3 is production. The back 1/3 is all kinds of projects. Airplanes, Rock Climbing Jeeps etc... I might have to work down there some this winter to do the weird stuff I have in mind. I dunno for sure what all frame mods will be involved, but I envision that big police seat, and some WAY HUGE Beach type handlebars wrapped around a BIG fuel tank. I've got a GZ-250 tank, but I don't think it will be big enough to suit me. Only one gallon more than the Savage. By my reckoning, I'm gonna need at least a 5-6 gallon tank to get proportionate with that seat. If I can't make a big Hogger tank fit up good, I could always beg my neighbor into TIG welding me up a custom old-time 19th century looking tank out of aluminum!!

Other possible ideas include: 17" front wheel and skirted fender from a GZ-250 & a gangster skirted rear fender mounted directly on the swingarm. Then a big a$$ windshield.

Then all I'll need are some mismatched vintage decals to really confuse the general public.  Imagine yuppie "biker" standing and scratching head: AJS? Vellocette? Matchless? Ducati?? Manx? What the hell IS that, that... thing??

WE all know one thing tain't!!

Ya gotta love people with imagination!!

( But hopefully not have to visit them in the pen  

Someone told me one time if you were going to steal something ,it better be worth a million dollars,so at least if you got caught,the time would be worth it  

I hope everyone knows that my "stealing from police" comment was a joke huh? OK? I haven't been that crazy/foolish in about 30 years. But there were old times when I've done things that bad, and worse... much, much worse!

Lucky enough to never spend more than a 3-day weekend in local crossbar hotel. And that time I was lucky enough to spend the night in jail with Eric Clapton. He borrowed a cheap acoustic from a guard and put on a great show for the 100+ guys in the Tulsa jail that evening. I had tickets to his concert the a couple of nights later, and he stunk the joint up.

In fact, I've had very good luck with LEOs in general. Raised with Southern manners, I've treated them with the respect they deserve for the crap they put up with, and 9 times out of 10 I get treated fairly. The bad 10% of the time, I seem to know when to shut up just before pushing them over the edge. Though I have flat out had false witness born against me by PO, but they'll have to reconcile that on the final tally, not me.

Even though I've always been a poor boy, stealing a million dollars wouldn't be "worth the time" to me; because I have many things that money can't buy nor replace. Time being one of my most precious commodities; I have no intent to give any of it away in some ill-advised venture.

And I agree completely with the "comfortable seat" analysis. I picked the 99 chopper for my around town, and short country ride bike that I like the looks of. Luckily, it works out that it is good for a few hundred miles with the custom upholstered S40 seat I got from strangeling. That seat itself would be about perfect if the "hump" was about 2" farther back. but the natural flow of the frame/seat pan prevent it I think.

After much consideration, I've decided to make the old 87 into my "road dog." It's main function will be long haul at maximum comfort. Possible chain conversion for easy cruising. Looks aren't to be totally ignored, but there is definitely a "function over form" attitude surrounding it. At least until the "functions" are all worked out. Probably going to get the standard Okie swede paint job of flat black over the stock paint, until the finances allow better.

I agree about the picture too. The bike is super cool, but the two guys put the icing on the cake. Itchy and smiley have been a source of great amusement to me! That's the look I want to see on people: "What the heck IS tjat thing?

I'm not sure who's bike the top picture is of the 3 pics,is it yours?

But I'm wondering where the footboards came from!