The whole reason I lengthened it was because it was too short. My knees were all bent up and the handlebars were too close. Now the pedals are perfect and so is the steering. With four bars holding it all together, there's plenty of strength. Lotsa bikes only have two.  I hung her from the rafters with two chains and broke out my trusty die grinder and cut that pregnant dog in half.  I used four pieces of steel tube that jammed into the  eight ends and migged it all together. Next time I'd use tube the same o.d. and eight small sleeves inside.  Maybe use shorter pieces on top to rake that neck a little. If you're around L.A. stop by 90710, Harbor City and check it out.

I'm having a party when the savage italian (mpescatory) visits.

You have to come or we're raiding your refrigerator!

Darn! this is old news already.

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verslagen1 wrote on 03/21/08 at 14:30:27:


5' 11" isn't all that vertically challenged. I'd just like to try a Savage with the controls where I think they should be for good control and comfort on a motorcycle.

It's funny to me that I used to ride dirt bikes sunrise to sunset without my butt getting as sore as a couple of hours on a Savage with a stock seat. There's a lot go be said about being able to put weight on the bike's pegs. It lowers the center of gravity of the whole mass of the bike/rider combo, plus your legs "suspend" your body off of the tail bone and gives it a rest.

However, considering the stock Savage's frame dimensions, I might need springs about a foot tall under that big azz solo seat to make the whole thing work. Might kind feel like riding "Bucky the Wonder Horse" when you were a child.