SuzukiSavage.com - 30 day makeover!

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30 day makeover!
12/23/08 at 14:00:55

On November 23rd, I traveled 150 miles to purchase a used Savage. The tank was dented, turn signals and muffler scraped, seats rotted away, etc...... but it ran (runs) okay!

I rolled it outside today and took these pics right after I finished putting everthing back together

Stock taillight holes were welded and filled, tank dents were repaired, and new taillight, turn signal, and plate brackets were fabbed and installed after tank, fenders, and sidecovers were repainted in flat blue

I also fabbed a 2 inch slash-cut pipe for it to reduce the weight by 20 pounds and to let people know I'm comin'!

If anybody wants to see some of the project pics, I've got em!

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seviersavage Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 364 Smoky Mountains Tennessee Gender:	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #1 - 12/23/08 at 14:09:31 Geez I'm hopin that's the fixed up version. If thats a pic of the used and abused one then I'm not feelin so good about mine. Like the color. Seviersavage
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drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #2 - 12/23/08 at 14:10:32 Yup -- the perfect starting point for a Savage Owner Completion Kit! Enjoy! And be sure to use this board for information, questions, bragging and/or commiseration!
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AzDon YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #3 - 12/23/08 at 14:22:36 Okay, maybe nobody asked, but here's some project pics:
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savage2k Ex Member	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #4 - 12/23/08 at 14:36:38 Nice bike, and a great color. Well done!
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #5 - 12/23/08 at 17:06:26 Nice job .
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #6 - 12/24/08 at 01:39:29 Fantastic work! Well done!
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rigidchop Serious Thumper Offline don't feed the drama llama Posts: 1105 ravenswood wv Gender:	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #7 - 12/24/08 at 07:07:17 what kind of paint is that? looks good.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28657 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #8 - 12/24/08 at 18:00:37 You do nice work!....thanks especially, for taking the time to shoot us pics of the work in progress..... always enjoy those...
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Educatedredneck Senior Member Alliance Member Offline Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Posts: 458 Hampstead, Maryland Gender:	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #9 - 12/24/08 at 22:03:17 Very Nice - and now you have a new bike!! If the pipe gets too loud, you can get baffles from J&P Cycles online. I know, no such thing.
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firetruckredbike Full Member Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 185	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #10 - 12/26/08 at 04:53:17 Your bike looks fantastic! Nice job! Enjoy putting the miles on, Amy
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #11 - 12/26/08 at 15:53:08 I'm sporting the dreaded 4 holes right now as well. I need to get on it and get my other fender put on and order my new seat and such. Nice work on the bike!
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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: 30 day makeover! Reply #12 - 12/27/08 at 06:14:42 Nicely done, like the color!
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Re: 30 day makeover!
Reply #13 - 12/27/08 at 18:16:46

rigidchop wrote on 12/24/08 at 07:07:17:

what kind of paint is that? looks good.

Spray Cans!........ Rustoleum Painter's Touch Wildflower Blue Satin finish for a sorta blue primer look!
I just finished figuring my expenses on all this work, and I'm just under $400 total, including the new lighting, brackets, and upholstery!
I'm having a blast with this bike, even as my 1200 Sportster sits....
My son takes this one over as soon as he gets MSF credentials (a license) and proves to me that he can ride it. This thing should look right at home among a group of HD's and keep up just fine!

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Re: 30 day makeover!
Reply #14 - 12/28/08 at 15:46:06

Nice job...... although you may want to get some kind of hardened clear coat on the tank. Gas and Rustoleum don't agree with each other.

LS650 is a good little bike. It usually surprises the "you-know-what" out of HD riders when they take off fast and it's right along side.... A tweaked LS650 approaches the proverbial 10 lbs per HP. Not many HD's get close. That 1200 of yours and the Dyna wide glides...

I just wish it had taller legs.....

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