I've got a pod filter to install too... Will probably de-snorkel at the same time. I'll toss it in there when I go that route. Thanks again for the info!

That is one nice looking savage ! ! !
could you describe in more detail how you did the seat ?
where/how do you move the rectifier.
I put a one piece seat from a 2007 on my 98 and i agree with you that i'm up way too high. i would love to do this mod
thanks

Awesome.  Pretty easy to do with the only challenging part being the bump in the seat pan for the rectifier.  Either you leave the bump and account for it with the cushion or you vut it out.  I cut mine out.

It really feels like a different bike.  I've always liked cruisers with a sort of out of balance seat/handlebar setup whereas the seat is lower than normal and the bars are higher than normal. When I'm on my bike and see myself in the reflection of a window, my arms look to be about an inch away from being parallel to the ground.  That is my favorite riding position.  It's more like riding in the bike rather than on the bike.

You know you gotta post some pics now.

diamond jim wrote on 03/28/09 at 09:40:33:


Okay well here's a couple of pics the back seat was still a little screwed up but i re-did it, and in the first attempt of putting it on i droped the screw in the air box so now i gotta take that off  

here it is don't look to bad for under $10

and here's a close up like i said before you can see the wrinkles in the back seat but i re-streched it and it looks alot better now just gotta take the airbox apart to dig the screw out.  It's cool though i was gonna do that anyway to do the kamkazi intake mod.  But just hit me up if yah like what yah see.  

Managed to get the back redone good just stuck the cover in the dryer for like half an hour, then streched the crap out of it and stapled it looks a hell of alot better.  And as far as the ride won't be doing that for atleast another 3 weeks had surgery on my left foot about 3 weeks ago, so no riding but did sit on it and it is alot more comfortable.  It is kinda funny thought you'd think more padding would equal more comfort but it's actually the complete opposite.
will most some more pics of the whole thing after i take the air box apart to find my other screw.

Big Nix, that seat looks real sharp. I'm tearing into mine tommorrow. Can't wait. I've got a nice long ride from Fort Worth to Lubbock coming up, and I'm looking forward to doing it on the reshaped seat.

I got one of them evil K&N filters today.  I thought I'd try it out since it's the closest K&N I've found that had some of the characteristics of the Kamikaze intake.  Funny story- the first few stops signs by the house I thought my clutch was slipping.  One stop sign is on a medium incline.  Crap!  The bike had never done that before.  Yet it rode fine going down the road and showed no other signs of clutch problems.  Then it dawned on me- the other intake gave me tons of low end torque and I had gotten used to it.  When I got back I put the other one back and tried it just for peace of mind. Yep, that's what it was. And that really sucks big time because I like the look of the K&N more but I like the power of the Kamikaze.  I want my cake and eat it too, dang it! 

I got worried there for a minute.  Well, I was worried and pissed. It was like I had no power on take off.  I was just glad to figure out it wasn't the clutch.  A side problem is that my cam chain suddenly started rattling about a week ago.  I've only got 1100 miles on the bike.  I'm thinking the torque has started to stretch the chain sooner than normal.