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Truckinduc Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 255	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #165 - 04/12/10 at 15:58:53 Here it is before welding. I decided to weld it together instead of bolting it together. Bolting it together didnt really make sense. I don need to take it apart, and it added complexity and extra unsprung weight. Ive started welding them but have run out of Argon. whats everyone think?
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wolfmrp Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 259 Portland Or	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #166 - 04/12/10 at 16:32:10 Nice. I like that you are keeping a consistent look between the seat, heat shield and fork brace.
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Truckinduc Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 255	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #167 - 04/12/10 at 17:57:40 welded it up and finished it up its actually really light weight and really stiff There you have it. One labor intensive one of a kind fork brace.
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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #168 - 04/13/10 at 00:00:46 Truck, this is... amazing. You thought of making them for stock forks and selling? Man, with your talent, will and tools...
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Re: here is my savage, kinda
Reply #169 - 04/13/10 at 05:52:41

Truckinduc wrote on 04/12/10 at 12:09:22:

Oh yes I agree. But in all seriousness one day for kicks I put on my leathers and drug knee on the savage. The bike was pretty upset leaning over that far but it is possible.

One reason its keeping the forward controls is that my left knee cant bend. ive got 80 degrees of motion in it. To ride anything I have with rearsets would take 140 degrees or more.

Its surprising how fast you can actually corner with a savage once you learn to adapt your riding style.

Ill get some knee dragging video once the bike is rideable again.

truckinduke, do you agree on the riding position, or on the rideress ???
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OK, laffs done.

I'm sorry to read about your knee, I assume it must have been an accident... and quite an accident, I guess !

If you have an issue with your foot controls, just try to avoid pulling your hand controls too far forward and down.

What really ruins riding pleasure is to have elbows/navel/knees all cramped together with a mere inch to spare...
... and hands & feet way too far forward...
...NOT the way to go !

Even if you can't pull your foot controls back any more than so much, avoid straining to "look fast" with low clip-ons etc.; rather, enduro-style 7/8th in. bars may prove much more comfortable and more suited to your riding style...

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Truckinduc Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 255	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #170 - 04/13/10 at 12:26:31 some goody's from school today
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Truckinduc Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 255	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #171 - 04/13/10 at 16:13:43 Reducing unsprung weight as much as possible.
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Truckinduc Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 255	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #172 - 04/14/10 at 19:20:05 axle sliders - spacers
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Truckinduc Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 255	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #173 - 04/15/10 at 20:03:19 dasch wrote on 04/13/10 at 00:00:46: Truck, this is... amazing. You thought of making them for stock forks and selling? Man, with your talent, will and tools... Nope. Its too labor intensive. Plus I like having the only one in the world.
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Reply #174 - 04/15/10 at 20:07:56

mpescatori wrote on 04/13/10 at 05:52:41:

truckinduke, do you agree on the riding position, or on the rideress ???
Grin

OK, laffs done.

I'm sorry to read about your knee, I assume it must have been an accident... and quite an accident, I guess !

If you have an issue with your foot controls, just try to avoid pulling your hand controls too far forward and down.

What really ruins riding pleasure is to have elbows/navel/knees all cramped together with a mere inch to spare...
... and hands & feet way too far forward...
...NOT the way to go !

Even if you can't pull your foot controls back any more than so much, avoid straining to "look fast" with low clip-ons etc.; rather, enduro-style 7/8th in. bars may prove much more comfortable and more suited to your riding style...

Cool

Right now ive got on my 7/8" drag bars. They are taller than the clubmans I made. Funny thing is the clipons are actually taller than the drag bars.

The previous riding position was pretty comfortable, but I am young.

I shattered my knee cap and had no medical attention for a year. It pretty much rendered my knee useless. Im on the road to recovery now, slowly, but hopefully I can ride a streetbike again. I still have 2 left knee caps.

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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #175 - 04/16/10 at 08:14:43 Truckinduc wrote on 04/15/10 at 20:03:19: dasch wrote on 04/13/10 at 00:00:46: Truck, this is... amazing. You thought of making them for stock forks and selling? Man, with your talent, will and tools... Nope. Its too labor intensive. Plus I like having the only one in the world. Understand.
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Truckinduc Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 255	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #176 - 04/21/10 at 18:08:39 Stator cover is done. Along with the adjustable ignition pickup. Cant retard timing only advance it. I can go from stock to + 10 degrees. Ill probably set it around 4 degrees advance. Now I have to finish re wiring the stator and pickup and seal it up.
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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #177 - 04/21/10 at 18:27:27 very impressive, I admire your fabrication skills and attention to detail.
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Truckinduc Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 255	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #178 - 04/21/10 at 19:34:04 Thank you. CAN ANYONE FUND CHEAPER PRICES ON GASKETS? 15.21$ for clutch cover gasket and 9.01$ for generator cover gasket?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: here is my savage, kinda Reply #179 - 04/21/10 at 19:42:54 what are you complaining about? looks like the prices have come down. of course you can make your own check out oldfellers home made gaskets http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1256595298/4#4
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