ey guys ....good morning ....i have been doing a lot of research (well more like window shopping) and i will like to now what is the closes HD to the suzuki savage ....i have a 1986 ls 650 ...and i will like to buy a few things like :

new handle bars ...(maibe the 10" ape hanger ...but i like the look of the z-bars)

and a new pipe ( bud is so many different looks ...)

a new gas tank ....(whit a new side mounted speedo and tack....)

the trailer fender for the back (whit new bullet signals)

side mounted license plate (maybe whit the brake light included)

new cone filter (i have read the post for this ...and for the re-jet of the carb...)

and i wan new spokes for my rims ...or maybe powder coat them white ...i need a new back tire ...and i wan it withe wall (what are the measurement  of the rear and front spokes and tires of a 1986 ls 650 )

i am putting a new tractor seat ...

and a new paint job ....flat military green ...and white powder coat ...(but i what to do it the right way ....please can some buddy explain me how to do it )

and i wan to replace some  screws for brass screws ( the ones for the side cover of the engine)....

and i need to do some regular maintenance ...change a couple of gaskets ....


well i think this is all i wan for now .....

can you guys please point me in the right direction .....give me advice ...and maybe give me some links to where i can find cheap parts thanks to all ...for all your comments

i have read the coments left in the other post i made in the cafe ....thanks to perrydasavage, babyhog and jef.savage ....very use full pages ...and links ...

Your laundry list is long, maybe too long.

Handlebars, your only limit is Ĝ1" I've forgotten, 8 or 10" high max, otherwise you'll need new cables and wiring.  When you install the controlls, there's a little pin on the inside, file it off, they clamp down well enough not to need them.

You're going to have trouble with anything over 150, not a huge amount but increasing with size.  Take a look at OF's fitting a large tire in the tech section.  And becareful of the tire's OD, 25.5" is big.

Agree here ... white walled tires look fab with the traditional Bobber-look red or black powder coated rims (spokes left in natural state of course!) ... and I've always preferred the white wall to be on the rear only ... but that's just me!

If you're gonna Bob your '86 ... then a couple of looks you might wanna consider ... flat black paint job with white and red pinstriping, red wheel rims and white walls ...

Or ... flat army green paint job, white pinstriping or WW2 style "nose art" tank decals (or some other "retro" look decals), black wheel rims, brown leather solo seat and regular black walled tires ...

hey guys thanks for all you responses to day i just buy this to start my build ...

Lupo wrote on 11/24/10 at 07:25:32:

I hope there wasn't a message there.  If so I failed to read it!  Nice picture!

If you have the welding skills, great and good luck.

P.S. you only need 1!  

danDmen wrote on 11/24/10 at 08:06:00:

Here's a look for the paint ...



Love the idea of Easy Co.s "spade" insignia on the tank! B of B has to be one of the BEST WW2 films I've ever seen! But seein' as how the owner of this '86 is a fellow Canuck, a Cdn. regiments insignia on the tank would be awesome! The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division fought on Juno Beach on D-Day ... here's their insignia;