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sbaugz Ex Member	Re: The Project: Phase 2 Reply #30 - 03/08/11 at 05:09:36 Nice! Mine should be arriving there any day now too.
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Reply #31 - 03/08/11 at 07:21:24

Hey buddha, have you tackled the task of front brake lines yet?
Was looking on ebay and the web and was thinking of ordering a custom braided steel brake line setup for my RYCA kit. Was just curious if you had thought about doing this, and if so, which types of banjo fittings and length of brake line you decided on. I see the banjo's come in anything from 90 degree to straight to anything in between.

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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The Project: Phase 2 Reply #32 - 03/08/11 at 08:13:14 I have a guy who has supplied me with custom stainless steel brake lines before. I was going to wait until I got the frame powder coated and the front end back on so I could measure how long it needs to be.
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Reply #33 - 03/09/11 at 05:59:51

Mirror, mirror...

I gravitate toward bar end mirrors, but since I'll be using bar end turn signals on this bike, I needed to find something different. I don't want something standing way up off the bars, ruining the low look of the clip-ons, so at first I was thinking of the round, short-stalk mirrors found on some '80s Hondas. Then I realized I wouldn't be able to see much more than my arms. I eventually found these. Simple, clean, able to sit wide and low to the bars.

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Re: The Project: Phase 2
Reply #35 - 03/09/11 at 08:17:04

diamond jim wrote on 02/25/09 at 11:19:04:

I remember riding a friends Savage with buckhorns and I felt so disconnected with the front end. I like that hand position when driving a car but not riding a bike. Others will feel the oppposite.

But, after 5 riser designs, 3 different handlebar styles x 4 different lengths of the bars, I found the perfect setup for me- 6.5" risers with broomstick slightly wider than shoulder width.

Basically along the lines of what Srinath wrote a few posts ago.

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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: The Project: Phase 2 Reply #36 - 03/09/11 at 09:27:54 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1234358036/1#1 I was hoping to find the whole construction, this seems to be cut off.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The Project: Phase 2 Reply #37 - 03/13/11 at 15:06:11 Nothing big this weekend. I'm waiting for parts. So after consulting with my painter buddy, I sprayed some clear on some of the polished and cleaned up parts. I used DupliColor lacquer. It goes down very smooth.
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Reply #38 - 03/18/11 at 06:52:31

I've wanted to go with an 18" front wheel for a few reasons. One is to get it more inline with old school road bikes rather than cruisers. Another is to drop the front another half inch. And third is to match more closely the rim Ryca uses in the kit.

I originally assumed I'd get the rim from Buchanan Spoke & Rim, but I got poking around on the net and found a guy with the rim I want for significantly less that Buchanan -- and he had it in stock.

18" x 2.15 WM3 shouldered, dimpled, polished, aluminum.

And then I learned about Woody's Wheel Works, who uses Buchanan spokes but will lace and true the wheel for less.

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randyradio Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 54	Re: The Project: Phase 2 Reply #39 - 03/18/11 at 06:55:29 Dang MB that's great news. It would seem having them do both fr/rr may be a less costly deal as well. Tell us the deal and all, so we can jump on these wheel sets. When's your stuff coming back from RYCA LA?
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The Project: Phase 2 Reply #40 - 03/19/11 at 09:18:35 Just a little wheel comparison. Left to right: 15" rear from the Savage, crusty 18" front from a GS450, 19" from the Savage.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The Project: Phase 2 Reply #41 - 03/19/11 at 13:25:43 I guess Phase 2 = the waiting stage.
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jandaso Full Member Offline Do you want fries with that? Posts: 145	Re: The Project: Phase 2 Reply #42 - 03/19/11 at 13:51:19 Good stuff. Getting a lot of ideas.
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Reply #43 - 03/19/11 at 17:17:30

After a lot of spraying and soaking with various cleaners, I realized some of the dirty spots on my crankcase were actually places the paint had worn off in its past life of neglect, or the stains went clear through to the aluminum. And it seems the transmission cover was never painted to begin with. So I figured I'd experiment with some paint in an area of the engine that won't be seen when the bike is together. We'll see how that works.

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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The Project: Phase 2 Reply #44 - 03/20/11 at 08:37:27 My friend Steve introduces me to his buffing wheel.
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