Gyrobob
Serious Thumper
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Posers ain't motorcyclists
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You can find engines on Craigslist and ebay.
Modifying the Savage frame/suspension/etc, to fit another engine is going to be more work than you could ever think possible. Rebuilding a tinkertoy engine like a Savage 650 thumper will seem like child's play in comparison.
I could see modifying something special like a Rickman-Metisse frame, or a Norton feather bed frame, but the Savage!!?? It is a utilitarian, not very pretty, fairly heavy frame that works okay, but it not at all anything special.
Even if it takes you a month to find a Savage motor (or cylinder head) and rebuild it, you'll still get back on the road sooner than if you find a motor that doesn't fit, modify the frame, electrics, plumbing, cables, intake routing, exhaust system, etc., etc., etc.,... jeeeezz.
If you DO actually put a strange engine in the Savage frame, make it a really strange engine.
Good luck,..
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