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02/03/12 at 09:59:23

hi im new to the site, and i would like to share my current project. i got this bike as a trade on an old car i had. its a 2011 s40 that was started by the previous owner which included the rear fender mod, the flat black paint on the tank and lowering of the front end. what i did to it was remove the air box, cone filter, re jetted carb, painted black rims, flipped the risers forward and tilted the bars so i wouldnt feel so cramped while riding LOL.

i have plans to extend the rear swing arm a few inches and a chain conversion to gear for some long decent speed cruising.

another thing is that at 3k miles it has a bad oil leak from the head, i havent figured out if its the plug or the actual head gasket. Undecided

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lostinbaja YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 10	Re: newbie with a bobber project Reply #1 - 02/03/12 at 09:59:41 and here is a picture....
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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: newbie with a bobber project Reply #2 - 02/03/12 at 10:37:18 I like this!!! Disagree on flat black, but that's a matter of taste. Very well done!!!
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Mattdw Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Frisco, TX Gender:	Re: newbie with a bobber project Reply #3 - 02/03/12 at 12:21:08 lostinbaja wrote on 02/03/12 at 09:59:41: and here is a picture.... I can't tell for sure from the picture, but is the bottom half of the cylinder fins painted black? Cause if they're not, you don't have a 2011 motor in that rig.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: newbie with a bobber project Reply #4 - 02/03/12 at 12:29:59 Head plug leak... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1177184297
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skeebo Senior Member Offline Ride It Like U Stole It........ Posts: 328 Fresno, Cali Gender:	Re: newbie with a bobber project Reply #5 - 02/03/12 at 13:42:18 NICE....Mine was all black but it needed a little color.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: newbie with a bobber project Reply #6 - 02/03/12 at 13:54:26 Very nice look.
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Re: newbie with a bobber project
Reply #7 - 02/03/12 at 19:06:54

Mattdw wrote on 02/03/12 at 12:21:08:

lostinbaja wrote on 02/03/12 at 09:59:41:

and here is a picture....

I can't tell for sure from the picture, but is the bottom half of the cylinder fins painted black? Cause if they're not, you don't have a 2011 motor in that rig.

actually thats a lil bit of oil from the leak i have mixed in with some good ol' desert dust from cruising around all day.

and as far as the flat black, it wasnt my choice, the previous owner did it, i am actually thinking of doing the tank and fender in a creme color with a candy rootbeer paint.

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lostinbaja YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 10	Re: newbie with a bobber project Reply #8 - 02/07/12 at 01:48:52 so i decided to stuff a 150/90 on the rear, since i was running a vintage looking 130/80 rear tire off a lil kicker bike , i figured this suited my style a lot better, hopefully i can get the rear fender brackets worked out so i can use my old fender.
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skeebo Senior Member Offline Ride It Like U Stole It........ Posts: 328 Fresno, Cali Gender:	Re: newbie with a bobber project Reply #9 - 02/07/12 at 06:33:36 Good Choice man, hope you can work out the fender issues cause that tire is a keeper. When you make that 15 inch rear wheel as big as possible these bikes look a lot better.
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