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metri

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My now rusted bike...
04/01/12 at 06:39:32

I just felt like sharing my sad story. 2 years ago I finished my savage chop and it was pretty nice.
http://www.briansopinion.com/?p=38 will show you the pre- rusted bike.

I left it in a covered parking garage that wasn't heated for the winter and everything rusted. The handle bars (chrome ruined), one front fork let, battery box, sissy bar.... all ruined. It was such a disappointment. I love that bike and can't bring myself to ride it in rusty shape. It's embarrassing.

I'm thinking of parting it out (I'll post picks in Market place when I strip it.)

I would have a Lancer cam/carb, custom billet footpegs / handgrips (but handgrips are for a Harley bars so you'd have to take the SS cable too as it's custom Barnett cable), I guess there is some nice SS bar risers but they go with the to triple tree as that had to be machined as well. Anything else worth pulling off before I send it to the scrap heap?

Such a sad day yesterday... Time to find another bike.

I saw retreads bike for sale in the marketplace. Pretty nice rebuild. Wish there was one of those around the corner

Maybe I could drive that home...

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: My now rusted bike... Reply #1 - 04/01/12 at 06:52:04 Why did it rust up so bad?
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metri Junior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 78 Ottawa, Ontario Gender:	Re: My now rusted bike... Reply #2 - 04/01/12 at 07:12:07 Excellent question I wish I could answer....
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: My now rusted bike... Reply #3 - 04/01/12 at 07:52:41 Sweeeet build! Why not just fix the areas that have rusted? Seems a shame to scrap it.
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metri Junior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 78 Ottawa, Ontario Gender:	Re: My now rusted bike... Reply #4 - 04/01/12 at 08:09:37 I did think of fixing it, but the seat is ruined, and the frame needs to be sanded and repainted... I figure it would be too expensive and time consuming to fix. It's really such a shame.
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splash07

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Re: My now rusted bike...
Reply #5 - 04/02/12 at 06:05:45

metri wrote on 04/01/12 at 08:09:37:

I did think of fixing it, but the seat is ruined, and the frame needs to be sanded and repainted... I figure it would be too expensive and time consuming to fix. It's really such a shame.

I disagree. I have had my bike since 2003 and in all that time the only nights it spent covered or "inside" were during maintenance. Needless to say it accumulated some rust over the years but I recently took it 100% apart and am going through it methodically cleaning, sanding, and repainting. Its starting to look great. The finished product will look great and I will appreciate it that much more. here is a pic that shows you what I am talking about.

very satisfying

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Reply #6 - 04/02/12 at 09:02:18

Id run a coupla dry wall screws thru bolt holes so I could get down on it easier, Im doin some of that on mine, but its on the bike, 500 grit wet dry hauls the crappy old finish off pretty well,, then 800 & 1,000 grit to smooth it, I have a polish kit to put on a drill,, I hope it works out.

Id put oil on all the rust on the bars & silvery places & let it sit a day or so, then wipe & see how it looks, Brass brushes( dont buy a cheap one) dont scratch chrome. Once youve got the rust off, a wipe with some Ospho will stop the rust, A TINY little pinhole in the chrome will let rust stain a large area,, You may not be in near as bad a shape as you think.

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Stimpy - FSO Serious Thumper Offline SuzukisSavage Int'l Division Posts: 1203 Germany - formerly SD, SoCal Gender:	Re: My now rusted bike... Reply #7 - 04/03/12 at 01:25:31 (I think I read this somewhere) was there a way of somehow electrifying the whole frame with low current over winter to prevent rust this way??
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kimchris1 Serious Thumper Offline Pink Posse Rider... Posts: 2135 Belfair, Washington Gender:	Re: My now rusted bike... Reply #8 - 04/03/12 at 04:37:09 If you replace the bike, what is going to stop another from rusting like this one?
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: My now rusted bike... Reply #9 - 04/03/12 at 07:32:31 Good gravy man! That bike is sweet why dump it. Post some pics of the rusted bike...unless it's unsafe I'd just clean the rust off and ride it like a RAT bike!
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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: My now rusted bike... Reply #10 - 04/03/12 at 11:50:33 you know what, he is right.......and I am such a nice guy that I will take that rusted hunk of junk off your hands for you. Dont worry about a thing just sign the title over and everything will be OK.
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: My now rusted bike... Reply #11 - 04/03/12 at 14:51:57 HEY.....wait a minute...this post was on April Fool's day.... but if you're for real thinking of scrapping it...I'll take it...no April Fool's either...I'll pay for shipping
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: My now rusted bike... Reply #12 - 04/03/12 at 17:09:34 From trusty steed to rusty steed,, Id ride it anyway..
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Reply #13 - 04/04/12 at 01:13:21

Man that's such an awesome looking scoot that I'd be hard pressed to say rust wouldn't add a little character.

I know when the inside of my bolts and joints started to rust on my pristine 2001 after I got I thought it was 'bad'. But now I've realized that if the rust comes after a time you've purchased your bike it's just a symbol of your and the lady's time together. I even have a bolt I took out of the sissy bar in the weeks after I got it that I refuse currently to put back. It was the first imperfection I made to the bike and for whatever reason it has some significance even if for the worst since this was the first machine I started wrenching on.

But I feel ya, letting rest get to your lady can make you feel so guilty. Sometimes you just have to embrace. I'm with others, post some pics!

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Reply #14 - 04/04/12 at 01:23:03

Splash07 - Nice work you're doing there.

I'm a college rider and it's beautiful to see appreciation for bikes that aren't a Suzondaki 1000 Super Sport. That doesn't just pertain to our beloved Savage there's just so many people on this forum that do great work.

Point being, I hate to see such an awesome bike be the cause of tear shed when it is a real piece of work. The only time I enjoy overfilling my gas tank is when I see such a piece steal my attention away from the pump thumping away on the outer road. Grin

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