After over a year (I've never worked on anything mechanical in my life.. or paint really) I've finally finished getting my old mans old savage running after it set for YEARS.
1997 w/ 57xx miles
The finished
(ignore the right side of the tank.. the entire tank needs a new paint job because repairing a fuel stain went terribly terribly wrong lol)
The BEFORE.... Almost everything NOT on the savage in these pictures was dented, rusted, or just FUBAR.. Most of the time spent working on the savage was spent searching for reasonably conditioned parts.
The seat.. even though we managed to find one in perfect condition.. started tearing and cracked a week after buying it >.<
So... I feel like for the most part I have finished the savage
Still have a few paint spots that need repairing (should have saved painting for LAST)
Seat needs to be replaced.
Windshield... 2 days old... still not sure how I feel about it (made a massive difference on the high way though.)
Now that it's running.. time to take it all apart and get the cam tensioner w/e replaced...
Sounds like a fun weekend.. or month long.. project lol.
After that... I think I'll take it in a bobber direction
I'd do Ryca if I had the time or the stamina to use it (mostly) as a daily driver lol.
Just wanted to say thanks to EVERYONE who helped with my NUMEROUS mechanical problems on this joy of a nightmare motorcycle lol