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Reply #15 - 04/10/13 at 06:51:56

Jahoo wrote on 04/10/13 at 06:39:28:

Anyone have any pictures of a weld on with stock belt drive? I hard tail strutted mine but I'm looking to do a full on weld on as soon as I get someone who can weld and willing to not rape my bank account. I'd like to keep the belt drive could I just get a longer belt if the weld on doesn't look right?

I don't believe you can get a longer belt. Another fellow on this site contacted the manufacturer of the belt, and they claimed their belts in longer lengths are not made the same and would not hold up to motorcycle use. The Kawasaki EN LTD has the same belt that is about 1/2 inch longer or somewhere around that........but those belts are hundreds of dollars.......for half an inch increase in length.

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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: hardtail's Reply #16 - 04/10/13 at 08:36:42 gdrseeker wrote on 04/09/13 at 14:58:17: Need some bigger pictures. Here's the bigger picture...
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dirty dog Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 75 Portsmouth Ohio Gender:	Re: hardtail's Reply #17 - 04/10/13 at 09:05:18 mine could be shortened up to work with belt ( I thing they look to stubby imo) my kit in an unwelded kit could be adjusted to fit any lenght for belt or chain thanks Dirty dog (aka dan)
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: hardtail's Reply #18 - 04/10/13 at 09:49:19 You know, a hinged rear fender off a UL/VL, Knuckle or Pan would go really well with that frame... I run a solid version off an FL Shovelhead on my bike.
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Re: hardtail's
Reply #19 - 04/10/13 at 09:53:25

If you search thru the kawa bikes starting with the EN440, a few use belts that is similar to ours, not exactly but close enough to be compatible. And longer. The EN440 (I'll have to look it up) was the shortest, but about a 1" longer. I scored both pulleys and a belt for about $50. I forgot how I found the belt lengths, possibly thru the OEM suppliers, some will list number of teeth.

The tooth count of the kawa belt I got is 137
ours is 133
that's about 1.1" longer between centers.

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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: hardtail's Reply #20 - 04/11/13 at 18:17:28 What about a HD belt? https://www.denniskirk.com/panther/rear-belt-621232.p02504.prd/02504.sku
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: hardtail's Reply #21 - 04/26/13 at 08:22:04 Just saw VoodooVintage post this on their facebook page last night... No word about it on their website though
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: hardtail's Reply #22 - 04/26/13 at 08:31:38 There's a small picture of one complete on the bottom of their homepage
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Reply #23 - 04/26/13 at 08:46:51

My very limited experience with hardtails came from Cushman scooters decades ago. The hardtail essentially destroys any usefulness of the rear brake, unless the road is very smooth. Most Cushmans had only rear brakes - no front brakes at all. When the rear brake is applied, and the wheel hits a bump, it bounces into the air; the brake locks; and when it comes down it skids. Your experience may differ, but for that reason alone I won't have a hardtail. The rear suspension forces the wheel to stay in contact with the road much better than gravity alone.

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dirty dog Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 75 Portsmouth Ohio Gender:	Re: hardtail's Reply #24 - 04/26/13 at 10:25:47 I have road hardtails for years now,my dailey ride is rear brake only, I have never had any problems stoping.imo.
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Reply #25 - 04/26/13 at 11:11:10

Those guys at voodoo are legit. i didn't see a kit for the savage, as it appears to still be in development. I remember the one guy from voodoo was on this site a while ago building one. It would be worth emailing them. judging by their other kits, a weld-on would be in the $200-300 range. Hell, 3 of the 7 photos on their home page are of a savage! http://www.voodoovintage.com/index.html

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152768775380001.965203.42856645500...

Edit: I do not represent them, but I have seen some fine work at voodoo. Their contact email is david@voodoovintage.com

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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: hardtail's Reply #26 - 04/26/13 at 18:26:51 I just bought a weldon hardtail for an XS650 I'm building.Quality is superb.
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ZAR Serious Thumper Offline Rock this town! Rock it inside out! Posts: 961 Kentucky, USA Gender:	Re: hardtail's Reply #27 - 04/26/13 at 19:07:53 Hey Denim.....do you run a custom shop or are ya just a *serious* hobbyist
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: hardtail's Reply #28 - 04/27/13 at 10:08:23 Kinda both.The work took over the hobbiest.My main shop is working on cars.But I did become a V-TWIN dealer.
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Whistles83 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 6	Re: hardtail's Reply #29 - 05/20/13 at 17:45:56 David at VoodooVintage has released his new weld on hardtail for the savage... $220 for a weld yourself kit.... $300 for an assembled hardtail. Nearly 4" stretch and a 2" drop. Pretty sweet deal, and I plan on getting one once I replenish the bike build account. Whistles.
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