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Bike is finished :D
04/13/13 at 22:53:13

Hello everybody. Just wanted to share me finished Savage, as I always enjoy reading about projects...

It's a 1997, which I bought earlier this year from a dealer. All mechanics were fixed be the dealer prior to the sale - so I could concentrate on the more cosmetic things.

I ended up changing the handlebars, exhaust, seat(cover), indicators, petcock (raptor), and removing rails, sissy bar, windshield, saddlebags, mirrors, etc.

I also ended up having the bike airbrushed in an old school - Gulf Oil Motorsports theme. I've always loved the color combination, and the racing relationsship.

Before:

Work has begun:

While the tins are being prepared for airbrushing, the handlebar and exhaust are changed (not pictured):

Airbrushing can begin:

Closeup of ghost flames:

Closeup of pinstribes:

Closeup of tank with airbrushed logo:

Bike almost finished, with new seat, exhaust, handlebar, indicators, mirrors, etc...:

More pics on => page 2 Cool

Comments and criticism are very welcome Cool

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rfw2003 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1108 Yantis, TX	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #1 - 04/13/13 at 23:14:08 There is no such thing as a Finished Bike. Looking good man. R.F.
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #2 - 04/13/13 at 23:23:10 Other than you need to step down to a 90/90-19 or 80/90-19 front tire, looks great. And that is a monstrous license plate...
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Reply #3 - 04/13/13 at 23:38:29

WD wrote on 04/13/13 at 23:23:10:

Other than you need to step down to a 90/90-19 or 80/90-19 front tire, looks great.

And that is a monstrous license plate... Shocked

Thank you very much. Tires are brand new from the dealer, so that will have to wait

Yes license plates are very big here in Denmark... never seen them bigger anywere Undecided

...and mouting them one the side of the bike is illegal, so this is the way it has to be

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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #4 - 04/14/13 at 00:11:39 Your plate might make you more visible to drunk or distracted car drivers
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Remember2 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #5 - 04/14/13 at 00:16:12 jcstokes wrote on 04/14/13 at 00:11:39: Your plate might make you more visible to drunk or distracted car drivers That's true... and airplane pilots
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maxtowers Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 101 Versilia, Italy Gender:	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #6 - 04/14/13 at 03:00:26 Amazing paint job... did you do it yourself or you took it to a professional painter? Well, as for the license plate we're in the same ship... here in Italy also big a.. license plate and no side mounting, how lame is that?
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Reply #7 - 04/14/13 at 03:50:39

Remember2 wrote on 04/13/13 at 23:38:29:

And that is a monstrous license plate... Shocked

Yes license plates are very big here in Denmark... never seen them bigger anywere Undecided

...and mouting them one the side of the bike is illegal, so this is the way it has to be

beautifully turned Savage . I like.... and perhaps the most large license plates probably in Russia

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Yeah, it's not bigtwin, but it is the best half of it

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #8 - 04/14/13 at 04:13:30 She's a beauty Remember2, it's a very cool custom paint scheme
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #9 - 04/14/13 at 07:12:37 Looks great, but why Gulf? That thing doesnt use enough gas to get a sponsorship.
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #10 - 04/14/13 at 07:27:20 I like it.....the color scheme gives it a fresh spring like feel.
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Reply #11 - 04/14/13 at 09:19:12

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/14/13 at 07:12:37:

Looks great, but why Gulf? That thing doesnt use enough gas to get a sponsorship.

Thanks everyone, very much

Good questions about the Gulf theme. First of all, I have always liked the color combination of baby blue and orange. On top of that, I remember playing with toy cars when I was a child... my favorite being a series of Gulf racing cars. So someway the "Gulf" has stayed with me always.

I considered going for an "anonymous version" with a racing number instead, but eventually went for the logo (obviously).

Paint job was made by an amateur airbrusher I found on a national forum. I designed the graphics though

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SALB Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 668 Whittier, AK Gender:	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #12 - 04/14/13 at 10:48:45 Looking Good! I've always liked the Gulf color scheme as well, and I like the way you incorporated flames in the orange.
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strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #13 - 04/14/13 at 10:52:22 very cool - I liked those "hot wheels" cars as well.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: Bike is finished :D Reply #14 - 04/14/13 at 11:17:26 There is no such thing as a Finished Bike. Looking good man. [I agree, work in progress. ]
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