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Re: From concept to completion
Reply #15 - 04/23/13 at 12:24:46

Doody814 wrote on 04/23/13 at 08:09:32:

Thanks 87!

The rims were painted with a rattle can. I cut drinking straws, & slipped them over the spokes...still a LOT of masking!!!

Bars are stock buck horns, painted flat black w/ 15mm impact sockets for risers.

Did you think that stuff up yourself, that is pretty ingenuitive! Shocked

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Doody814 Junior Member Offline Posts: 75 Murfreesboro, TN Gender:	Re: From concept to completion Reply #16 - 04/23/13 at 13:12:01 Nope...can't take credit for that one. I got it from WD. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1364412054/3#3
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87 savage Full Member Offline Gone riding! Posts: 249 Maine Gender:	Re: From concept to completion Reply #17 - 04/23/13 at 13:19:57 Doody814 wrote on 04/23/13 at 13:12:01: Nope...can't take credit for that one. I got it from WD. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1364412054/3#3 Oh well, you still did an awesome job!!!
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Re: From concept to completion
Reply #18 - 04/23/13 at 13:36:19

87 savage wrote on 04/23/13 at 12:24:46:

Did you think that stuff up yourself, that is pretty ingenuitive! Shocked

The risers were also a "borrowed" idea, but I can't seem to find the thread for that one.

The rear fender is a trailer fender that I bought from Northern Tool for $13. I originally had it mounted to the frame horns w/ 1" spacers (also an idea I found on the forum), but after installing a new tire & hitting a couple of "bumps" on the interstate I realized that it was rubbing a bit. I fabricated some struts out of flat bar, lowered it closer to the tire, and mounted them to the swingarm.

This site has been a great source of inspiration! Thanks everyone.

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shovelbum87 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158 New Hampshire Gender:	Re: From concept to completion Reply #19 - 04/23/13 at 15:34:57 Gotta say I LOVE It! Really great job, I do have to say that I am a little mad though, that was the basic plan I had for mine... now I gotta get a new plan! HAHAHA Nice job!
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BigTrash YaBB Newbies Offline drink beer hail satan Posts: 29 bradenton florida Gender:	Re: From concept to completion Reply #20 - 06/24/13 at 13:40:14 bike looks great. nice job.. where are the mounting points for your fender and where did you mount your rectifier????
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Re: From concept to completion
Reply #21 - 06/24/13 at 14:07:38

BigTrash wrote on 06/24/13 at 13:40:14:

bike looks great. nice job.. where are the mounting points for your fender and where did you mount your rectifier????

Thx BT!
Rectifier is bolted to front of battery box.
The fender is mounted in the back,with homemade struts that bolt to the rear of the swingarm, and the front is mounted to the crossbrace portion of the swingarm with angle brackets.

This picture shows both a little more clearly.

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Ralph_86-Savage YaBB Newbies Offline Romans 10:9 Posts: 20 Fayette Co., WV Gender:	Re: From concept to completion Reply #22 - 08/02/13 at 11:55:41 Love your bike. Good looking ride you've made. I'm excited myself to get ready to tackle mine.
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: From concept to completion Reply #23 - 08/02/13 at 13:37:15 Drinking straw idea sounds very useful.
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Re: From concept to completion
Reply #24 - 08/02/13 at 14:01:50

shovelbum87 wrote on 04/23/13 at 15:34:57:

...that was the basic plan I had for mine... now I gotta get a new plan!

You can have your idea back, I've now got a new one!
I've started with the rear fender, so in case I didn't like it I could go back easily. I ended up liking it, so I'm now working on the tank. Next will be changing the rims to black (I guess I get to bust out the ole drinking straws again).
Here's the fender before mounting it. I'll post pics of the tank when it's completed.

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Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: From concept to completion Reply #25 - 08/03/13 at 14:17:08 Awesome work. I'm loving it.
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Stealthmobile YaBB Newbies Offline Play the grey! Posts: 19 whitehorse, yukon, canada Gender:	Re: From concept to completion Reply #26 - 08/03/13 at 16:32:38 very cool. nice work. mind if I "borrow" some of your ideas?
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Re: From concept to completion
Reply #27 - 08/05/13 at 07:19:42

Ideas are free...borrow away! That's why I posted pics.
Where do think I got my inspiration from? If it weren't for this forum, I'd still be rockin a stock savage! There's a ton of great people with great ideas on here. Good luck on you project!

I do warn you, however, this stuff is addictive...my bike probably will never be "done"...just ask my wife!

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Trailwood YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17	Re: From concept to completion Reply #28 - 08/06/13 at 18:52:25 Nice Job! I love the look of the black and red. Did you buy the rear shocks or paint them?
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: From concept to completion Reply #29 - 08/07/13 at 05:25:50 Nice job dude!
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