Ok, here is the second picture of the off angle the peg gets to when I put my foot on it. It just doesnt look right to me, but maybe I just didnt pay attention at it before...

Yes, the other side seems to be a bit higher than this side. I'll swap them and see if that does the trick, if it doesn't, is this ok to ride like this? I ask because I don't have my license yet and don't have any experience riding...

I want to learn as much about how my bike works before I take my class. I don't want to be that kinda guy that doesn't know anything about his bike...

It does look rather Honda-esque...

Check the market place for some stock take-offs.

Here is an other angle of the same part with the tape still on it

I don't think it's generally wrapped in tape and stuffed under the seat though, is it guys?

YOu may have a new battery, but if its not fully charged & youre having problems starting it, youve gotta get a charger on it,
You have to have a voltmeter to play mechanic., The batter needs to be at 12.5 volts to be Hot. IDK what the least it can be & still have the power to spin the starter AND fire the ignition.
Get some ether, get the carb to air cleaner tube , not all the way off, just part way, so you can put a little squirt in. Just see if it gives ya a hint, some kinda proof it will fire ether & make the motor sputter or poot or Something,, just any sign of life..BUt dont go spraying that stuff in there like WD40 on a rusty hinge,, its Highly combustible & can hurt an engine when it ignites,

Yep, gas Can go bad,, yours is probably okay, BUT,, you need to empty the tank anyway to pull the petcock & check out why its dripping,
Soi, get fresh gas, get the petcock off, make sure the gasket has a smooth, clean surface to mate to, study where that oblong O-ring thing is sitting. Gotta be flat. Make sure theres no low spot in that O ring lookin thing,

Hard start issues with these are common,, & once the battery has been asked to spin it over a while, It Has to charged up or its just not gonna fire. YOu could have a crappy connection in the ignition circuit making it require a bit more voltage to get it to fire, IDK, wouldnt hurt to pop the seat & unplug & study & reseat connectors.
Now is a good time to build a pig tail on the battery with a clip together connector for a float charger. Radio Shack has packs of 2 for $1.50 IIRC.
Need a solderin gun,, yea, the little pencils are cheaper, but take too long to get hot. Get a Weller Gun, 2 stage, some paste flux & a roll of solder. BUild the connector onto wires & solder them to washers to put on the bolt or solder to the bikes battery cables. YOu can strip the wires long enough to wrap & twist so it has good physical connection, then, just enough solder to secure it where its twisted & go around the battery cable on the ppigtail wire. If you can still see the shape of the wire & its individual strands, but theyre silver & shiny, covered in a thin film of solder & you can see the solder flows onto the cable its wrapped around, youre there,, Gobs of solder isnt a good job, A real battery charger to pick a "Too low to turn the lites on"  battery up is a necessity. A float charger to heat it back up after a few minutes of trying to start is handy,.

im pretty sure that the only year the savage had the flat bars was 87 mines an 87 and has factory flat bars they might be aftermarket on yours i could be wrong tho