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Re: Bobber?
Reply #16 - 09/09/13 at 16:06:36

savagebob wrote on 09/09/13 at 14:58:05:

I'm 3/4 of the way through bobbing my savage having never played with bikes before and I'm a computer geek.

Being in NZ I couldn't afford the full BCB kit. I bought some stuff off them; the drag bars, a plain seat (no brackets) and mirrors.

They make it really easy for you and if you were to get their whole kit and follow their instructions then it would be walk in the park. It's designed for you to be able to do it with minimal spanner knowledge.

That said, there are certainly areas where they have done things a certain way to make it easy, but that is not necessarily the best way. For me that is the way the seat mounts; I think it's too high and the way they do the rear fender makes it easy to install but limits your tyre to a 140/80 size.

I mounted my seat straight onto the frame (the rear has shocks I don't think you need a sprung seat) and I made my own rear fender & mounts.
Bought mini turn-signals off ebay for cheap. Lots of matte black paint Cheesy

Thanks for the input!

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Re: Bobber?
Reply #17 - 09/09/13 at 16:12:19

WD wrote on 09/09/13 at 15:54:27:

ylwf3vr wrote on 09/09/13 at 08:48:00:

WD wrote on 09/09/13 at 03:19:19:

I've got a stainless steel XS650 rear fender section I'm not going to use. Clearing out a bunch of extra parts, so... quick and cheap way to get an easy to mount rear fender. I've also got a cast aluminum light and plate bracket, old Brit stuff I don't need. You would need to order a Lucas tail light for it. PM me if you want them.

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ylwf3vr Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 160 Oahu, Hawaii	Re: Bobber? Reply #18 - 09/09/13 at 22:46:36 Not sure if my PMs are going thru..
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28903 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Bobber? Reply #19 - 09/09/13 at 22:55:26 ylwf3vr wrote on 09/09/13 at 22:46:36: Not sure if my PMs are going thru.. thru what?
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Re: Bobber?
Reply #20 - 09/10/13 at 01:08:53

By the way, I am not in any way against bobbers. I tool a beautiful 57 Pan head apart, stuck the engine in a 41 Knucklehead rigid frame with extended forks and built a chopper. All I was saying is when you alter any bike it changes the dynamics of that bike and what it was made for. Some of the nicest bikes in here are bobbers and it shows individuality in people. Just look at the Ryca! And your pretty much right Serowbot! Shiny does sell for sure. People buy $20,000 Harle s and then spend another $3,000 on more chrome parts. Does nothing to make the bike a better machine. I was just stating what the mechanic told me

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ylwf3vr Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 160 Oahu, Hawaii	Re: Bobber? Reply #21 - 09/10/13 at 12:43:31 verslagen1 wrote on 09/09/13 at 22:55:26: ylwf3vr wrote on 09/09/13 at 22:46:36: Not sure if my PMs are going thru.. thru what? Tried sending PM to WD, and I don't think it's getting to them. It's not showing up on my Outbox
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Bobber? Reply #22 - 09/10/13 at 16:17:10 I got the resent version jut fine. Sometimes the PM function gets flaked, this is a very old forum format. Just one of its quirks.
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Bobber? Reply #23 - 09/10/13 at 16:24:28 Remember too that when you customize a bike (or car, for that matter) you will not get your "investment" back when you sell. Usually customizing costs you twice. Once, when you spend the money and time to do it, and again when you try to sell. In short, the resale value drops by approximately what it would cost to put the bike back to stock.
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ylwf3vr Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 160 Oahu, Hawaii	Re: Bobber? Reply #24 - 09/10/13 at 19:21:44 Point taken.. thanks everyone! Well.. maybe a lesser mod.. like changing out my 2 seater... seat into single seat? Is that hard to do? Not to steal the pic but thank you to "thesnakelady" picture I saw while I was going through the site.. Something like this
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ylwf3vr Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 160 Oahu, Hawaii	Re: Bobber? Reply #25 - 09/10/13 at 19:22:28 And maybe changing out the handlebars.. are those two fairly extensive mods?
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ylwf3vr Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 160 Oahu, Hawaii	Re: Bobber? Reply #26 - 09/10/13 at 19:32:20 1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Davidson-1-Dimpled-Knurled-Handlebar-V-Rod-Spo... 2. http://www.sideroadcycles.com/AmericanMotorcycles/Handlebars/More_HD/A2MiniAp... 3. http://www.sideroadcycles.com/AmericanMotorcycles/Handlebars/Classic_Bends/Tr... Thoughts?
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