Slowly but surely getting the bike back to commuter duties. And yes the drum front wheel is a permanent conversion, my stock front wheel should arrive at forum member Chiguy's house today or tomorrow...

Ditched the apehangers for some Road King bars. Recovered the stock pan and the old ensolite after the leather dry rotted, only got 12 or 13 years out of the leather. Pegs swapped out for Panhead era half moon floorboards.

Still need to order my new throttle assembly and cable, clutch and brake perch/lever kits, a clutch cable... Buy a small tombstone handlebar mount windshield since I hate the shield to parallel the fork tubes, they need to be upright in order to work properly. Overhaul the carb, Versy mod (have the parts, may wrap up tomorrow), finish the wire clean up.

Here's how Pokey sits as of this morning... Straight out of the 1940s.

Im liking the look.

Carburetor is overhauled, with the smallest pair of jets out of a Lancer kit. New fuel line and filter ($16 from NAPA, ouch). Cam chain widget is swapped for the improved type (piece of cake to change out). Only engine issue is an oil leak out the stator cover, not a big deal, pull, regunk it, put back on tomorrow after work.

Need to pull the rear tire off the Intruder, it is wearing a 130/90-15. Have a new 140/90-15 but prefer the Savage's handling with a 130. So the Intruder can go back to a stock sized 140/90 Dunlop.

Need to use my 10% discount at Dime City Cycles to get my clutch and brake perch/lever set and throttle/grip set (if they have the correct ones). Otherwise going for period correct parts from LowBrow Customs. Cheap but work fine.

Back end is wired, bags are on. Need to yank the sealed 14Ah battery out of the Intruder and stab it into the Savage (after i pull and paint the battery box, the chrome has to go). Couple more weeks and it should be ridable.

Have an older Missouri plate on it right now for mock up purposes... Looks a lot nicer than a TN plate, wonder how many decades I can use it before they catch on that it isn't licensed for real...  

Thanks. The springer for it is down at the chopper shop, trying to decide If i want to run a stock style or the one they have with twisted (and unfortunately chromed) front legs. Picked up a Road King police solo and mounting bracket, but it is going on the Drifter, looked ridiculous (and then some) on the Savage.

It is a cute little toy bike, isn't it... I have 2 that are even smaller that get close to double the fuel economy of the 650. And the 250 is just as quick, and within 9 mph on the top end. If I swap to 305 jugs and pistons, it will smoke the Savage and still get in the 80s mpg. Just not sure a TT bike and I will get along anymore. I'm pretty stove up these days.

I still have a similar fender off my VN800A, and the Indian Chief style bag set I had on it. Already saving up for another 800A at that. I can't stand Fat Bob or dirt bike style fenders.

I like your diamond plate fender extension, may have to replicate that in steel (stainless preferably). Wonder how much I'd have to narrow the spare XS650 rear section to extend the Savage front fender into something a bit more useful...

Engine is still dripping oil. Said screw it the last couple days, took a break from the bike. Was ready to send a few 20g slugs through the engine. My preferred lever and perch combo is no longer available from any of my regular sources. Neither is the throttle assembly that comes with grips. Last set lasted me about 7 years.

Putting this thing back together is getting pricey, could have bought a clean used VN800A for what I'll end up at in the Savage this go round. Oh well, it's just funny looking paper...  

I can't see any good reason to not keep it on the bike. And several very good reasons to keep it on there. Have to keep the forum at large's baby sister's memory going.

I still have the bracelets and the other magnet as well, they will be worked into it somewhere.

Looks decent enough for an Evo powered bike. Would have been better with a nose cone Shovelhead, but not bad as is.

Sounds like your getting a good amount done  

I'm having trouble finding enough free time between work and the boy, looks like it'll be spring like I originally planned to have mine back on the road after tearing apart.....oh well  LOL