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I bought this bike for my brother in-law. It was a straight up basket case but I only gave a couple hundred bucks for it with a clean title. The wiring harness was completely destroyed, the paint in terrible shape, the frame showing its age and the bike was just all around rough. It was also in pieces. When I got it home I built enough of a harness just to see if/how well it ran. Runs great, idles great, pulls hard throughout the range and the transmission/clutch is perfect. After a day of testing/tuning, we tore it down to get started. Its been a week and things are progressing a little slower than I'd hoped but I've been running between Chattanooga and Atlanta working on a hydrogen generator(I work for an alternative energy company).
So far we have stripped the tins, repaired the dents, blocked the tank and primed the frame. Tomorrow we'll be finishing the prep and spraying the tins, frame and motor. We couldn't decide on color but then found some Dodge Viper blue(very fine flake) from a past build that we'll be using. I'll be making some side covers, the bike didn't come with any and I don't like the factory ones. They leave too much of an empty hole behind the motor.
I'll be upgrading the brakes to a dual disc front, disc rear. Not only is this my brother in-law's first bike, my pregnant sister will be a passenger on it. I want to have more stopping power than we need. I'm hoping to keep the stock forks to keep cost down but I don't know that I can shoehorn in dual discs between the legs. I have a set of stock forks with triples from my 2001 ZRX1200R that I may try to use. I've also got the rear braking system from my 2007 Harley Streetbob collecting dust. The bike has a 150 15 on it now and I'd like to get a 160 back there if I can.
I'll post some updated pictures tomorrow after the tins are sprayed. If all goes as planned the bike will be on the road this coming weekend. This is my first Savage build and so far its been a joy. The machines are beautifully simple.
One thing I'm not sure about is the decompression system. When I made the harness to run the bike I bypassed it. The bike starts quickly and easily without it so I'm debating on all together ditching it to clean up the head a little. Thanks for the forum and hopefully you'll enjoy the build. I'll update daily.
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