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Voodoo Vintage Hardtail
01/30/14 at 18:48:53

I've finally got my frame welded and put the motor and wheels back on to see how it all lines up.I machined the sprocket side wheel spacer to .650 and all lines up well.I when I first had it tacked up and looked at alignment it didn't look so good,now everythings tightened up and it works.That probably common sense to alot of you guys but I've never done any serious changes to any of my bikes.It was scary as hell to cut that frame with the thought of not having a ride this year if I screw up.I've never used a forum before so if my posts were in the wrong places I apologize.Great site,good info.Question,now I want to go with a 18" r wheel on my savage.Does anyone know a wheel that migh be a good/possible fit?

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail Reply #1 - 01/30/14 at 22:31:33 GS and KZ, any stock chain/belt driven version with drum brake rear can be adapted pretty easily.
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ChrisTech Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 58	Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail Reply #2 - 02/02/14 at 06:24:54 Hey scoot what did you do about your axle slots being too big, I'm running into the same problem.
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Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail
Reply #3 - 02/02/14 at 10:09:16

Hi Chris,
The axle plates on most all Voodoo Vintage hard tails are machined to 20mm, which will accommodate a large variety of Japanese and also 3/4" Harley style axles. If you are using the stock 17mm axle, we do offer adapter bushings that can be placed in the axle slot allowing the use of your 17mm axle. They sell for $15/pair and are machined in-house. You can email me directly (david@voodoovintage.com) if you would like more information?? Hope this helps...
ChrisTech wrote on 02/02/14 at 06:24:54:

Hey scoot what did you do about your axle slots being too big, I'm running into the same problem.

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ChrisTech Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 58	Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail Reply #4 - 02/09/14 at 14:06:05 Just wondering how much you spaced the front sprocket
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ChrisTech Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 58	Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail Reply #5 - 02/09/14 at 15:33:47 Mine so far
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Loud3r Junior Member Offline Sacramento, Ca Posts: 83	Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail Reply #6 - 02/10/14 at 12:59:36 Looking really good!
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Colxjon YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 42	Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail Reply #7 - 02/25/14 at 20:29:39 Im getting my hardtail in the mail tomo. Anyone else made any more progress on their voodoo build. Would like to see some more pics.
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blueknight YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 48	Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail Reply #8 - 03/08/14 at 16:56:11 are you guys running the stock 15 inch wheel on the voodoo hardtail? i ordered mine last week and it was recommended that i go with a 16inch wheel.
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail Reply #9 - 03/08/14 at 22:49:21 Kit needs a round frame back tube 6 or so inches longer than stock, in addition to the built in rear stretch. Then we could easily adapt a real gas tank instead of some puny little toy Sportster tank that doesn't sit properly.
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail Reply #10 - 03/09/14 at 06:32:53 Hey ChrisTech your work bench looks almost as messy as mine! Looking forward to seeing it all done.
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Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail
Reply #11 - 03/09/14 at 11:02:51

blueknight wrote on 03/08/14 at 16:56:11:

are you guys running the stock 15 inch wheel on the voodoo hardtail? i ordered mine last week and it was recommended that i go with a 16inch wheel.

You can run a bigger size if you want. I'm going with a 18 in the rear. Using a gs550 rear spoke wheel. Just make sure you get it with the drum brake because it's larger than the stock savage one. And of course you're going to have to make your own bracket to work with the brake

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Re: Voodoo Vintage Hardtail
Reply #12 - 03/09/14 at 17:56:25

I'm still using the 15", I noticed I'm sitting pretty close to the ground. I'd recommend the 18" wheel, that's what I'm going for eventually.
Haha every time I go to clean the garage I end up working on the bike all day. Im squeezed between that work bench and a 1917 model t so I have about 3 feet of space. But as long as I'm working on my stuff I don't really care. I know someone els has run into the bottom cross bar being right in the path of the chain, I added a tensioner but would rather have something more durable.

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