Sorry for the low quality of the pic,  I couldn't post it in its current form (pdf) so I put it on my computer screen and snapped a pic.   Hopefully someone recognizes it!   Beautiful bike!!

That's pretty cool.. might look a bit odd on my bobber but I'd be real keen for some more airflow.. I wonder how much cooling difference it would actually make?

Have you taken a pic of the savage & photoshopped it yet? If not, ya mite want to. That scoop fits into that bikes overall shape, it doesnt look like an afterthought, a scoop on a savage? I dunno,, & when you get done putting the time in, you may not dig it as much as ya think now.. Mite be ahead to step back & see what its really gonna look like,

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/29/14 at 07:28:28:


I don't use photoshop,  but yes I've not only drawn up my design (going between a few different ones as I get further in and have a better feel of the inside geometry I'll go from there.   I've started my mold  and not from pictures,  it's a one off mold on the frame side.   I've made the proper measurements to make sure it runs parallel to the ground and I'm going to use a little trig to figure the general slope of the scoop as the best designs seems to run tangent to the tire and then open up a few degrees.   I may not be a professional by any means at mechanics but I am obsessive and anal as hell.   I've spent months already just thinking about doing this,  I just started the thread not long ago but I've brought this up before.   Also,  your skepticism about an air scoop on a Savage,  I'm just curious,  so you do not think that blue one I posted last night looks good?   I love it but I mean do you not even like it at all.   There are other Savages out there that I've seen with air scoops and honestly,  this is probably one of two that I thought looked like it belonged there,  and this one wasn't even custom made for it,  it was just salvaged from another bike.   So I guess what I'm saying is I have and will continue to think about the best design and functionality,  and any other details one could think of until it's done.  If at that point I don't like what I've produced,  I'll try again as its cheap as hell to make a mold.   I  am in finals week to graduate and I HAVE to pass my classes or I'm basically never graduating,  I got to bed at 3:30am this morning and had to wake up at 6:30am,  I was exhausted from being on campus all week,  and u didn't get a minute of sleep because I was thinking of different ways to secure the scoop to the bike.   Point being,  I'm going to make this work out die from resin fume poisoning,  lol.   I think just the fact that I've posted a pic of a Savage with a sweet looking under scoop goes to show that yes it can be done while still looking really good.  

That's my 2 cents...

Thanks man,  I didn't mean to come off hostile if I did I'm sorry.   I'm just out of my mind from tests lol.   I know what you are talking about though.   I have another thread which basically is my failure.   I tried stripping and coating my exhaust header with VHT Ceramic paint,  and I did it twice.   First time didn't take long I just followed the instructions on the can after a few hours with the sanding flap and other chemicals.   That didn't take.   So I read up a bunch and was basically told I needed to take things way way slower.   So I spread the next attempt over a week and it started out great,  I thought I had a great paint job that was gonna hold,  but before the end of the night it was chipping and cracked all to hell.   I've since gotten them to agree to refund the cost of the paint and I complained about how I spent probably 40ish in materials to do the job so there gonna refund me an extra 50,  so ironically that will cover the cost of a professional job I got quoted here in Houston.   So yeah I'm gonna take my time,  I need a win!

I live in the Montrose area   and go to UH.

Lol I can imagine how much fun that was.   Montrose is like the new 'hip' part of town just west of downtown going off of around Westheimer and Shepard or Kirby.   I grew up in Nebraska before I moved here in 04 and I still haven't gotten used to the heat.   Freaking 9 month summers suck,  especially with our 400% humidity...   Still in good riding weather though so I'm getting it in while I can!

Thanksa for the update,,