SuzukiSavage.com - My WW II tribute bike

S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	My WW II tribute bike 06/21/14 at 14:49:06 Fork gaiters, blacked out rims and Dyna, 3 headlights, '73 Water Buffalo fender retro-fit (it's a pain), ammo can bags. vintage European front fender plate.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #1 - 06/21/14 at 16:11:26 Pretty sweet, SP... very G.I.Joe... ... Headlight and signals might be too chromey... any thought to some blackout on them?... maybe a headlight visor or shield?... This one's a bit much.. I did this grill thing from expanded metal..
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #2 - 06/21/14 at 18:38:06 Thanks! Yeah, I'm slowly working my way through the chrome to decide what to black out or remove. I don't want to go crazy and just black out everything, at least not yet. I like the expanded metal grill! What are the clips you used? Available at ACE hardware?
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Re: My WW II tribute bike
Reply #3 - 06/21/14 at 20:20:19

Those are wiring loom, foldover tabs... came off a bike somewhere...
Not sure if it was a Savage or what... I just gather pieces and save them...
(I think it from the rear fender signal wire routing on my stock fender, come to think of it)... Wink

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It's good to make the grill easily removable for lens cleaning...(lot'sa bugs)....

Anyway,... nice work, SP...

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BalingWire Full Member Offline "The savage in man is never quite eradicated." HDT Posts: 238 Wauseon, Ohio Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #4 - 06/23/14 at 03:28:44 Looking good!
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #5 - 06/23/14 at 08:14:07 Nice job man! Always loved O.D. green on a motorcycle!
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #6 - 06/24/14 at 19:06:08 Looking good S-P, if you don't want to get rid of all the chome you can always sand it down to a brushed less shiny finish
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #7 - 06/25/14 at 00:29:42 Sent ya a PM, hope the pic's came out ok, if not i'll post'm here
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Fishbulb Ex Member	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #8 - 06/25/14 at 10:24:37 That looks great! Would love to see more pics.
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #9 - 06/26/14 at 00:14:36 Tank painted with P-40 "Flying Tiger" graphics would look rad too!!
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Re: My WW II tribute bike
Reply #10 - 06/26/14 at 07:28:09

PerrydaSavage wrote on 06/26/14 at 00:14:36:

Tank painted with P-40 "Flying Tiger" graphics would look rad too!!

OHHHH!!! THAT is a cool idea! I may be spending the weekend painting! OR riding... I'll try to post more pictures. I'm working on re-arranging the battery. I just bought a stock size battery so I don't want to do anything permanent until it dies and I get a smaller one. I figured out how to brace it in where the old air box was for now. I'm also trying to think of something cool to put on the front fender license plate.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #11 - 06/26/14 at 11:04:52 S-40...???... ...
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #12 - 06/26/14 at 12:25:56 Serowbot wrote on 06/26/14 at 11:04:52: S-40...???... ... No......P-40 painted S40!
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #13 - 06/26/14 at 18:45:33 Serowbot wrote on 06/26/14 at 11:04:52: S-40...???... ... Actually I was thinking of that or LS650. Or just "THUMP".
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: My WW II tribute bike Reply #14 - 06/26/14 at 19:34:28 More pics
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