Hello and welcome,

Like many of you savage owners I like to modify my thumper to my own tastes in style and comfort. I have recently been looking to find any kind of plans, how to's, drawings, or forum pages on how make your own forward controls. But, as all of us already know we are very limited to the options we have for parts in the retail market. Being a ticketed welder and fabricator and an experienced leather worker I am always looking for the next thing I can build myself, and the next thing on my list is stretching my legs (as I'm sure many of you can agree). Now I, and many of you, are faced with the options of outrageous prices/limited availability from small runs done my forum members/building your own set from scratch.

So, here's my proposal;

That this page be used be used for an open source of information on how to make your own forward controls, a collaborative thread for forum members who can offer their ideas/experience/dimensions/drawings/pictures to the forum readers.

I've been doing much research on the matter and scoured for as many good reference pictures as I can to break them down into a readable drawing. However, being that most of these are pictures are from kits built and sold by a current forum member (Ed), I would like to ask him first if he would be willing to contribute to the page. Would Ed be willing to share his hole layout?

Simply put its a couple of plates with holes in them, the plate can be any shape but the holes are fixed to the angle and length you want them. I have found from the many pictures I have broken down that once the length has been decided that most of the holes are fixed to their locations, but the angle on which these holes sit varies from kit to kit. This difference is any where from 35-45 degrees. Maybe someone can confirm this angle, but I would assume this is either design differences or to account for lost ground clearance if your front forks are shortened. I will attach a couple sample drawings (when I transfer them to PC) of the right side extension plate to show the kind of differences in angle I have mentioned, the cutout in the drawings are based off the cutout on Ed's plates as I have not pulled my controls for measurements yet.

I am eager to see the responses this page will get. Hopefully with the collective help of the people reading this we can create the ground works for anyone attempting this feat.

Thanks for your time and your contributions in advance!

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So I cut it out before I got a chance to snap a picture, but here's a shot of all three templates stacked on top of each other to show the difference made by the angle alone.

Top/middle/bottom = 35*/40*/45*

Good to have you aboard DaveLKN. Any input helps whether it's questions, comments, thoughts, concerns, or ideas. I'd like to get a good brainstorm going.

Don't be shy savage owners!

Thanks Kris,

I'm hoping it sparks some interest with the community because there realy is no available guidelines on the process. I'm going to lift my bike this week and pull the controls so I can get some accurate measurements because as of now these are just guesstimates. I have just thrown a caliber to the centres of the bolts for reference.

Does anyone know these dimensions off hand?
Bolt size?
Bolt spacing?

Kenny G wrote on 02/21/17 at 20:45:07:


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I'm getting ready to do my mids soon.  I think I'm making a Ryca style mount and using Yamaha XS 400 pegs going forward from there.   But if someone wants to open source some DYI plans....

Stefin,

If I have proper drawerings I can either make the mount or have someone do it for me.

I am thinking the toughest part will be the linkage for the rear brake.

Kenny G

Good Idea Stefin