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Pswartz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 49 Nebraska Gender:	Farm finds 05/21/19 at 12:18:15 My son and a few friends went out last Saturday to another friends farm to "browse" the bike graveyard... almost made me cry ...
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Pswartz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 49 Nebraska Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #1 - 05/21/19 at 12:19:27 He had several 80's (ish) style Suzuki GS bikes...
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Pswartz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 49 Nebraska Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #2 - 05/21/19 at 12:19:55 and more ...
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Pswartz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 49 Nebraska Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #3 - 05/21/19 at 12:20:11 and more ...
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Pswartz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 49 Nebraska Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #4 - 05/21/19 at 12:20:31 and more ...
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Pswartz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 49 Nebraska Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #5 - 05/21/19 at 12:20:59 and even one in a barn with what maybe a good tank ...
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Pswartz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 49 Nebraska Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #6 - 05/21/19 at 12:21:41 and an example how bikes and trees aren't a good pairing ...
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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #7 - 05/21/19 at 14:27:40 Pswartz wrote on 05/21/19 at 12:20:31: and more ... That’s how my bike will look after another winters riding
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Pswartz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 49 Nebraska Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #8 - 05/21/19 at 16:43:53 I just wonder if there is anything at all salvageable from those bikes... I'd like to grab the rims for a future mod to my Savage. My son and I were looking for a "project bike" from the farm, but not sure any of what he had could even be used.
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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #9 - 05/21/19 at 17:34:01 The one inside the barn is probably your best bet. I wouldn’t trust any parts off the ones in the field.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 4997 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #10 - 05/21/19 at 20:26:29 YARD ART
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Re: Farm finds
Reply #11 - 05/22/19 at 06:07:06

It is sad to see bikes that are trashed, unloved and forgotten - however they most likely were too broken to be worth repairing when they got banished to the farm field or barn.

Now bikes are being trashed at an alarming rate - when I watch the YouTube videos of youngsters senselessly trashing their bikes doing stunts.......or seeing/hearing them hold the throttle wide open while the engine bounces against the rev limiter - I want to give them a very hard "dope slap". Nice bikes with thousands of potential miles of fun are just being trashed needlessly.

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Sad Savage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 16 Texas	Re: Farm finds Reply #12 - 05/22/19 at 08:34:43 pswartz ... I just sent you an email.
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #13 - 05/22/19 at 12:03:59 The "stunt riding" and wot for the sake of wot are probably "cool" in their eyes.
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madmikesmech Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 227 Olean ny Gender:	Re: Farm finds Reply #14 - 05/22/19 at 16:23:45 That 1st pic brings back memories, when I was a late teen I bought a brand new dealer left over '82 GS550 E, It was 1984 when I bought it . Had I think 43 miles on it! Black, with red & orange pinstripes. That thing would run! Kerker 4 into 1 rejetted carbs, sticky dunlops front and rear... lots of good memories
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