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Message started by threezukes on 08/14/05 at 20:11:16

Title: unchopping?
Post by threezukes on 08/14/05 at 20:11:16

I finished chopping my bike but I'm not quite sure if I like it or not. The smaller rear fender make the bike look small and as my friend put it "bug like".

I'm thinking of putting the original fender back on, but keep it a solo seat with side mounted number plate and brake light mounted under the fender.

Title: Re: unchopping?
Post by sluggo on 08/14/05 at 22:46:18

threezukes wrote:

don't listen to your friend, set it in a high traffic location then move away from it and watch the number of people that slow down and look at it, there will be many. sometimes i'll walk out to to my machine and and say to my self, dang that's a great looking bike. for those who have seen thumper over and over sorry, for the new guys who havent seen thumper, heres a look.
anybody think it looks "bug like"?

http://www.bikepics.com/pics/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-348392.jpg

Title: Re: unchopping?
Post by dannimal on 08/15/05 at 02:43:30

That's the poster child for the rear fender and the solo springer seat mods for sure!! No "Bugs" about it!

Title: Re: unchopping?
Post by Paladin on 08/15/05 at 05:59:17

threezukes wrote:

I finished chopping my bike but I'm not quite sure if I like it or not. The smaller rear fender make the bike look small and as my friend put it "bug like".

Small is good. Light is good. Large heavy unnecessary parts are bad.

Explain to your friend the concept of a "sleeper." This is a vehicle that does not appear to be at all threatening. Small, a single cylinder rather than a powerful twin or multi, no fancy cod piece, wings, styled wheels, swept-up exhaust.

Expose your friend to the Minimalist Artists in an effort to get him to understand that simple and clean lines are beautiful, not unfuctional fender sweeps.

And if he proves to be uneducatable, just tell him "My Ride, My Way!"

If you don't care for the look, change it. But NEVER be swayed by the opinions of others. You can't please everyone. You only need to please yourself, and your spouse if any (not in that order.)

(Ignore that I am not on a bobber as I have a need for the large saddlebags that mount to the fenderrails.)

Title: Bobbing
Post by Paladin on 08/15/05 at 06:05:22

Which reminds me, looking at the Bobbers, Sluggo's and others, made me realize that a large part of my objection to the modern look of motorcycles was that ridiculous tail sticking up in the back. Lose that and a "naked" sportbike starts to look somewhat decent:
http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/SV650.jpg
Just need to do something with that exhaust.

Title: Re: unchopping?
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/15/05 at 06:07:21

I agree with Paladin. Your ride, your way. The chopped Ricky Nelson line was good. I am always torn between my desire to be minimalist and my desire to be able to carry stuff.

Title: Re: unchopping?
Post by bentwheel on 08/15/05 at 09:40:39

threezukes wrote:

The smaller rear fender make the bike look small and as my friend put it "bug like".

I don't think "bug like" is a bad thing, especially if you are a Suzuki designer. A lot of the new Suzuki's look like insects. What bug do you think Suzuki used to inspire the V-Strom?

http://www.motorbox.com/Upload/S/SuzukiVstrom650-5632-026-f.jpg