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Message started by cain9580 on 10/24/05 at 06:37:39

Title: Sluggo got a question...
Post by cain9580 on 10/24/05 at 06:37:39

What exactly did you do to the rear end to get that look? I have been looking for a bit to no avail.

I was interested in doing something around those lines but I have not the slightest where to begin.

Title: Re: Sluggo got a question...
Post by torque on 10/24/05 at 13:23:51

cain9580 wrote:

take the back fender off then its your choice if you want a fender or not

http://www.bikepics.com/pics/pics/suzuki-savage-98-bikepics-426253.jpg

Title: Re: Sluggo got a question...
Post by mpescatori on 10/24/05 at 13:52:29

OK so now the bike is 5 lbs lighter...
how many millionths/second is it quicker now ;)

Maurizio

Title: Re: Sluggo got a question...
Post by sluggo on 10/24/05 at 14:23:56

i'm full of it, answers that is ;D

spent hour upon hour staring at the machine looking for my "david", i then started chipping away at the stone.

it was remove fender, replace with chrome fenders front and rear. add chopper seat, sometimes i run springs, i'm now expermenting with the rubber shock mounts from the rear pillon. i then added the flat bars on the stock riser, they barely clear the tank. i went with an oversized rear tire, and to top it off i took a rear light from a 1950 international pickup and refurbished it using the stock element. i do need a good paint job, maybe over this winter.

there are a few other little details, like a sheet metal cover over the wiring. i went though several different fender brackets before i got what i wanted.

but in the end my "david" appeared, and i'm quite pleased with the results. it is a head turner in person. people stop to talk to me all the time about it. i sold/gave all the parts away, and made a few bucks.

for those of you who didn't get the "david" reference, Michelangelo created "david" out of a solid block of marble, believing that the statue was always in there, it was his job to "chip away at the stone" to reveal it.

i made the mods for "form over function" i don't think i picked up any additional speed.

here's another look
http://www.bikepics.com/pics/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-313871.jpg

Title: Re: Sluggo got a question...
Post by torque on 10/24/05 at 15:42:29

mpescatori wrote:

OK so now the bike is 5 lbs lighter...
how many millionths/second is it quicker now ;)

Maurizio

The rear fender,rails,seat ,backrest, wiegh in at right around 45 pounds. and yes burnouts are easier ;D

Title: Re: Sluggo got a question...
Post by WD on 10/24/05 at 21:06:33

Dump the stock muffler, re-cover the seat, ditch the belt cover, and you lose another 20-25 pounds (or more) depending on how much water the packing and foam have soaked up. Every 10 pounds lost is the equivalent of 1 horsepower added. That has my old Savage at under 300 pounds, with the apehangers.
-WD