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Message started by SeeAPierce on 04/10/06 at 08:42:08

Title: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by SeeAPierce on 04/10/06 at 08:42:08

Mods made in last couple weeks while it rained:

:)100% de-badged
:)Black belt guard
:)Added tach
:)Lowered bars (just rolled them down a bit)
:)Knocked down the chrome toolbox and cylinder head caps (grinder)
:)Aftermarket mirrors

Question: Has anyone put knee pads on their tank? Does anyone think that would look cool? I am also thinking forward controls and I'm not sure knee pads and forward controls go together...just like I'm not sure low handlebars go with forward controls either...Is there any "right" or "wrong"??

http://members.aol.com/seeapierce/miscjunk/muffside.jpg
http://members.aol.com/seeapierce/miscjunk/beltside.jpg
http://members.aol.com/seeapierce/miscjunk/tach.jpg

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by SavageDude on 04/10/06 at 09:14:02

Beautiful !!!! ;D However, the tach's location/mount is somewhat ????? But then again, it might take time to grow with it. Where did you get the tach from? I would love to get one just like that. The bike looks great as is, I wouldn't add anything else to the gas tank. That's my 2 cents.

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by Dragon King on 04/10/06 at 10:22:12

bike looks great. Who care's what anyone else thinks as long as you love it.It is all in the eye of the beholder 8)

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by Pops on 04/10/06 at 13:08:15

8)sweet ride man you got it right make it your own .

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by slavy on 04/10/06 at 14:46:59

I wish I was good with a computer, but I know You can use PHOTOSHOP and create an image exactly the way You want it. You do it, You check it, You decide. Who cares what the rest of the world thinks? This is Your ride- You pay for it and You ride it.

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by Guido on 04/10/06 at 14:53:46

Right on! ;D That's one of the things that makes the savage so cool!

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by vroom1776 on 04/10/06 at 15:25:52

I would avoid the knee pads. Just my opinion, though...

handlebares: go with what's comfortable...

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by SeeAPierce on 04/10/06 at 18:29:49

SavageDude wrote:

The tach is a Custom Chrome 310226. I had to modify the mount a bit and buy metric hardware, but I think I like it for now...It's like $85 on the Custom Chrome web page, but I got it new on ebay for $50 including shipping...

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by jrm8486 on 04/10/06 at 18:49:26

Your bike looks great!, get the forward controls you will love them.

http://www.bikepics.com/pics/pics/suzuki-savage-05-bikepics-560697.jpg

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by Jim_R on 04/11/06 at 07:27:18

wow that is a sweet bike. I like the tach location although I think it would be kewler if that was the speedo. I think I would skip the knee pads. Everything else looks great. Teriffic job man :)

ps forward controls are awesome but expensive. If you can get a custom made pair off here for cheap you can save alot of money.

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by Kropatchek on 04/11/06 at 08:32:24

SeeAPierce wrote:

Question: Has anyone put knee pads on their tank? Does anyone think that would look cool? I am also thinking forward controls and I'm not sure knee pads and forward controls go together...just like I'm not sure low handlebars go with forward controls either...Is there any "right" or "wrong"??

Very nice looking bike.
To answer your Q's:

There's NO such thing as RIGHT.!!!!

If it feels and rides to your liking it's YOUR bike.

Never heard of anybody installing kneepads. Do give it a try and let us see what it looks like!

Forwards controls I like but with the straight handle bar I think the bar is too far forward. That's why I'm searching for S40 risers.

Greetz
Kropatchek ;D

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by vroom1776 on 04/11/06 at 08:43:35

Kropatchek wrote:

There's NO such thing as RIGHT.!!!!

If it feels and rides to your liking it's YOUR bike.

True, but I think mating a sport bike fairing to a low slung cruiser would be pretty wrong. ::)

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by Savage_Rob on 04/12/06 at 11:41:38

I'm not sure it'd fit my aesthetics either but I'm sure a cafe racer style fairing would look better to me than a larger one.

Title: Re: Recent pics and asking opinion
Post by bentwheel on 04/12/06 at 12:07:04

I like your idea of putting on a set of vintage knee pads. I think an old thick set from the thirties would be right on.

http://www.britcycle.com/bikes/Images/SBry002.JPG