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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> My ride for 2006 is Finished /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1145357249 Message started by Kropatchek on 04/18/06 at 03:47:29 |
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Title: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Kropatchek on 04/18/06 at 03:47:29 Made some pictures of my ride for 2006 and did the first runs over the weekend. Saterday: Checked the tyrepressures, filled the bowl with fresh fuel, pulled the choke, pressed the startbutton and the beast came to live after hybernating for 6 months. Sounds awfull with the HD FSX muffler, not too loud, excactly what I wanted. Took her out for a spin( some backfiring at gearchanges) till the oil was at 80 degrees C. Crancked the trottle wide open, man what a sound, like an old BSA thumper. Adjusted idle, 1100 RPM and mixture 2 1/2 turn out. Went to the nearby motorshops including the HD dealer and got lots of comments. http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/3286/200669ml.jpg Q: Why do you have a HD muffler? A: Because they are cheap, 60 euros including shipping from the States, they did not believe me. http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/5226/200634qy.jpg Sunday: no ride http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/5935/200612cb.jpg Monday: Made a round trip of about 120 KM through the flat Dutch country side. Enjoyed every second of it. Greetz Kropatchek ;D |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Savage_Rob on 04/18/06 at 04:10:59 Excellent Henk! |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Reelthing on 04/18/06 at 05:19:25 Looking real fine indeed |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by vroom1776 on 04/18/06 at 07:11:31 Excellent! |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Red_Wine on 04/18/06 at 09:40:07 AWESOME!!!! both the bike and the pictures... RW |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by SeattleSavage on 04/18/06 at 10:04:26 Fantastic!!!!! |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by SeattleSavage on 04/18/06 at 10:05:56 Kropatchek, Is that the JC whitney chrome heat shield or did you get that elseware? Kev |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by SeattleSavage on 04/18/06 at 10:56:38 I love the sound of mine with the hd on there. Reminds me more of an old military heicopter than a bike with the bike single when your just lugging along. Listen and you'll hear it. |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by lancer on 04/18/06 at 11:05:34 Very nice work. ;) |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by 911radioman on 04/18/06 at 11:25:35 Nice looking bike! You do good work. |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by 650-rider on 04/18/06 at 12:34:57 Would you give me some advice please? I want to paint my Savage the same yellow color that you used - it looks great! I am a person who can't pick out colors from a color chart, so please let me know what brand and color you chose, and do you think the paint is available in the states? |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by PerrydaSavage on 04/18/06 at 14:03:33 Real nice job there Kropatchek! Love the seat and the under-fender tail light! Congratulations! Enjoy! |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Brewbrother on 04/18/06 at 14:27:36 Your subtle and balanced changes are outstanding. Nicely done. The yellow works well. |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Mr 650 on 04/18/06 at 22:22:50 Sweeeeeet ;D |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Kropatchek on 04/19/06 at 01:58:31 SeattleSavage wrote:
No, it's from my usual supplier: http://www.louis.de in germany. greetz Kropatchek ;D |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Kropatchek on 04/19/06 at 02:01:55 SeattleSavage wrote:
You're absolutely right. The sound reminds me of the old Hiller with piston engine I used to work on when I was doeing my militairy service back in 1963. Greetz Kropatchek ;D |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Kropatchek on 04/19/06 at 02:06:24 650-rider wrote:
The color was picked by the previous owner. I have however a touch-up bottle that matches the color allmost. Will have to look on the bottle for the reference number. The brandname is Duplicolor. For color references you might surf to "colorite" or something like that. Greetz Kropatchek ;D |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Bryner on 04/19/06 at 07:36:02 Hi Kropatchek: One question, the tail light, rear turn signals, forward controls and rear shocks are from www.louis.de too? I want to modify the tail of my Savage like your, and I'm looking for a forward controls ;D Thank you and greetings from Spain :D |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by SeeAPierce on 04/19/06 at 10:57:30 That bike is great! Where did those handlebars come from? I'm loooking for a similar hollow bar to add those exact same front turn signals... |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by DangMan on 04/19/06 at 13:38:18 8) Thats a mighty fine looking mashine ;) |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Kropatchek on 04/19/06 at 15:22:34 Bryner wrote:
Except for the forward controls everything else comes from louis.de. Keep an eye on e-bay for the FWC, that's where I bought them. The shocks are Hagon from the UK. The blinkers are on sale for 9,95 Euros a piece at the moment. Greetz Kropatchek ;D |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Kropatchek on 04/19/06 at 15:27:20 SeeAPierce wrote:
The handlebars are made by SLS and sold by Louis.de. You can use HD handlebars, they are allso 1" in diameter. Greetz Kropatchek ;D |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by SeattleSavage on 04/19/06 at 23:40:57 Kropatchek wrote:
Right, Iforgot. The internet can make everyone seem near. |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Savage_Rob on 04/20/06 at 08:27:01 SeattleSavage wrote:
That and the fact that so many of these folks in other countries speak English fluently. It makes me wish I'd paid more attention to my French classes in high school and want to learn at least one other language now. I'd actually love to speak Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese and Russian but I probably won't live long enough to make a dent in that. Living in Texas, I'll start with Spanish, though I'd probably find German easier. I used to work with schematics that were written in German and Dutch and found them relatively intuitive. |
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Title: Re: My ride for 2006 is Finished Post by Red_Wine on 04/21/06 at 13:06:41 Savage_Rob wrote:
Rob, as a Eng-Spa translator with over 15 years of experience, and based on my experience as an English teacher in my early years after college, my recommendations would be: - Take advantage of the Spanic population in Texas and approach them in Spanish with simple phrases, like "Hola, cómo está? (Hi, how are you?)", "Gracias" (thanks), "Hasta Luego" (See you later), etc. - Practice, practice and more practice. Don`t let the fear to mistakes refrain you from speaking (we all did MAJOR mistakes when learning foreing languages, and many Hispanics will understand that, and some may even correct your grammar or pronunciation errors). - Watch TV in Spanish, it will help your ears to get used to the entonation, vocabulary, etc. - Read in Spanish as much as you can; it helps build up vocabulary, as well as will allow you to practice your fluency. Read aloud, and listen to yourself. - Consider that there are some sounds in Spanish that do not exist in English and viceversa (the rolling "RRRRs" are the best example) - Try to travel to an Spanish-speaking country, where your only chance to get through is speaking the local language (you will notice is much faster than 1-hour classes, Chile is a gorgeous country with excellent wine, salmon, fruit and landscapes to die for) - Practice, practice and more practice (see second paragraph above and continue down) If and when you are here, let me know so I can show you around. Best, RW |
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