SuzukiSavage.com - What's Your Winter Savage Project List?

Susan

Serious Thumper
2004 No Login

Offline

Been AWOL but I'm
back...

Posts: 682
Eastern PA
Gender: female

What's Your Winter Savage Project List?
10/09/04 at 14:33:46

Sooo...what's your winter Savage project list?

I am still making my list but as a start I am:

painting my helmet
fixing a small dent in my tank
finishing/painting a fiberglass piece that will replace the pillion seat
figuring out what to do about my custom pillion handle (my local guy fell through and the piece has too many curves to it for me to use that online machine shop) -- am thinking I may buy the S40 fender rails but I haven't priced them out yet

Back to top

Susan
Eastern PA
2004 Purple Savage

IP Logged

Max_Morley Serious Thumper Offline LT650 Luxury Touring & sidecar rig Posts: 1490 Moses Lake. WA Gender:	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #1 - 10/09/04 at 16:14:36 Projects hoped to complete this winter are, floorboards, old sprung style solo seat, some deflectors on the bottom the fairing, brighter lights in the fairing.
Back to top	Max at Thumper Acres. '96 Savage bagger, '03 Savage w/Cozy sidecar for wifeni. IP Logged

mownor YaBB Newbies 2004 No Login Offline Look cool! You know who you are. Posts: 17	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #2 - 10/09/04 at 18:32:29 this winter - Supertrapp K&N filter bigger main and pilot jets, take out/slim the spacer matching tach and speedo on the bars add a vibration damper to my sportster bars next year - new and bigger tank headlight and brakelight modulators Metzelers Busy, busy, busy, M.
Back to top	Life is a journey - don't wait for the stops; enjoy the travelling. IP Logged

Michael Guest	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #3 - 10/09/04 at 19:51:41 Susan wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10: Sooo...what's your winter Savage project list? New Tires New Windshield New Saddlebags New wife after she finds out i maxxed the credit cards on Savage parts cheers.......................Michael
Back to top	IP Logged

Gitarzan Serious Thumper 2004 No Login Offline ! Posts: 827 Columbus, Oh, Earth, Solar Sys Gender:	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #4 - 10/09/04 at 19:55:26 Either make a smaller handle to replace the sissybar or remove the thingamajigs along the side with the sissybar. That's about it. I might pull the carb and work on it a little. I don't have a garage, so I'm kind of limited, project-wise.
Back to top	2001 Cherry Red and Ivory Yamaha VStar 1100 IP Logged

Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #5 - 10/10/04 at 02:23:32 Gitarzan wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10: I don't have a garage, so I'm kind of limited, project-wise. Come on....you're not limited. Want to see pictures of 2 Savages in a spare bedroom?
Back to top	IP Logged

Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #6 - 10/10/04 at 02:26:06 I don't know yet... Solo seat and rear fender mod.... FCR41 carburator.... Open exhaust port.... One of my rear turn signals / running lights went out yesterday...gotta fix that soon
Back to top	IP Logged

klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #7 - 10/10/04 at 03:38:26 Two things, both performance related. The silencer exit has a slight bellmouth, more of the same there, thats the easy one. Shock top mount as it is fighting for space with the air filter, thats the hard one. Oh three things, a smaller diameter front brake master cylinder for better brakes. Clive W
Back to top	IP Logged

Gitarzan Serious Thumper 2004 No Login Offline ! Posts: 827 Columbus, Oh, Earth, Solar Sys Gender:	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #8 - 10/10/04 at 16:44:17 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10: Come on....you're not limited. Want to see pictures of 2 Savages in a spare bedroom? My spare bedroom is already full of computers, guitars, amps, pedals, cameras, books and a rocking chair. Not much room for anything else.
Back to top	2001 Cherry Red and Ivory Yamaha VStar 1100 IP Logged

lagagnon Ex Member	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #9 - 10/10/04 at 22:45:10 My winter project is to ride the little baby as often as I can as weather permits. After all, isn't that what a motorbike is for? 8) Larry
Back to top	IP Logged

klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #10 - 10/11/04 at 09:43:39 One I forgot I'm going to treat KLX to a manual cam chain tensioner as the auto one is a bit dodgy. Clive W
Back to top	IP Logged

Munson_kl279

Ex Member

Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List?
Reply #11 - 10/11/04 at 10:41:04

I'm not sure how much I'm going to be able to get done (I'm hoping everything)

Paint everything! Frame, fenders, side panels, and tank (I had mentioned earlier that I was going to attempt to use an old Virago tank but I have not been able to find a gas cap for it so I've invested in a Maurader tank.
Stand offs for saddle bags
Iron cross tail light
Side mount license plate bracket
Straight pipe
Fix oil seepage from engine
New air horn
Fork seals
.....? not sure what else yet but I'm sure I'll think of something

Back to top

IP Logged

sunny

Senior Member
2004 No Login

Offline

rock this town

Posts: 293
d/fw texas
Gender: female

Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List?
Reply #12 - 10/11/04 at 12:07:20

my projects are:

1. new rear fender and rear lighting kit to make it easy to turn mine into a solo seat...

2. head gasket replacement.

3. and since the engine will be out anyway, might as well paint it black...

4. saddlebags

those are in the definite category. these are in case i get a christmas bonus:

5. new windshield

6. fabricate a new pillion seat that is completely and easily removed when not being used.

by the way, i won't be doing any of this stuff till february... the weather's still nice here till then.

Back to top

flatblack rat - 97

sun_rat

IP Logged

Savage_Rob

Serious Thumper
Alliance Member

Offline

Mechanically
Inclined Amateur

Posts: 6972
Texas (Dallas area)
Gender: male

Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List?
Reply #13 - 10/11/04 at 16:10:33

Unless this winter is a lot harsher than the past several in Dallas, I plan to do a lot of riding. That said, I only plan to do normal maintenance... tightening, oil/filter, adjust valves, clean/adjust/replace spark plug, lube cables, etc. Otherwise, about the only thing currently on my agenda will be to replace the stock muffler with a Jardine and rejet the carb. If I'm lucky, and winter allows enough riding, I'll need new rubber by next summer.

Back to top

IP Logged

sunny Senior Member 2004 No Login Offline rock this town Posts: 293 d/fw texas Gender:	Re: What's Your Winter Savage Project List? Reply #14 - 10/12/04 at 07:55:22 new rubber? how often do you change tires? i just turned over 6000 miles yesterday.
Back to top	flatblack rat - 97 sun_rat IP Logged