Ok guys, I know many have been asking about various part replacements. I spent the last 3 months slowly adding parts to my 05. The last part came in today and I have bolted it on ( the rear pegs) , but, no I'm not lying, it's raining in Phoenix today and I won't be able to get pictures up till the weekend. Here is what is possible.
Added:
- Suzuki windshield, great money.
- Suzuki Sissy bar, great money.
- Suzuki Engine Guard, not great mony unless you buy...
- Kuryakyn ISO Right Angle Highway pegs, (short style, The installation is unique you will see when I post pics.)
- Highway Hawk comfort footpegs for front and rear that match the ISO Highway pegs, great money, you need to by both the front and rear for a proper installation (you need to mix parts).
- Kuryakyn Universal ISO grips, great money (installation is hard and unique, more later)
- Pro One Tear Drop Billet mirrors with short stems (look really great, but after I almost got run over at a stoplight, because I could not see directly behind me, they were gone ASAP), not great money based on how I use the bike.
- Suzuki mirrors from a M50, great money. (If I had it to do over again I would by the mirrors from a 06 yamaha warrior, its the same mirror as the M50, but the stems are shorter)
- Re-padded and covered the seat to eliminate SBS, great $10.00
- Stainless Steel .25 by 6 inch chrome steel drawer handles, great money (drilled holes in the side rail and bolted on. Until I got the saddle bags these were how I tied things to the bike. These are required for a good saddle bag install, they keep the bags from shifting and provide a place to use a padlock to lock your helmet, saddle bags cover helmet lock on side rail.
- De-Badged the whole bike, (small guitar E string, two pieces of wood, and a whole lot of rubbing Achohol and elbow grease, I scratched the yoke on the trees removing that little 'S' emblem ... Still p$!;ed about that one.
- Cortech saddle bags, best money spent on the bike see below.
Saddle bag comments: I use this bike as my main transportation since July 20 '05 I have clocked 5137 miles. These saddle bags are a soft bag with semi-hard sides. Installed under the seat with the Chrome handles, see above, this looks like a custom install. 20 liters of storage per bag. You and your passenger still have access to the rear pegs. This week I carried 4 2liters of pop, .5 gal milk, .5 gal icecream two bags of other small stuff, all in the main bag compartments! The thing about bags for the savage is finding something big enough to be more that cosmetic, but small enough to fit without melting on the exhaust, blocking the marker lights or blocking the pegs. These are as big as you can get and put them on the bike, and the reflection tape on the bag is a big plus at night.
Mirror comment: I really, really, really liked the tear drop mirrors, and I was able to adjust them so I could see the right and left lanes fine, but when sitting at a stoplight I could not see traffic comming up behind me. When sitting at a stoplight, late one Saturday night , I almost got run over. I heard screetching tires, smelled burned rubber and looked behind me to see a very scared highschool age girl behind the wheel of her car about 8 feet back. If you aren't going to ride the bike alot, and when you ride, mostly with others, go for the good look and buy these mirrors. If not by the M50s or Yamaha.
What's comming:
Later in the week with pics I will give part numbers and detailed source and install info. Here are some props I promised to give out. These are the places you need to see about your Savage or S40
www.metric-cruisers.com (foot pegs)
www.mrcycles.com (windshield, sissy bar, M50 mirrors, engine guard) These guys have the best prices I've seen.
www.maximumperformancecycles.com (ask for Bronze - everything highway pegs, ISO grips, and tear drop mirrors)
www.cyclegear.com (saddle bags, and soon sissy bar bag, helmets lots more) I deal with Sheri at the Cave Creek store, she's awesome, her bosses should give her a raise.
Last thoughts:
Every day I'm told how cool the bike looks, and people will stare until they finaly have to ask what kind of bike it is. I have even had savage owners who could figure out immediately what it is.
I still need to replace the marker lights front and back. My back lights, right side, have been broken twice by people walking past the bike. I good replacement that is bright and will work with the 05 side rail is my current search misson.
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