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Presenting...my running heap!
06/06/06 at 17:17:49

Okay, just a few quickies. It is now close enough to summer to ride as is. Who needs a pretty bike anyway? Roll Eyes

In no particular order, I present Pokey, reincarnated.

Fitting the Rebel fender...

And, for the why not of it, an old one of me dwarfing the bike, pre-wreck.

Like I said, it's crusty, it's funky, it's a barhopper beater. But, it runs, it is paid for and it is almost comfortable now. Nothing a hardtail frame and sprung seat won't fix this winter, unless my stepson buys the parts sooner.

Bash away!
-WD

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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Presenting...my running heap! Reply #1 - 06/06/06 at 17:32:40 WD ... I like it ... your Savage has a "No B.S." charm and I respect that!
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steelwolf Serious Thumper Offline "I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride." Posts: 847 Trinity, NC Gender:	Re: Presenting...my running heap! Reply #2 - 06/06/06 at 17:33:04 WD I'm diggin the fender. And what's that? The fish is black! Right on my brutha!
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Reply #3 - 06/06/06 at 19:29:29

$60 for a new chromed fishtail, or a $4.85 can of BBQ black...

The fender is as twisted as the stocker was. Literally like the front and rear were twisted in opposite directions...been that way since new. The bike is getting strutted in the next week or so, and a new 130/15 tire installed at the same time. Got to close that fender gap... Tongue

Still unsure of the final color. The metallic orange Duplicolor Metal Specks looks good in the pictures. Looks awful in real life, it alligator cracks and has solvent pop within a year. So, nobody waste their $$$ on that junk. Don't say you weren't warned.

We are leaning towards British Racing Green to match the Sweptline (1969 Dodge truck) and the Anglia wagon (1956 English Ford Squire) in the next to the last photo. Green bikes may be unlucky, but, I have enough of that color left to do it up right.

Perry, wait until you see the next one, I'm about to be given a "Geezer 2Fiddy" (GS250 Twin) to play with, one of my coworkers just bought an EX650 and doesn't want the Suzie anymore. One of the cashiers wants a miniature Triumph made out of the GS, who am I to say no... Grin

Not sure if I want to bite off that much of a headache or not.
-WD

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Veritas Ex Member	Re: Presenting...my running heap! Reply #4 - 06/06/06 at 19:48:05 And I was gonna paint my bike green. Why are green bikes unlucky? ???
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azjay Serious Thumper Offline aridzona... its a dry heat Posts: 816 Gender:	Re: Presenting...my running heap! Reply #5 - 06/07/06 at 06:42:24 in the superstitious world surrounding race car drivers, british racing green has always been an unlucky color, at least in my short 40+ years, i dont know why, but i'll ask my dad, he may know the story behind it. wd; nice putt, i like it.
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Dragon King Senior Member Offline Posts: 400 IL Gender:	Re: Presenting...my running heap! Reply #6 - 06/07/06 at 07:32:53 wait I'll get pictures of my bike and we will have a running heap contest to see who has the worst
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Island_Biker Ex Member	Re: Presenting...my running heap! Reply #7 - 06/07/06 at 11:05:52 Can't imagine bashing a bike like that. You've definately made it yours - and that's the whole idea.
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Reply #8 - 06/07/06 at 18:24:50

Ahhh yes and the most important thing.... She livessss!

Sweet dude, if I saw you go buy I'd say "big single savage, nooo that wasn't a savage" 8)

I will take a treck down on a wednesday or a thurs. when I can. Being a brick layer this is my busiest time of year though. Might have to be a weekend ride. Talk more later.

Kev

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Reply #9 - 06/07/06 at 20:28:01

Island Biker, I'm not bashing it, my kid bashed it when he crashed it... Roll Eyes

I like the well used, cut down, take no prisoners barhopper look. Apparently, 3 of my 4 cashiers do as well, they all want to be in the formal photo shoot later in the season. Three redheads from 18-24 years old in their skimpies...gotta love choppers and chopper magazines... Grin

And two of them are still arguing who will get to buy it if it hits the market.

I guarantee you won't see another one with quite so many mods done to it. It weighs less than 300 pounds, with a full fuel tank and oil sump. It has done 100+ mph on more ocassions than I can count (best speed of 115 mph).

Should be 100% finished sometime this autumn. I hate wasting riding season on build time. It WILL be riddien as it sits, as soon as I put a skinnier rear tire on it. Bent peg, mismatched paint, manual close throttle and all.
-WD

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Presenting...my running heap! Reply #10 - 06/08/06 at 05:13:02 Good job man. Now how about bringing those cashiers by Alice's place?
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Presenting...my running heap! Reply #11 - 06/08/06 at 08:33:35 ... and they call my savage a rat! I like it WD!
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Reply #12 - 06/08/06 at 09:38:23

I was not really bashing my bike. at this point I have been working on the running part of the bike. It is an 87 has sat and as time and money allow I'am bringing it back to life. it is in rough shape but it is mine and hopefully when the carb upgrade and tunning is done it will run great Grin

and soon as my wife gets the camara fixed I'll get picks and you will see what I mean Grin

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Red_Wine Senior Member Offline Chain-drive, 400cc Black Savage in Chile Posts: 478 Santiago, Chile Gender:	Re: Presenting...my running heap! Reply #13 - 06/08/06 at 09:50:51 WD wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06: . Three redheads from 18-24 years old in their skimpies... As Perry would say: Pics, please. RW
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Presenting...my running heap! Reply #14 - 06/08/06 at 09:51:31 vroom1776 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06: ... and they call my savage a rat! Umm, Vroom bro, I hate to break it to you but...
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