HovisPresley wrote on 03/26/16 at 19:58:07:Nice find

What's the story with the coppery-gold stripe around the base of your cylinder/barrel and cases?
I bought some 1/4" copper tape to add an accent to the black rubber stripe I have on the tank and fender.... I'm hoping it will mellow a bit with age and patina...
(only 6 bucks....it's a 30yrd roll of tape,... so there's um,... a little extra)...

I just put some around the base of the cylinder to make people wonder...WTF?... (they always assume it's something more than it is)...
...(people think my water thermos is nitro injection)...

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Gotta' keep 'em guessin'....
Folks will probably assume that knife handle is the nitro trigger,...
...who am I to mess with that theory?...
It's all in fun...

I've been meaning to do a post on some of the cheap and dirty tricks I've done on my bike,... but I feel like I'll need to wash it first.
... and that hasn't happened for a year or two.
I really like my bike, and it get's loads of attention,... but no mods were expensive. Most are scrap bits and pieces, and nothing cost more than $30, most for much less... except for the chrome tank (which cost an unknowable amount)...
It's pretty from 30ft away,.. but no glamour goddess. Up close, it's rode hard, and put away wet...
Any mod you see on it can be done for dirt cheap... and without much skill or tools... ...or brains...
Part of the fun of a Savage is it ain't precious,... you don't have to make everything perfect...
It's the perfect bike for some tomfoolery customization...

Hacksaws n' hand grenades...