A rear view.  The rear hoop is some PVC pipe I bent using my trusty heat gun and then painted black.  I'm in the process of finding someone to bend one close so I can put the finishing touches on.

It look great.....I will be watching to see what you do for the space between the Savage frame and your seat frame.

Mid controls are my first choice so I'll attempt that first.  Rearsets will be the backup plan.

Dave wrote on 11/15/16 at 08:21:23:



Thanks Dave.  You and many others provided me with the inspiration to do this.  I wanted a simple reliable commuter and seeing what you and others have done showed me what was possible.   Oh and Ryca too.  Especially Ryca because I think that's how I stumbled onto this site.

I have a couple of ideas for that space.  Nothing is set in stone yet.  And I might even keep the stock airbox.  That's a surprise...to me!  It wasn't the plan, but maybe I'll just keep it.


And thanks for the heads up on the fenders (even if they aren't from the 70's!!)  I'll probably want to put one back on before next summer.

for the space under the seat: 1/8" alum checker plate, cut to fit, painted black.
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Progress...

Not cutting or welding on the frame.  Fabricated some mounts that bolt to the frame and mounted the rear hoop/subframe to them. I'll snap some pictures and post some details of the mounts.

Front tank mount detail without bumpers...