SAVAGE

[Eye of the Tiger]

1997 Suzuki LS650 "Savage"

Mine

[FoMoJo]

Does it sound something like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6sSuu-bvls

[Eye of the Tiger]

Does it sound something like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6sSuu-bvls

Not quite that loud

[FoMoJo]

Great looking "old school" bike, especially in Black.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Great looking "old school" bike, especially in Black.

It's pretty old school. Single cylinder 650. They produced it essentially unchanged from 1986 to 2019.

[Speed_Racer]

A  classic, congrats!

[RomanChariot]

It looks great!

[Eye of the Tiger]

[mzziaz]

Nice!

I'm sure it will be stolen in due time however

[Eye of the Tiger]

Nice!

I'm sure it will be stolen in due time however

Boooooooo!

[Speed_Racer]

Looks like perfect riding weather

[Eye of the Tiger]

Looks like perfect riding weather

Totally. But I need to clean the carburetor out before I can ride it. It is sputtery from evil ethanol.

[FoMoJo]

Now you'll just need to fabricate a sidecar and you'll be all set to ride in the snowy weather...

[Eye of the Tiger]

Now you'll just need to fabricate a sidecar and you'll be all set to ride in the snowy weather...

Oh wow, that actually looks like a Suzuki Savage with a side car.

[MrH]

[Submariner]

Nice!

I'm sure it will be stolen in due time however

Good to see you back.  How have you been?

[mzziaz]

Good to see you back.  How have you been?

Good, thank you.


Very busy at my new job, so not as much around as I prefer, unfortunately!

[Eye of the Tiger]

Savages are dirt bikes, apparently.

https://youtu.be/376Ns8l6Q7M

[mzziaz]

Nice!

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'm not sure if I can ride SAVAGE like that. I'm a little rusty.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I have already collected a pile of SAVAGE parts.
Carb rebuild kit
Petcock
Fuel lines
Oil, fuel and air filters
Oil
Tool bag

And the most exciting thing:
New handlebars

[Eye of the Tiger]

Oh, and I went to the DMV and got the plate already. Got into a yelling match with the DMV security guard while I was there because he said I was driving too fast in my Jeep. Well, the rear end is locked so the tires chirp, dumbfuck , but I got it done.
So excited to ride. Don't even care if it's winter.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I haven't had a motorcycle since I bought my last house in 2015. I'm fucking noob now. Damn.

[shp4man]

Always liked that bike. They can be modified into a real beauty, you know.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I've seen that cafe kit before. I mostly like SAVAGE the way it is. I just got some straighter handlebars because I don't like the swept back chopper ones.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Hmmm

https://www.saferwholesale.com/Standard-RocketTeer-Side-Car-Motorcycle-Sidecar-p/gsi-suzuki-standrd-rocketteer.htm

[Eye of the Tiger]

Savage today:

-Repaired various wires chewed by mice
-Cleaned mouse nest out of air filter box
-Replaced air filter
-Added charger harness to battery and charged battery
-Cleaned carburetor bowl and jets
-Drained old gas from tank
-Replaced petcock, fuel lines, and fuel filter
-Changed oil and filter
-Welded a patch over the hole punched out in muffler baffle
-New spark plug

Savage rides. Lots of backfires.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Want to ride SAVAGE today. But snow.

[CaminoRacer]

Just gotta send it

[Eye of the Tiger]

Just gotta send it

SEND IT
no more snow, just cold with rain sprinkles
salt trucks already brined the roads
yuck
my chrome will get dirty