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I like things my way, and I've built a lot of cool things in my life including an airplane (an RV6), a few cars, a few houses...and of course motorcycles. For the last 10 years or so I've pretty much have stuck to motorcycles because they are my first love (been riding since I was 9) and they are a lot less expensive to make/change than the other projects I've taken on.
A few weeks back motorcycle.com asked for reader ride submissions. There are a lot of really cool bikes out there and I know mine isn't up to par with those, but I figured I'd submit my bike anyway just to see. I was the second bike they featured. This makes me so proud/happy because I really sweated all of the details on this bike. It was a total mess when I got it, and after I started riding it I discovered many things that I wanted to improve - so I tore it back down to the frame again and really built a dream bike. This bike is about pure simplicity. A 30hp thumper in a 290 pound bike. It's handles great and has a nice ride...and it's not the torture rack that it may appear to be.
My DRZ Scrambler will be finished this week too. That bike is real cool....
A few weeks back motorcycle.com asked for reader ride submissions. There are a lot of really cool bikes out there and I know mine isn't up to par with those, but I figured I'd submit my bike anyway just to see. I was the second bike they featured. This makes me so proud/happy because I really sweated all of the details on this bike. It was a total mess when I got it, and after I started riding it I discovered many things that I wanted to improve - so I tore it back down to the frame again and really built a dream bike. This bike is about pure simplicity. A 30hp thumper in a 290 pound bike. It's handles great and has a nice ride...and it's not the torture rack that it may appear to be.
Readers' Rides: 1997 Suzuki Savage Cafe Racer
Gary Corde tells us about his eye-catching 1997 Suzuki Savage cafe racer: I'm happy to brag about my cafe racer. This bike started out life as a '97
www.motorcycle.com
My DRZ Scrambler will be finished this week too. That bike is real cool....