Sometime in 2014 I was desperately searching for a project to keep the Devil away from these idle hands. I have always enjoyed working with internal combustion engines and recently I have restored a 1986 golf cart with a 247cc 2 stroke engine (which I still have) a 1963 Ford Galaxie (which I sold) as well as repairs to a plethora of chain saws, tillers and weed whackers. Anyway scouring through Craigslist I stumbled across a Suzuki Savage motorcycle with a blown engine. The bike looked pretty and a single cylinder 650 cc engine would probably be just the right size to work on. I pontificated for just a few minutes and called the guy only to find that the bike sold within minutes of the ad being placed.
For some bizarre reason I became infatuated with the Savage and only that would do. I searched Craigslist and eBay and found squat. Fast forward a year and we had our good friends Lee and Gerry across for dinner. Apropos nothing at all I mentioned my quest and Lee looked at Gerry and Gerry looked at Lee and they said that not only did they have a Savage but it had a blown engine. Once again Dame Fortune clutches David P to her sweetly scented bossom and smiles. Over dinner a deal was done and as I bonus I got free delivery, how cool was that?
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