What a pity Cafe Racers weren't more popular when the Savage was designed !
With a few tweaks it could have been VERY Gold Star'ish. Even the exhaust is a virtual copy!
I looked very hard at the Savage as a basis for my "Big Single" project, but there were too many things I wanted to change - like the belt drive [ cosmetics only ]. Things like seat position are easilly changed - as you have already done, but I also like the look of a twin front downtube frame.
So - although I bought a Yamaha TT600 unit to go into my chosen rolling chassis [ XS500 ] - I've now decided that it just has to be a Savage unit!
I saw one the other day with the chrome top covers [ head ] removed - and it looked much more Cafe Racer and less Cruiser!
Savages aren't too plentiful here in the UK, so I guess I'll get on with the rolling chassis and get an engine when one turns up at the right price.
BTW - the XS500 rolling chassis was as bought - NOT going to be Orange ! All I've done to date is mock up with my old Tank and Duke 750SS seat.
Any plans to tweak the power?
Keep the pix coming - it's great to see the big old singles making a comeback.