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Message started by john1652 on 11/07/06 at 05:39:46

Title: wow
Post by john1652 on 11/07/06 at 05:39:46

wow, yesterday I took all the advise I have been reading here and did the mods on my 07 Savage. Richened up the bottom and mid in the carb what a difference it made. I actually pulled a wheelie. I know a lot of people say the Savage is a great starter bike, but why would you want anything else? I am turning my bike into my idea of a bobber and quite frankly it is beautiful. Single seat, harley muffler, moved tail light up to the flat spot on the rear fender. I am now considering a different tail light something round but have not really found what I want yet. But anyway if you have not done the carb mods that are spoken about here in rich detail, why not. What possible excuse could you have for not wanting a better running bike, plus no more backfire. Yall have a great day and remember Jesus Saves John

Title: Re: wow
Post by lancer on 11/07/06 at 06:43:46

Amen!! ;)

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Post by Kropatchek on 11/07/06 at 06:59:18

LED tail, stop and licence plate light.
(BTW the seat is off now)

Greetz Kropatchek ;D

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7895/workip18qx.jpg

Title: Re: wow
Post by mornhm on 11/07/06 at 07:07:57

Different strokes for different folks. Riding position, looks etc. Yes all of these can probably be obtained by modifying the Savage, (I don't know if anyone has tried to turn a savage into a sport or standard bike). But to start with a MC that is already making over 100 hp, can run all day at over 100 mph and go over 200 miles between fillups, is comfortable for all day, day after day,will carry all of my "stuff" for touring, and then go from there is why. If you don't want or need any of these things then great, if you want them all, the Savage is not a good starting point. I'm seriously considering what the Concour14 has to offer and waiting to see.

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Post by john1652 on 11/07/06 at 07:23:32

Wow I did not mean to upset anyone with my observations or imply that everyone should feel the way I do about my Savage. I was simply making my own statement. I have owned many bikes and really come from a back ground of racing moto-cross and hare-scrambles which is where my heart really lies. But I LOVE MY SAVAGE it is awsome. Sorry if I made ya feel bad man john

Title: Re: wow
Post by mornhm on 11/07/06 at 08:54:14

I wasn't upset, I was trying to answer your question and making conversation. :P I'm glad you are enjoying your MC. I enjoyed my Savage when I rode it, it just didn't do all the things that I wanted.

Cheers
Kevin

Title: Re: wow
Post by Paladin on 11/07/06 at 09:22:16

mornhm wrote:

....start with a MC that is already making over 100 hp, can run all day at over 100 mph and go over 200 miles between fillups, is comfortable for all day, day after day,will carry all of my "stuff" for touring.....
if you want them all, the Savage is not a good starting point....

Amen! If I were to have a motorcycle for day after day touring it would be a 4- or 6- cylinder model.

But that is not why I have a motorcycle -- mine is my main transportation, my daily ride, a City Savage that rips from the lights like nothing else.

As for the taillight, like Kropatchek I'm looking at replacing the license plate lamp with a stop/tail/license lamp: http://www.andruschak.net/wantlist/Mike.html

Title: Re: wow
Post by stinger on 11/08/06 at 04:08:04

Dude! Who rides 100 mph all day? Who would want to and where you live that you can do that? Its when you have stopped and smelled the roses , that make good memories on a trip. I rode my Savage on a 5,000 mile trip this spring thru the states and all I had to do was change the oil. I have had Honda's and Harleys and this is the most dependable bike of them all. Id take the Savage on a long road trip anytime. Granted its not a 100 mph bike, but who cares? It will cruise all day at 75 and not break a sweat. Besides with the money i saved on not buying a bigger cruiser, I purchased me a great fishing boat

Title: Re: wow
Post by mornhm on 11/08/06 at 05:47:57

Well, I wanted to make some time :P (I was going west from Illinois). In Iowa I had two guys on sport bikes stop and talk to me at a fuel stop. They said they were coming from New Jersey and had been averaging over 100 mph and were headed to California. So anyway, it was kinda straight from there to Colorado, and traffic was running about 90 so it didn't seem like much of a stretch. :) This also gave me an extra day on my return trip to "stop and smell the roses." While I had it cranked up, I was passed by some other bikes (no cruisers though) and a couple of cages travelling faster than I was. I was riding a little over 500 mpd which gave me plenty of time to stop and look around, but the trip was mostly about getting out in the wind. It was a great trip 2600 miles out, around and back. The Concours ran without missing a lick no maintenance needed on the trip (I had changed the oil and all other maintenance shortly before leaving.)

stinger wrote:

Title: Re: wow
Post by Salad_Shaker on 11/08/06 at 08:40:23

I'd settle for a boat AND a bigger bike! (I've got my eye on a Yam XJ 900 Diversion) Meanwhile as funds and time remain in short supply the Savage does me just fine. Speed? Enough. Comfort? Jury's still out on that one. Costs? Low purchase, minimal maintenance, cheap insurance. It may not be super-bike but as another thread has it for bang-for-your-buck its pretty well unbeatable! I love it!!

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Post by Trippah on 11/08/06 at 19:35:36

Well, lets face it..you can't get by with just one bike. Suzi's great for around town, a slightly larger best ould be great for onthe -highway in comfort. Waiting to see ow the new generation of guzzi's do. Meantime, Suzi and I get in thirty to fifty miles a week. and they are FUN miles.

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Post by DianeS. on 11/08/06 at 20:04:39

My commute to work is an hour each way (@ 100 miles in total), but I find the savage is great for me! I don't even find the stock seat uncomfortable - but I guess I have enough extra padding naturally (lol).

I suppose if I had a lot more money, I might eventually want to try a different bike, and yet being small in size, the savage is great for me. Besides I love my savage! ;D

Title: Re: wow
Post by john1652 on 11/22/06 at 15:11:43

:-[ to me my savage is just a great bike, I am 6'1" and weigh just over 220 lbs. i suppose a bigger bike would probably be best but you know the savage makes a sweet bobber and has all the power I need. At 50 I am more interested in impressing chicks with looks not speed. both the bikes looks and mine WOW :-[

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Post by TVR on 11/22/06 at 17:31:51

Yeah, I find the older ladies have a hard time seein ya if youre goin to fast 8)

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Post by firsts40 on 11/22/06 at 18:10:56

8) I am 56, 205 pounds, and have a 06 S40 and like some of you, I commute back and forth to work with it. I only put about twelve miles on it to and from work, but manage to put around 100 miles on it a week. The wife gives me one of my two days off to ride. When I go out for a short ride, I will run about half of it on the highway, and little Suzi will run between 70 and 75 without breaking a sweat. I am not interested in top end because at 70 or 75, with only around 350 pounds under you, it gets a little light when you hit a bump. I can cruise the back roads at around 50 to 60 and get 64 MPG, cruise the highway at 65 or 70 and still get 58-60 MPG.
You have to love the LS650s for what they are made for, a fun, torquey little bike. It has a few minor things you have to put up with (ocassional back fire, ocassional squeaky break), but I still get compliments from Harley riders all the time. I may move up when this one is paid for, and maybe not. 8) :)