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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Joy of riding a Savage /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1190858631 Message started by Polar_Pilot on 09/26/07 at 19:03:51 |
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Title: Joy of riding a Savage Post by Polar_Pilot on 09/26/07 at 19:03:51 Yesterday I had to do a ride of about 100 kms through open country side. As I putted along at about 80 kmph - the utter joy of cruising along on a fine thumping motorcycle totally overwhelmed me What a life - we get to ride and smile and be utterly happy - If we did not have the Savage we would have to invent it! Hurrah for motorcycles and the Savage in particular ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by drharveys on 09/26/07 at 20:51:23 Yup! It's all about the smiles per gallon -- and nothing gets more than a thumper! :) ;) :D ;D |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by Paladin on 09/26/07 at 20:52:59 80 km/h = 50 mph . . . . Thumper really likes that speed. Rode the 153 miles from Parker AZ to North Palm Springs CA, mostly 50mph, took on less than 2.2 gallons of gasoline. |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by islandwahine on 09/26/07 at 21:08:05 Paladin wrote:
Good thing our speed limit is 50 mph! I have a tendency to go slightly faster though, not much! |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by Max_Morley on 09/26/07 at 21:49:23 Hey Polar Pilot, greast to see you back online and riding your reclaimed Savage. Hope you stick around. Max |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by sluggo on 09/26/07 at 22:33:21 Max_Morley wrote:
ditto |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by azjay on 09/27/07 at 06:39:32 yep,yep, my dad is riding debby's savage now, i haven't seen him smile this much, and be so excited about life in quite a while. i think we're going for a ride tomorrow, to look at a model T coupe. |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by Starlifter on 09/27/07 at 17:40:07 I just got back from a ride up the Lake Huron shore. Beautiful day! Started out cloudy and 57 degrees, then the sun came out and it went up to 67 degrees. The trees are turning beautiful colors, the air was crisp and fresh, and there was very little traffic. Best of all, the bugs are gone. ;D What a day to ride, breath deep, and just feel alive all over! |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by Rockin_John on 09/27/07 at 22:42:05 No doubt about it, the drone of a slow paced thumper is a true pleasure. I've had all sort of bikes make me smile, including really zingy two-strokes that can make you giddy with excitement. But there is a contentment and relaxation that only a four stroke single can give. Depending on the road, preferably remote, I can find my 'zone' at any of several speeds that the 99 likes to travel. 30-35mph in third is nice on shady country lanes. 50-55mph out on the narrow two lane blacktop from small town to small town. Or I've even found that the 99 has a sweet spot singing along right about 70mph on the big slabs, but I prefer to avoid them most of the time. Indeed, life is good one Putt at a time! ;D 8) |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by firsts40 on 09/28/07 at 06:56:10 My 06 is also very happy at around 45-55 on a mild twisty country road. It is also happy on the superslabs at around 65-70 while it smiles at the "big boys" telling them "I am getting over 60 MPG!!!" ;D 8) |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by rokrover on 09/28/07 at 14:40:20 Yeah, just got to chime in here ….. there’s many an occasion when the Savage makes me crack a grin and take the long way in to work. I got it as a round town commute-scoot appliance without much thought to any fun personality lurking underneath. After all, it’s a pretty basic bike with no stand-out feature. Yet somehow the whole works much better than the sum of its parts would indicate. My sweet spot is also 65 - 70 laid back on the freeway with the SuperTrapp rapping and that big jug on the boil. I’ve been a single fan for more than 40 years but my old Velocette and Matchless 500’s would wear me down fast at that speed with their relentless jackhammer pounding. The Savage counterbalancer indeed makes single life much more bearable. |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by drums1 on 09/29/07 at 22:06:20 My darn bike is down for the count more often than running, but when it is running, I could ride all day long. I haven't got it much over 55 yet, but it rides real nice up to that. As soon as I trust it to go more than a mile from home, I'll be hitting the road. |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by WD on 09/29/07 at 22:43:04 Nice to see you back. Finally got Ol' Yeller back together huh? Didn't I see you hanging out at Intruder Alert a while back? -WD |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by LANCER on 09/30/07 at 05:33:21 Ah man, I am realy needing to get Rex back together and hit the road again. Last year was a joy when I was able to get out most every morning for a ride...even made some new friends at a Mac D's over in a town about 30 miles away. They are a small group of old farmers who meet every morning for breakfast or maybe just some coffee. Mostly WWII vets. A fine bunch of fella's. But it was the ride over there and back, or round about here and there depending on what road caught my attention. It is really interesting finding out where some of the country roads end up taking you...many surprises along the way and a whole lot of fun. The easy cruise at 55-65 mph was so relaxing...it is good for the soul. |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by FreeSpirit on 09/30/07 at 06:06:16 This topic sure is refreshing after reading all the topics of problems! Glad you started this Topic :-) Its very nice for new riders to hear/read the responses ! Hope there's many more like this :-) (Sorry,not that problems dont have there place,but I had just been reading to many this morning :-) |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by azjay on 09/30/07 at 07:09:48 WD wrote:
who, me? nope, no intruders here. |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by Montymouse on 10/09/07 at 11:29:35 I ride almost everyday to work and back which even still makes me smile, but yesterday I had the day off with the house to myself so I decided to go on a longer then work and back run. Called a couple friends but everyone was busy so I set out for a solo date. Ran just a quick 67 miles through eastern Nebraska south of Omaha. As if having a quite house to myself wasn't good enough, taking the ride made my day that much better. Would have kept going past the house but I hadn't started my honey do list yet which went by that much quicker and better also. |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by rigidchop on 10/09/07 at 15:51:51 i took my savage out about a week ago and it was running sweet. had it up to about 75 a couple of times. handles way better than my chop. can't wait to get it back together and ride it some more, it's gonna get cold and i love cold weather. |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by Beatduck on 10/09/07 at 18:09:44 Couldn't agree more!!! Part of the blast of my trip was shocking people with my bike! "What the hell is that?" I heard so often. It's amazing how many people didn't know this bike existed, and, the ones that knew about bikes said "I bet that's a blast to ride" ...It sure is. |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by Southpaw on 10/09/07 at 20:47:17 Been riding my Savage to and from work for just over a year now. It's amazing how fast your troubles at work fade away on this thing! In fact its pretty hard to have a bad day when your riding. The only thing I notice is that sometimes there's something wrong with the steering right about the time I try to turn into work's parking lot. It's all I can do to get it to turn! But it always goes away as soon as I'm headed home. I think Thumpers just have better sense than their owners! ;D |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by verslagen1 on 10/09/07 at 20:57:50 I know what you mean. Mine bites me hard on the a$$ when I shut her off and I can barely walk into work. Of course I tell the boss it's my back and can't bend over to save my life and stagger about all day. But come quiting time, I leap over the desk, slide down the stairs and run over and start ol shedder up and take the long way home. She's so happy she just purrs into the driveway. But she does pout when I shut her down, and mew mournfully as I walk away. |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by RadarORiley on 10/10/07 at 15:20:45 I love my Savage, I have an '06 C-50 sitting beside her in the garage & if I'm wanting to have fun the Savage is the one I ride. Hubby asked why I got the "Big Boy" if I was going to ride the Savage, told him it was more fun and blew his mind ;) |
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Title: Re: Joy of riding a Savage Post by firsts40 on 10/10/07 at 18:41:26 Yesterday was the first time I had the little 06 Suzi out for a good ride in a few months. Beside the fact that it was to go to a funeral, it was one great ride. We went 400 miles yesterday, and except for getting caught in some heavy rain for about 10 miles, it was great. Ran 65-70 all the way, and coming home last night, the temp dropped a little, and the last 80 miles she purred like a sewing machine at around 70. She was a little tired when I put her to bed in the garage, but so was I. ;D ;D |
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