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Message started by Eddy on 07/22/08 at 20:09:37

Title: Hi way speed
Post by Eddy on 07/22/08 at 20:09:37

On a long trip what is a safe speed to run all day...I just got mine... :exclamation

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 07/22/08 at 20:10:54

Whatever the speed limit allows, the bike will do. At least here in the States.

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by Eddy on 07/22/08 at 20:13:31

OK so 70=75 ok??

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by Paladin. on 07/22/08 at 20:37:40

Bike will do it a LOT longer than you can.

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by Bleemus on 07/22/08 at 20:40:47

The bike will handle whatever you throw at it. Mine tops out around 80 stock. I find it handles 60-65 no problem. Gets a little rattly around 70-75. Fairing helps a lot with the higher speeds.

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by Eddy on 07/22/08 at 20:45:38

GOOD cause hear I come Nevada.... thanks guys..

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by Ramsforever on 07/22/08 at 20:51:12

2007 S40 No Jammer.. no nothing. Just a noisy speedo ;D

Love this bike!

Your ass will get sore. :-X

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by Jay on 07/23/08 at 01:56:43

The engine will have plenty of time to cool at gas stops, while you walk around trying to get the circulation restarted in your hind end. I've had mine up to 87mph, but I think she'd do more. I just won't do more. 70-75mph - no problem.

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by horseshoe_george on 07/23/08 at 02:44:32

Top speed on mine is mid 90's which it will do even going up a hill into a headwind. It loves to cruise at 70-75 all day long and does just fine. My small fairing really helps and the fork brace makes a big improvement in stability when trucks are passing by.

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by troglobil on 07/23/08 at 05:35:01

whats a fork brace?

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by skrapiron on 07/23/08 at 05:49:07

I ran the bejeezus out of mine (about 45,000 miles in 18 months) before putting out to pasture last week. 95% of my riding was on the freeway. I rarely rode over 70mph for any length of time, but the bike had NO trouble doing it.

Like Paladin said, you'll wear out long before the bike will.....

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by sluggo on 07/23/08 at 05:57:30

i've ran thumper 80mph for hrs on end. high speed riding on the savage takes a break in period, i mean you have to break your self in.
it's a very light bike and takes some getting used to the feel. some run braces, some run farings, i prefer a good old fashioned bobble head, that's mine i'm speaking of.

like savagew said on the first leg of the fssnoc trip. "i've never ridden 80 before", ours was not a prolonged trip at 80, just a pass on one section, we then hit the slab and kept to around 73 in a 70 zone, we got passed alot but that was ok, i'de rather slow down than make some one speed up.

two seasons ago i got a ticket doing 80 on the slab, on my way to pay a ticket for doing 80 in a county next over to mine. theres nothing like taking a big ole juicy bug on the glasses. green slime all over the nose. hurts like heck.

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by sjaskow on 07/23/08 at 11:09:07

4E48555D56555853563A0 wrote:

whats a fork brace?

A fork brace is a chunk of metal that goes between the forks and makes them stiffer. A lot of people on this board have Tkat's brace: http://www.tkat.com/forkbrace.html

Any my stock '06 tops out at just under 90 indicated with a Suzuki wind screen on it.

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by mornhm on 07/23/08 at 11:32:04

I'm going to disagree with most of the people here that say running a MC at or near top speed is a "safe" speed. While you may not destroy the engine because of speed, from a Motorcycling point of view it is not a safe thing to do because there are times when you need a response when you twist on the throttle. I think that with a 190 pound rider around 55 is the top "safe" speed to run at with a stock Savage. Above that speed, throttle response is pretty anemic. I suppose it's OK to run faster if there is no traffic or other things you are going to need to avoid (animals etc.) and other circumstances, but for a generic highway speed for a long trip I don't think over 55 is safe. This is top safe speed, depending on the rider it may need to be lower.

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by T Mack 1 on 07/23/08 at 12:36:03

For a long trip at "speed", I would highly suggest the carb modifications in the Tech Ref section. Why????? .... you'll get better mid to high end power. Also, your engine will run cooler.

Second, look at your owners manual under the suggested oil types. Use a grade of oil that matches the weather conditions. Err on the side of thicker.....

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by sluggo on 07/23/08 at 14:17:51

i never said it was safe...

at 70 i've still got enough throttle to make a 4 car pass with no downshift. it's a matter of tuning. keep it tuned properly, change plug yearly, oil regularly it does fine as a slabber.

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by troglobil on 07/23/08 at 15:11:32

342D26342C2830470 wrote:

[quote author=4E48555D56555853563A0 link=1216782580/0#9 date=1216816501]whats a fork brace?

Title: Re: Hi way speed
Post by Hard Corps on 07/23/08 at 20:27:57

This weekend I just made a decent trip on the bike- 4 hours one way, 8 hours round trip. On the way there I was in a hurry so I took the interstate. I pushed the bike between 70-80 the whole way. It handled it fine. My throttle hand went numb and pretty much stayed that way and my backside went numb after about an hour. But the bike had plenty of power for passing, even on the slab.

On the return trip, however, I took the old highway. Let me tell ya, two-lane asphalt at 55-65 through green fields, rolling hills, blind curves and tree-covered corridors beats all hell out of a wide-a**, hard, gray track, getting the snot kicked out of your torso from the wind-blast. Coming home was dreamy. I kept thinking, "Now this is why I bought a motorcycle". On the freeway it was just, "Keep hangin' on 'til the next fuel stop."