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Title: The Savage- Beautiful in its simplicity Post by mattmwagar on 02/26/09 at 15:19:38 I have had my S40 for two months and have been using it as main form of transportation. My car now sits lonely and neglected in the driveway. The Savage is not a big bike and it doesn't rumble or set of car alarms when you drive down the street, but at the same time it will go 75-80 mph on the interstate.There is something primal about riding around on a machine with a glorified lawn mower engine strapped to it that will hurtle you down the road as soon as you pull back on throttle. The design of the bike is also simple and classic. It is beautiful in its simplicity and at this point I can't imagine trading it for another bike. I know other bikes have larger engines, tachometers, radios and trip meters. But they are also are on the verge of simply being like cars on two wheels. I like the idea of having a simple machine that I can push to the limit. Do any of you have similar feelings or thoughts? |
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Title: Re: The Savage- Beautiful in its simplicity Post by nightman on 02/26/09 at 15:55:37 Awesome bike, I love it! 2005 S40, retirement gift to myself ;) |
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Title: Re: The Savage- Beautiful in its simplicity Post by prechermike on 02/26/09 at 16:48:19 Matt, I am kind of with you. I have an 87 and it is just a motorcycle. I do not want any of the other stuff; radio, etc. It is cool to just ride, I have about gotten to the point that I can judge my speed by the sound of the engine, only very rarely looking down to check the speedo. I really like the fact that I can tinker with it and there is only so much that I can mess up and I can probably fix whatever breaks. I can appreciate the fully tricked out bikes, but like you said, they are almost cars on two wheels. I really think the savage is a case of "less is more" and I like that. Also, another post mentioned not seeing another one around. I like that as well, I saw Savagegreasemonkey's bike once, but it is different from mine, I am still pretty stock. Everywhere I look I see goldwings and harleys and crotch rockets, those are cool, but I like moving to a different drum, er thump. So yeah, I think we got a cool bike. Mike |
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Title: Re: The Savage- Beautiful in its simplicity Post by hdblueangel on 02/26/09 at 16:53:51 I agree, Matt. I had a HD Softail Deluxe, which was big, beautiful and fast enough, but the S40 I have now is something special. The simplicity you mentioned is part of its charm. It's small enough to just hop on and take off. One of the reasons I sold the HD was because it was too big. And to take it out started to feel like a chore. I'm 5'2" so having a motorcyle which weighs approximately 400 lbs. less is really nice. I don't even have to turn it on to move it into or out of the garage. Rubber side down! :D |
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Title: Re: The Savage- Beautiful in its simplicity Post by T Mack 1 on 02/26/09 at 18:21:10 Quote:
Nope...... I have a Rupp Roadster mini-bike and have been 50 mph on it.... that's primal...... The LS650 is just simply rewarding.... |
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Title: Re: The Savage- Beautiful in its simplicity Post by Digger on 02/26/09 at 19:06:57 717D6868716B7D7B7D6E1C0 wrote:
Good! My Savage is so useful I sold my truck. Now, I don't own a cage of any type! |
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Title: Re: The Savage- Beautiful in its simplicity Post by Rogue_Cheddar on 02/27/09 at 10:17:15 49455050495345434556240 wrote:
My thoughts run like this: :D Doug Neidermeyer: And most recently of all, a "Roman Toga Party" was held from which we have received more than two dozen reports of individual acts of perversion SO profound and disgusting that decorum prohibits listing them here. |
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Title: Re: The Savage- Beautiful in its simplicity Post by serenity3743 on 02/27/09 at 10:35:39 I have loved my Savage since I bought it in 2001. I thought it was gonna be a "starter bike," but I cannot find another motorcycle model that I like as well. I looked at Hondas, HDs, Yamahas, and Kawasakis. In the rare times when I've identified a bike that attracts me with its looks, I have found the price prohibitive. I also like the fact that I know I can fix anything on this bike, and that would not be true with a V-twin. I put over 50,000 miles on the original motor and swapped it out with a low mileage salvage motor last year. Everything still works the way it's supposed to. I ride to and from work and go on cross-country trips of 500+ miles, and the Savage fits me very well. |
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Title: Re: The Savage- Beautiful in its simplicity Post by PerrydaSavage on 02/27/09 at 12:55:55 Back in '02/'03 I had an old '85 Rebel ... realized I wanted a little "something else" ... a guy who lived at the other end of the street Rode by one day on a cool lookin' Bike ... didn't know what it was, but noticed he turned into a driveway at the end of my street ... went over and introduced myself and asked what kind of Bike he had (close up it was a bit of a Rat Bike to be honest) ... '87 Suzuki Savage he sez. What displacement I ask? Six-Fifty. Can I throw a leg over? By all means ... one sit and I was SOLD ... it fit perfectly! A month later I was the proud owner of a brandy new 2003 LS650 Savage. Happily Rode that beautiful teal-green Savage for 5 seasons after that (without a single mechanical issue I might add) then foolishly sold it and bought a VS800 ... my bad back started complaining right away ... had that Bike for less than six months when I sold it and bought another LS; this time a white '05 S40 ... I should NEVER have sold my original Savage! But I love my S40! |
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Title: Re: The Savage- Beautiful in its simplicity Post by mattmwagar on 02/27/09 at 14:07:18 Thanks for all the great responses! Although I suppose I'm preaching to the converted...LOL. But it's great to get some feedback! |
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