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Message started by mick on 12/04/10 at 14:07:49

Title: Savage does it again
Post by mick on 12/04/10 at 14:07:49

Yes Sir a full artical about the Savage in this issue of "Motor Cyclist"
It's is all about that RYCA" but it's a full 2 pages worth of info.
I guess this issue is January.Well worth your trip to the store to pick it up.They are saying lots of good things about the Savage,they also said that it will be harder to pick up a used one,now that the Ryca guy is doing his thing.

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by Serowbot on 12/04/10 at 14:34:42

62666C647B676A6366626A760F0 wrote:

...they also said that it will be harder to pick up a used one,now that the Ryca guy is doing his thing.

Dang,..that Ryca guy!.... :-?...

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by babbalou on 12/04/10 at 19:35:17

My issue arrived in the mail yesterday & that's the first thing I read. Nice pics & a good review. If I had the means for a second bike I'd get one in a heartbeat. Interesting that they used Progressive 412 12.5" shocks. That's what I put on my S40 soon after I got it.

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by sluggo on 12/04/10 at 23:01:07

i just knew word would get out and it'll become "the next in thing"
i'm cheep can you scan and post, are they online?

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by MotoBuddha on 12/05/10 at 06:18:25

Looks like I got mine just in time, though I doubt the folks I bought it from read Motorcyclist.

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by mick on 12/05/10 at 18:31:51

3A253C2E2E26490 wrote:

i just knew word would get out and it'll become "the next in thing"
i'm cheep can you scan and post, are they online?

sorry no scanner :(

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by babbalou on 12/06/10 at 03:53:37

I don't have a scanner either.

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by Driller on 12/06/10 at 05:46:02

Brand new to the forum. Will introduce myself later.
That is exactly why I brought a '96 home Thursday. Funny thing happened, though. After a longer test ride and studying the bike a bit more, I came to the conclusion this motorcycle is just too nice to start reworking it.....just ride it and like it!

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by bill67 on 12/06/10 at 05:56:00

+1 I agree to nice a looking bike to mess up.

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by BuckHMCC on 12/06/10 at 14:47:17

In stock configuration the Savage/S40 is a handsome bike of the right size. I can't say I like most of the bobber variations I've seen.

For my lower back the foot-forward cruiser riding position is no good. My spine makes a poor shock absorber. I've got my deposit down on a Ryca kit. For looks it beats any Savage/S40 I've seen.

I've wanted a cafe racer style bike since the late '60s. So, here goes.

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by LostArtist on 12/06/10 at 16:43:29

best of luck Buck, photos if you want/can, would be awesome of the conversion process

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by Yonuh Adisi FSO on 12/06/10 at 17:19:48

Not trying to steal anyone's thunder here, but it seems strange to me that after I wrote and got that article published about the Savage in the American Motorcyclist magazine in January 09 that everyone has started publishing articles about it.

Just thought it was interesting is all.

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by mick on 12/06/10 at 18:40:53

4572646C4F4A4444070 wrote:

Good for you Buck,I am a lover of the cafe racer style,people ask me if it's comfortable ,Of course it is, with cruisers and choppers all your weight is on your butt,the cafe style Origionated from the 1950s AJS
7R,boy racer,it was one of the best 350cc bikes of that era, during it's hayday people took to calling it a Cafe racer,because most of the guys that rode it were amazed at how comfortable it was,somewhere nice to sit during your coffee break. But when you think about it your weight is distributed all over your body, your legs support you now that they are under you ,instead of sticking out front,your arms can split the weight on your back between arms and butt, after all guys these early racers where designed for the Isle of Man TT races, in those days it was 6 or 7 laps each lap was 37 1/2 miles. You never saw a rider quit because he was uncomfortable.
Just another reason they are becoming popular again. And the main reason I got my self that ninja, 10 times better ride than the savage.

Title: Re: Savage does it again
Post by sluggo on 12/06/10 at 23:21:36

65535249547D58554F553C0 wrote:

yes you did, and my photo was a big hit, great combo
i have a copy on my wall that i stare at.

btw it was a bobber that caught thier attention.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/dsluggo/scan0002.jpg