I've been reading a lot of bike bashing in this forum lately. Most are dissing on HD and the clones. My hubby rides a Volusia and will readily admit it is a Harley clone.  He likes the look but doesn't want to pay the price for a HD and I'd hurt him if he did!!! HD riders diss on metrics...metrics diss on HD's...and WE diss on everything not a Savage!!! What ever happened to  riding what you like just for the joy of riding?

Shear good natured harassment is all.  If somebody really gets mad, most of us will back off 'cause it ain't really a conviction from the heart.  It does get old, you're right.

I like just about anything that has an engine, no matter the brand or for that matter the number of wheels.

You might notice a thread on "best looking bike" on which most of us posted non-Savages as well as several HDs.  

Good natured harassment is all.

Most of the dissing is aimed at posers.
Some of the dissing is about a certain motorcycle that, due to it's light weight, is unstable at very high speeds.  Some of the dissing is about a certain motorcycle that, due to it's small size, is impractical for extended passenger carrying.

The Savage attracts those of a certain outlook toward vehicles.  Not very powerful, but due to it's dimunitive size and light weight the Savage is extremely quick.  Or as you stated it: "hubby bought me this 650. He's sorry now cause I can more than hold my own against his heavier Volusia...hehehe!"

TVRacer recently registered and posted his interest in the Savage.  I have offered him a chance to ride mine.  In the course of off-line communications I mentioned the Caterham and rather than the usual blank stare he sent me a LINK.  Like the Savage the Caterham is not very powerful, but due to it's dimunitive size and light weight the Savage Caterham is extremely quick.

Unlike the Savage the Caterham is quite expensive.

p.s. check the shift pattern in the video -- inline like a motorcycle.

Well so far no ones called my Vespa Scooters "Gay".... but.... its probably only a matter of time!  

Would I care? Not at all.... jealously... thats all it is. As you can see.... I got nothing against any bike of any kind....

Well... I do have this distain for kids on sports bikes with shorts, tank tops, flip flops and Ball caps turned backwards riding around like idiots.... but thats nothing against the bikes mind ya!

"Biker babe"? Hardly. Eye candy? Maybe. At least the crotch rocket kids usually croak the bike without kiling the engine. MMMM, late model engined CB750 style hardtail choppers. And, with Darwinism at work, the kids who can't seem to get it right don't hang around to make life miserable for the rest of us.

The motorcycling gene pool needs chlorine. Ride it like you mean it, ride it like you need it, ride like you live for it, or find another hobby.
-WD