J_Stewart wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:....#1, I've heard that the first gear is very tall and requries riding the clutch as speeds less than 10 mph.
The Savage has a remarkable amount of torque from rather low RPMs. Which suits my rather abusive riding style. I tend to lug my engines. By 10 mph I'm already in second gear. Playing around I have found that while less than wide open throttle tends to cause a judder, my Thumper will pull fifth gear from 20 mph. With a very pleasant "thump - thump - thump" form the MAC exhaust.