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S-40 vs Savage
06/18/06 at 02:34:02

8) Morning everyone! As some of you know, I own & Ride a 2003 Savage ... yesterday a neighbours friend dropped by (we were all getting ready to go on a Poker Run!) with a brand new 2005 (it was a left-over) white S-40 ... seeing the 2 Bikes parked side-by-side, I could tell that Suzuki had really improved the overall look of the LS650 with the S-40 variant ... well, after complimenting the lady on her beautiful new Bike, she hands me the key and says, "try 'er out!" ... so I did ... and had a chance to compare it to my stock Savage.
Night and day as far as handling is concerned ... the drag bar set-up of the S-40 makes it much more "flickable" than the Savage with it's buckhorns ... totally amazing! I also rode behind the S-40 during the Poker Run and I must say it looks real clean from behind goin' down the road!

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jbird Ex Member	Re: S-40 vs Savage Reply #1 - 06/18/06 at 06:39:17 yea i prefer to ride behind the ladies and enjoy the fine lines and action
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Reply #2 - 06/18/06 at 07:00:29

How about the seat? Did it feel anymore comfortable? Like you might be able to ride further without getting monkey butt. I really want to try out an older Savage, both the 4 and 5 speeds, just to see the differences. I seen a Savage in town yesterday (first I'd seen in these parts) and wanted to chase him down, but was already on another mission to see my parents who were leaving for a vacation in Portugal.

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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: S-40 vs Savage Reply #3 - 06/18/06 at 15:30:53 In total agreement about the handlebars. One of the first mods done to my '02 was getting rid of the stock buckhorn bars and installing sportster/clubman bars. Was thinking about drag bars with risers but went to a slow curved style instead.
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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: S-40 vs Savage Reply #4 - 06/18/06 at 22:36:05 the best thing about bobbing thumper was i was able to adjust all the measurments for my body size. worth the effort.
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Reply #5 - 06/18/06 at 23:24:23

And now you need to fly out here and try the opposite extreme, 14 inch rise bars, cut down seat, sub-300 pounds (wet weight). Just say the word, I'll throw a trip permit on it. I'll keep Chindii (Evil Spirit {literally translates as post-death malevolence in Navajo} my Vulcan 800A) in third so you can keep up... Shocked

Pokey (the Savage) may be quick, but Chindii will do the ton and change in third, with 2 gears to go.
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Reply #6 - 06/19/06 at 06:13:27

8) Would love to be able to take you up on that offer WD ... but, my "financial statement" is prohibitive of me flying to the opposite side of the continent anytime soon!
Yes, the S40's stock one-piece saddle is more comfortable than the Savage's stock 2-piece.

Will be looking for a set of bars/risers similar to the S40's for install on my Savage over the coming off-season ... can anyone provide stats ... width, rise, pullback, riser spacing, etc.?

Danke!

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Reply #7 - 06/19/06 at 08:14:08

Can the S40 one-piece seat be fitted to the Savage with relative ease?

I'm already looking into the drag-style bars from the S40 because it works out much better for a taller rider (and I'm 6'3"!). But that seat looks really good, too, Much cleaner look than the two-piece, and that's sorta what I'm going for with ol' Zook. I'm making her a "sleeper," if you will. Little chrome, low-lustre black paint, etc. The one-piece seat would add to that look quite nicely, I'd think.

And if it's more comfortable to boot, that's just an added bonus. Grin

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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: S-40 vs Savage Reply #8 - 06/19/06 at 09:00:24 Yes, the S40's one-piece seat will fit the Savage ... the only mod (and it's a "slight" one ...) is that a small screw hole will have to be drilled in the top of the Savage's rear fender ... a 5 min. job at best.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: S-40 vs Savage Reply #9 - 06/19/06 at 11:32:01 I just removed the tab from the seat rather than drill the fender.
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Banger Full Member Offline Carpe Zookem Posts: 159 Tennessee, USA Gender:	Re: S-40 vs Savage Reply #10 - 06/20/06 at 04:50:59 Cool, thanks for that info. I'm finding that the more I learn about what will fit on Zook, the less money I seem to have! Regards, Banger =======
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luken Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Mesa, az Gender:	Re: S-40 vs Savage Reply #11 - 06/20/06 at 15:18:51 Ed L. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06: In total agreement about the handlebars. One of the first mods done to my '02 was getting rid of the stock buckhorn bars and installing sportster/clubman bars.... Do you have any pics of those?
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JerryAssburger Ex Member	Re: S-40 vs Savage Reply #12 - 06/23/06 at 14:26:10 I would like to eliminate the rear seat all together "..Eliminate the Rear Seat..." and get rid of the sissy bar. I pulled the rear seat and found all sorts of junk that would have to be re-routed and the fender is all lumpy-goofy anyway. Has anyone gotten around the lumpy fender and how?
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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: S-40 vs Savage Reply #13 - 06/23/06 at 14:45:28 something like this
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: S-40 vs Savage Reply #14 - 06/23/06 at 14:50:39 Elimianted the shocks too
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