This past Sunday we took a LONG ride from Dallas to Oklahoma for a 226 mile, 5.5 hour roundtrip.

The wife's Savage performed fantastic especially after the rejet and while I had fears about the gas mileage, we stopped after 110 miles and we put 1.8 gallons in Sally Savage's tank. That's a gallon to spare! Could it be?

That's a whopping 61 MPG! I realize there's alot that factors into gas mileage (wind resistance, luggage weight, star alignment blah, blah, blah) but I certainly wasn't expecting this.  

The other thing we noticed is the need for a throttle boss! Ouch!

Now I have the KURYAKYN ISO-GRIPS on my bike and will get the throttle boss but wifey wants new grips and are afraid that the KURYAKYN ISO-GRIPS will be too big for her small hands.

What do ya'll use or recommend and what will fit the Savage?

Also, have you ever considered putting a TB on the left hand side to give the clutch hand a rest?

I recommend the Vista Cruise lock.

It fits on the stock grip without any trouble (I had to modify it for these Kuryakyn).

It is a drag control on the return spring.  You can still turn the throttle when it's on (lever up) but you can completely remove your hand while cruisin'.  Flip the lever down and it's off.  Simple to install and use.

Be sure to order the adapter for 1" bars.  It comes with 7/8" standard.



BTW-why would you need a TB on the left side?

PerrydaSavage wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:
in the saddle for 5.5 hours??thats just over 40 mph..think my o6 would get that kind of mileage at those speeds.4 hours would be 56 mph...

Savage_Rob wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:


Actually it was 5 hours in the saddle with a 20 minute gas/coffee break and two quick stops at bridges to take a couple of pics.

You see, it was our first REAL long ride and we made the mistake of starting out around 11:30 and before we knew it the sun started going down it was getting cold and we were a LONG way from home so we hightailed it back home. We pulled in at exactly 5:00pm exhausted.

BTW, I want the TB on both sides to give my left hand a break and to balance out the look.

I had a throttle rocker on my Savage until it fell off (in a heavy rainstorm). Didn't really miss it since I only went about 100 miles between stops on the Savage (at 60-65 mph). I have the new version (not real sure on the brand or model) on my Concours and when I was riding for several hours straight this summer at higher speeds it was really nice to have. Since your're riding about 2 1/2 hours straight on the Savage, I think the throttle rocker would be OK.

Allan wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

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