I am 6ft and weigh 254lbs and I find that the Savage is just fine. I haven't rode two up yet because I have no passenger pegs. (bought the bike used from a pawn shop) The previous owner had obviously laid the bike down hard. Mine is a 2000.

I think with what you are planning with it, it should be okay, just possibly get some stiffer rear shocks and you should be fine.

6 foot, and about a duece.  I fit the bike fine and take my wife out now and again, but her butt barely fits on the one cheek pad.  Cant be comfortable...

Roy... Where are you at in Oregon  ..  Im in Portland... Look at Craigslist  portland  There has been some good deals on 03 and 04 savages

I am 6' and too close to 300 lbs. I commute appx 30 miles each day on my '06 I picked up in Oct. The bike is great for what I need. I am also a returning rider from a Honda 500T in the late '70s. Was looking for something easy to handle and easy to work on. Scores about a 99% on both for me. I've done the common carb and muffler mods.One of my corporate bosses asked me when I was going to get a real bike !! My answer was I can outrun them to 70 which at my age is all I really want to recover from. I get 60 mpg with moderate to hard throttle action. The real plus is I only paid 20% ($2900) of a 'real' motorcycle. Opened it up on a local beltway Sunday afternoon (70 mph speed limit). It pulled hard all the way to 85 and started losing steam. Just after I shut it down to the limit our friendly TN Highway Patrol was on the next on ramp. My two up weight and parasail jacket probably kept 10 mph out of it. Not the bike for going to the left and right coast from the mid-south but it is all I need and does what I need very well. Biggest plus is that it made selling my 'war department' easier on that I deserved a toy after 22 years of bliss. Look and shop but for what you state the Savage should be perfect for your needs.

Thanks for all the advice.

I live in Turner down by Salem and used to ride a tandem bicycle quite a bit with my Wife. Unfortunately I had some neck surgery done and now I cant extend my neck to look up and forward like you have to on a bicycle. We will be riding on the same roads we used to ride the Bicycle on. Little loops of 50 miles or so. The neck surgery causes constant tension headaches and so on now so longer rides are still out.

Last November I went to Cozumel in the Caribbean  to go scuba diving and while I was there I rented a little scooter. A Honda 50. LOVED IT! Reminded me so much of the old days riding my Yamaha 650. It was a nice eye opener to realize I can still ride a motorcycle for short periods of time without my neck seizing up too badly. There were quite a few couples in our little group riding double to save money on rentals and they were having so much fun. (My wife didn't go since the scuba vacation was a lifelong dream of mine and expensive as heck.)

When I came home I was so pumped about riding the scooter that my wife got excited about getting a scooter for us. However. A scooter for two... I don't think so. 25 years ago when i was riding the 650 it was considered a big bike but now people are carrying on as if a 650 is way too small and dangerous for two people to ride on. The Yamaha 650 special was great with 2 people 25 .. (ok 28.. THERE! I admitted it!) years ago so why wouldn't the Savage do Ok with two?  

Give me a break!!! It seems to me that these monstrous bikes with 1900 cc are accidents waiting to happen. some of them weigh 600 pounds and more and have more horsepower than my car. Who wants to go 160 miles an hour anyway!

Basically I'm looking for a way to enjoy our rides out in the country like we used to do on our Tandem bike without the pedaling! I'm thinking it will be much safer than Cycling because we will be going with the flow of traffic instead of having rednecks in pickups speeding by a foot away from us.

I was considering a Honda Rebel 250 or a 125 even but have decided to go up to the 650 for the road stability.
I'll probably ride to work spring and summer days and double on the weekends to the river and maybe the beach (an hour ride)

I think its going to be great. I need to get down there to the cycle shop and buy me a bike!!!

Oh. I used to love the thumping the Yamaha put out and figure the Savage might put the same vibe out. i've read the Savage backfires on deceleration. It made me smile when I read that because the Yamaha used to do the same thing.

BTW I looked on Craigslist and couldn't find the Bike you are talking about.

Roy

I ride two up with the Savage all the time.  No problems, tho not as quick as my Magna or KZ1000, but plenty sufficient!

Im home with a slight cold.. So i'm surfing the web researching mid sized motorcycles. Some reviews of the Savage say that if your over 5'10" your going to feel... 'cramped' on it with your knees up around your ears.... That sounds like so much baloney to me it seemed fine sitting on it in the shop.