J Mac
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Louisiana, USA
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Congratulations, and greetings from Houston, TX, USA. I got a 2003 Savage in March and have finally gotten around to posting here. Mine is blue/green metallic, completely stock. It only had 1725 miles or so on it when I got it! I noticed the backfires too, but I kind of like them. It seems to take a while to warm up, but, other than that, no complaints. There have been a few times where I REALLY wished I had a windshield, but I thought I would try going without it for a while. I was lucky to get this bike, and I don't have much $$$ set aside for accessories. I had been away from riding (1982 and 1993 Suzuki 1100s) for about 12 years and thought I'd get something cheap and simple this time. The power seems adequate most times, but I don't have the luxury of limitless power like I did with the 1100s to get out of trouble on the fwy, etc. Of course, I had windshields on those bikes, which helped. The seller was a great guy who helped me load it up and gave me some tie-downs. There were no real surprises, except for a missing screw on a rear turn signal assy. and a missing battery tube. Of course, there was the inevitable "used vehicle single key" and no manual. I was grateful for the 2002 Owner's Manual scan linked on this site (only one year off from mine!). Anyway, the bike looks great, handles great, and sounds QUIET. I think I'll be keeping it forever. I may put that Dynamuffler upgrade on it, but that's it for accessories for this year.
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