Just a simple thread for folks to introduce themselves.  However, if you have questions, please read the posting guidelines and either post your question in an existing topic on that subject or start a new thread in the appropriate forum.  Thanks and welcome to the site!

The age thread was one of the more common introduction points and no problem if done there.  Another was the thread to put your Savage on the map.  Anyway, welcome!

Im fairly new to this fourm. But its been alota help. My names is Wes and im a 21 year old student near San Fransico, Currently studying Administration of Justice. My dad and I got a savage to share over a month ageo and im the one who put all the miles on it so far. around 1500.(its summer vacation now so i got time) and iv never looked back. Its strange how motercycle riding willl change you

This is my first post, so hi! I bought my first bike last month. I sat on a lot of different makes/models before coming across a used Savage in a Kawasaki dealership. Once I sat on it, I knew it was the bike for me. It just felt right. I bought an '06 with 150 miles on it and I love it. My husband has a 1500 Vulcan Classic. I'm very happy as his passenger, in fact we drove to Montana and back this past June on his, travelling 2400 miles. But I just got this inkling to try it myself. I've been out a half dozen times or so on the road, following Brian on his. It's so much fun! I'm looking forward to getting to know the people on this site, it seems like a great place to share ideas/problems/stories.

Hi everyone! I live on the exact opposite corner of North America from our friend Paladin ... a small suburban town just outside of St. John's, Newfoundland Canada. In my mid-40's and been a Member here at Suzukisavage.com since 2003, when I replaced my 'lil '85 CMX250 Rebel with a brandy-new '03 LS650. Love it here at ss.com (best bunch of folk on the Net) and love my Savage ... and also had the great pleasure of meeting fellow Forum Member, Reelthing and his lovely wife when they visited St. John's last August!
Wouldn't mind up-grading to a VS800 or a XL883L one of these days, but no rush, I'm still having a great love affair with my Thumper!

Glad to have found this forum.  I have a 2005 S40 and love it.  As a female rider it was a great starter bike and will always be a fine commuter.  I've tried to wrench a little on my own, but not much luck figuring out my problem.  I'll be reading frequently and posting questions when I can intelligently form them.

Happy to be here! 8)

To improve my image and provide a more warm and friendly greeting to newcomers and newbies, I deleted my other post.  (Paladin shamed me into this)

So anyway, I just want to say "Hello", "Welcome", "Bienvenuto" and "Wilkommen" (that's as much as I know)...

I'm Savage Greg.  I'm an old fun-loving PITA that knows a good bit about bikes in general, and a bunch about the Savage in particular.  I'm also somewhat of a redneck, hard to the right conservative that doesn't like a lot of crap out of left wing liberals.  I also have a problem with Wannabes or various poser type bikers.  If you are just here to "learn to ride" and plan to "trade up later", I have no patience for you.  Don't talk to me.  Sell it now while it still has value.

I don't ever mind helping someone with a bike problem. Ever.  Really!  I love to share what I know, but if I do give help, I expect others to do their homework too.  I won't sp00n feed anything.  I ask questions and expect you to take the test.  You got a bike, but that's not my fault.  I'm not gonna hold your hand and don't ask me to repeat.  I hate that.  Get a manual before you ask me anything, too.  I'm not gonna fax you pages outta mine.

Oh, gee..."What about Me?"  I forgot.  In my previous life I serviced, repaired and programmed robotic textile machinery until all the business went south of the border.  I was also pretty proficient in computers and networking until I hit that "age barrier" and couldn't get an interview anymore.  (I'm not bitter, really!)

Anyway, after hurting my back doing the work "that American's aren't willing to do" I became semi-retired and started working on bikes for extra income.  Don't know why I didn't do this before.  I love it.  I've owned 12 bikes and can proudly state that I've crashed on each of them.  I also dabble in photography and would love to sell you one of my picture CD's (like you haven't seen the ad already)...I am also married (heterosexual type), I have a dog (neutered type), and I like to grow roses (thorny type)....

That about covers it...Welcome Aboard!  

(I was in the United States Navy once, too)

Reelthing wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

Yep.  Hell has froze over