Hey all! I signed up here a year or two ago when I started researching bikes, and then the boss (mom) put the kibosh on that idea.

Untill now.  

I'm now the proud rider (not owner) of a '03 Savage. Since I've been riding dirt bikes since I was about 8, things came really naturally, and with my small size (5' 4" 130lbs) The little Savage has just the grunt and right weight for me.

Went for a Sunday ride with dad. mom (02 Kawi Concours) and my brother and sister in-law (06 Ninja 250) out through the wind farms east of my house. I gotta say, I'm in love, The torque is super manageable, but has enough pep to get up and go when it needs to.

Now I just need to find me some saddle bags, but that's a question for the search bar.  

G'day all, just got my first LS650 (2005)!   Traded my 2005 Katana for it. Some have called me crazy but I've always liked the Savage and kind of like the thumpers, had a DR650 before the Katana. Got lots of questions but will do some reading before posting!
Cheers all!
Duck

Hey everyone!

I've been a lurker for a few years, joined when I bought and started a rebuild on an 86 Savage. The way life goes the project got pushed aside for a few years. I got as far as rebuilding the motor and left it in the paint stage with still a lot to be done.

Well I got the bug to want to learn how to ride again a few months ago, and there's something about the size of the Savage that I don't find one bit intimidating. With HUGE anxiety and a few health issues I need something that I'm really comfortable with. So looked on craigslist and low-and-behold I found a 2004 Savage with a little over 1300 miles on it. Needless to say I snatched it right up. Probably over paid a little bit, but I never see them for sale around here (except at a dealer) and it is practically brand new, so I really didn't mind.

Before I start riding it I've been swapping over a few custom parts from my 86, like the Drag Bars, and the custom risers that my friend's father milled out of aluminum in the MIT machine shop, one of a kinds that I'm rather fond of.  I still have a little bit more to do, like wrap the header, and adjust the brake if I can (it just seems to put my foot at a VERY uncomfortable angle), and remove the darn sissy bar that I keep tripping over as I get off of the bike.  All this and I don't even know if I can ride, lol. But I am willing on giving it a try.

Now that I've told you a bit about my bike, here's a bit about me.  I'm a 30somthin lady from just outside of Boston. My main hobby was wrenching on cars and trucks (hence the name CutlassChic500). Nothing I own is ordinary, just can't be that one that fades into the background, which is another reason I am drawn to the Savage. I didn't get into bikes until I met my Fiancé five years ago. He's got a 08 Triumph Daytona 675, Both his parents ride Harleys, then there's his dad's project Harleys, and a 68 Triumph Tiger. Needless to say, my 1980 Cutlass with the Caddy 500 under the hood got pushed aside and I started getting interested in easier, less expensive builds - Bikes. It's a family thing. We've all done a few trips to Sturgis (his parents are out there right now WAHHH), and one trip to the Tail of the Dragon.  I'm ready to ride those roads myself in the future.

It's nice to meet you all here, I've already found some amazing information to help me out. Hope to meet you all here soon  

Hi everyone
Andy here from Oxfordshire, UK.
Not ridden a bike in 5 years and have just got a '91 Savage
I'm doing a Ryca build
Should be ready just in time for winter  

Howdy all, I've asked a few questions along the way, over in the appropriate area, and taken advantage of the marketplace to buy some replacement parts and such, but hadn't yet stopped in here to introduce myself.

While I posted some details about things that are still on my wishlist of repairs/upgrades for my relatively new-to-me but definitely old and well-used 1998 Savage over in the Rubber Meets the Road area, I figured I could stop in here too and introduce my bike a little better.

This poor lady needed several items taken care of when I got it, including:

• New tires
• Brakes
• New petcock
• Broken speedo
• Holes in exhaust (redneck engineering resolved for now, fiberglass tape has been used to cover over those holes and get the bike past inspection, as done by the shop that I had the inspection done at)
• Oil leak repair (nasty oil leak on the left side of the bike)
• tune-up/get bike running again (the catch-all that had the shop so happy to take my money   )

I had some fun trying to get the titling resolved and get tags for this bike, but eventually got that all taken care of, and have now been able to enjoy more than a few rides on it, which has helped me put together my to-do list for this.

Earlier resolved items, or items in the process of being knocked off my list:

• Toolkit was lost long ago, ordered replacement while ordering a new Choke plunger
• Choke plunger replacement is on order (choke won't stay in place as it currently sits)
• Helmet lock was lost along the way, replacement for that is on order
• A couple of the turn signal indicators were damaged previously and had been kept on by tape, replacements were ordered and will be installed later

Still on the list of things to address:

• Driver's seat has a hole in it that has been taped over - looking at replacing the seat with a new Corbin seat when funds are available.
• New muffler (intending to keep stock muffler on it)
• Windscreen (I prefer to have a windscreen/shield on bikes that I ride, aftermarket screen/shield is in my wishlist at Amazon, probably obtained soon)

As it sat at the previous owner's (parent's) garage:

I've been creeping on this site for a while now. Tons of great info on here that helped me tons in figuring out why oil squirted all over the place, why my electrical issues have issues, etc. etc. Here is my savage that I've been working on since last winter. Now I'm bored, and I can't wait to tear into another one!

I'm Rick.
I just bought a '13 boulevard s40 off the showroom floor.
(why did they change the name to THAT?)

First new vehicle I've ever bought. Waranty FTW.

I also have an mb5 with some stuff done to it (lol)

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Fantastic! Looks like a great new group of guys and gals came aboard since I last looked. Welcome to all of you!