Hi, I'm Art, just traded up from a Rebel
I'm not a bike noob, though I am a Savage noob, the Rebel popped up when I wanted a bike and had the funds for a Rebel, the Savage popped up when I had the funds and wanted more bike
Not only is it more bike, it may be the last bike I ever buy, I think it's perfect size to power wise for me, and it has a decent seat and real suspension
I posted this on the Rebel forum today, after FINALY getting a chance for a real ride today
Finally got a chance to take the S40 out for a nice longer ride today, and more convinced I made the right choice swapping the rebel for it
no hip pain, no butt pain (the seat is much better than the over soft rebel seat) and the bike has plenty of reserve power at 60-70
70 is where she gets to feeling busy, and coincidentaly right where I find wind blast to become annoying on a sheildless cruiser
engine note is still a nice low grumble, like I like
I may have found my perfect bike, simple, comfy, and just the right performance level
Also, it handles a lot better than I expected. The Rebel I think was a little too flickable for my taste, the S40 you actually work a bit to turn, and it feels more solid, with stiffer suspension, though the Rebel would be better in parking lot manuvers, I don't ride in parking lots that much
Make no mistake, my Rebel was a great bike, but I deff like the S40 better, especialy long term
I do think I may need to clean the carb, but it's not so bad I cant ride
oh yeah, it's a 2007 S40 with drag bar on a tall riser
the saddlebags are gennie Boulevard, but too small to be much use, I'll either replace them with the ones off my Rebel, or maybe put a sissy bar on it and get one of those bags that attaches to the sissy and sits on the passenger seat, as this will at some point become my daily commuter and I gatta be able to carry stuff