SavageWahine wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:is there EVER going to be a time when we can just relax ride our bike and have fun!! ??? (LOL no break yet!)
Part of owning a motorcycle is that you get the experience of being a PART of it, literally, pun intended. This is not a car where you are in a cocoon, oblivious to the problems going on under the hood. On a bike, it is all hanging out there and you have to deal with it straight away.
It's just the nature of this beast that you will have to pay attention and keep up with it or you will be out of a ride.
Coupla points:
- It wasn't so long ago that CARS were this way ~ either you knew how to fix it, you learned how to fix it, or you didn't go anywhere.
- Even a bicycle requires maintenance.
- Be VERY VERY glad that this forum exists because there is enough info here to be aware of upcoming issues, and FIX them before you end up with a dead bike.
Don't let the constant litany of "my Savage is broken" fool you. Plenty of us are out having fun every day on our Savages - it's the ones in TROUBLE that hit the list screaming for help.
Been there, done that!