Hello all, my first post here. Just bought my S40 two weeks ago and love it! Just one prob, I get rode hard by people I work with concerning the size of the bike ( all ride big V-Stars or Harleys ). They dont understand my reasoning behind buying the bike which is the great handling, simplicity, Thumper nostalgia and the great looks of it which I find great assets considering most of my past experience was with Dirt and Enduro bikes, but not a newbie concering street riding either. I have actually been asked was it a "250"? with them being totally serious!. From now on I will answer that it is in the hope someday I will pull up beside them and give them a shock!. Had one Harley guy ( he knew it is a 650 ) I work with ( cant remember what its model name is but I do know its a 1500cc ), we pull out onto the Hwy. and he gooses it and we're up to 70 in no time, I'm in the blind-spot in his mirror so he doesnt see me, he turns his head expecting me to be way behind only to find that I'm just inches behind which is how we started off as..the shock on his face is one I'll never forget!!. I cant say that he used full throttle or not ( he would never admit it if he had )but I do know this....All during that little run I had plenty of throttle left!!. But despite all the heckling of its size, they and plenty others have great respect for its great looks, compliments galore, It gets plenty of stares! Still their ignorance towards bikes ( bigger the better , a real mans bike syndrome ) grates me to no end to the point of wanting to slap the **** out of em.  They dont realize I will kill them going down the windy roads which is in great abundance here and that they are riding boring machines, I've ridden many a big bike and yes to me, THEY'RE BORING IMO. Still totally stock now but slowly gonna work on some modding later on to up performance & sound in my final quest of surprising more than a few folks when opportunity arises. I would love to hear of any similar stories from the community, and maybe some good advice.

                                               Take care

Rogue Cheddar wrote:

I got a lot of static about my thumper too, you know what?, F 'em! I'm having too much fun on my 'Little Red Baron' to deal with their overcompensating for their inadequacies by riding a billet barge. I too will have a bigger bike someday, but that will be for more extended two up riding with the wife. But right now, this bike is perfect for me and my limited riding capabilities. I've noticed lately that since I wrapped my header and added a nice sounding fishtail muffler that speaks with a little authority, I catch them looking at the bike more and saying less disparaging remarks.  Don't let anybody ratshit your ride.



LOL....funny you mentioned the inadequacies...I did  tell a couple of em " Hey, nice thingy you have there",  thingy wasnt the actual word I used but it all was said after their remark bout my ride. Not sure they really understood the message but then again, I'm dealing with a lot of ignorance here and havent heard anything else from em since  lol. Your nickname for your bike "Red Baron" is ironic, as the real life Red Barons plane was not the fastest plane but the most maneuverable in the skies. Mine is a dark Red too BTW, so I may have to copy that name if you dont mind  haha. I cant blame ya a bit for wanting a bigger bike for 2up purposes, so far my ole lady hasnt been giving me probs with it but then again we havent made a long trip yet and probably never will.



                                                                       

Probably everyone here that works with anyone that rides a BIG V Twin has taken smack from their co workers. It's natural ribbing.

When that occurs to me I like to remind them I paid cash for mine when I picked it up and then usually end with "How many payments you got left to go?'

I too have encountered the bigger is better idiots. But at 49 years old I dont give an obese rodents rectum what they say! I usually tell them if I were as fat as them I would need a bigger bike too. My last bike was a Harley Road King which I put 36,000 miles on riding to work every day and several trips to Colorado,Sturgis, North Carolina, Etc. where I watch the same kind of guys back their bikes off of trailers and drive them threw town thinking they have acomplished something. I live in Lakeland FL, 100 miles from Daytona where I ride to every year for the bike rally and seen the same ones who make fun of me backing their electroglides of trailers. I loved my Road King but I still think I have more fun on my S40. I may not ride it to Sturgis,but then again they said I wouldnt be able to ride my Sportster 800 miles to Smokey mountain national park. Some people buy motorcycles to be seen on, and some of us buy them to see the world from and realize the journey should be enjoyed as much as the destination. So I must agree with everyone else on the bigger is better crowd and say F** em!

I feel your pain, where i work there all HD riders and they refer to the LS650 as a Moped!  I just ignore em and enjoy the ride.  May be there not man enough to ride the SAVAGE!!!

mo.goad wrote on 06/11/08 at 09:19:53:


"yeah, it's a bit on the small size...  



But I don't have to compensate for physical inadequacies.   "

When it's my turn to die, I will do it & no one will be able to take my place & die for me.

It is my turn to live, & since no one can die for me, they sure as He77 can't LIVE for me, so shut up, back up & watch me do what I like doing, the way I like doing it.

Got it?

theres some 2k of us on this site how many hardley riders are there?? im still waiting for savage boxers and socks and and and and.....