SuzukiSavage.com - looks ridiculous

Keith55 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	looks ridiculous 07/04/08 at 10:25:09 Ok my niece said I look ridiculous on my little motercycle. I'm 6' 175# am I to big for the Savage?? It does feel a little small..
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Reply #1 - 07/04/08 at 10:34:49

Dude, if you are actually worried about what other people think of how you look on your bike then you are a "motorcycle enthusiast" and will never be a real biker. The real question you should be asking yourself is whether the bike is a comfortable fit and fun to ride. If the answers are yes then politely tell the kid to shut the hell up and go text somebody or update her myspace page.

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skrapiron -FSO Serious Thumper Offline Instant Human.... Just add coffee.. Posts: 1456 Pittsburgh, Pa Gender:	Re: looks ridiculous Reply #2 - 07/04/08 at 10:40:46 Well, I'm 6' and 2-sumthin....... Do I look too big for my bike? Well, even if I did, too bad. I love my bike!
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Keith55 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Re: looks ridiculous Reply #3 - 07/04/08 at 10:43:37 well I do think the savage is a blast to ride. it is the first bike I've had in 20 years. But it looks like they would have made the frame just a lttle bigger. the moter is really tight in there. Oh yea I'm 52 years old so I look funny on any thing I would guess.....
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Keith55 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Re: looks ridiculous Reply #4 - 07/04/08 at 10:48:35 No you look just fine to me. and there is that 65mpg Huh!
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Reply #5 - 07/04/08 at 10:53:58

I was 6' and 326 lbs when I bought Suzi almost two years ago. Fit fine then and even better that I am down to 260 lbs. This thing is easy to work on and fun to tinker with. Better yet it's a blast to commute with. I am also a returning rider after 20+ years. Too many folks buy into what other people think and go broke keeping up with the Jones's. Wnjoy your bike and be safe! Grin

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Reply #6 - 07/04/08 at 10:54:03

Keith, I know what you mean, my girlfriend said my s40 looks a little small for me when I first bought it. But now she rides on the passenger seat every weekend when we go joy riding, and enjoys it.

I'm 6 2" tall. The single best thing I did was flatten out the seat (eliminate the hump) which allow me to sit back further, making the bike fell less cramped.

Here’s a pic of me on my s40 after my seat mod:
http://tightwadweb.com/seatmod.html

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Reply #8 - 07/04/08 at 12:15:00

wow! I really like that seat idea. That would be great . looks more like the bikes i use to own, and the seats on them just seams to be a better idea to me. room to move around own. They are all going for the cool look now.good idea chicagorider. I did do the seat mod.that others have done ,lefting the front of the seat so you don't slid forward.

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Re: looks ridiculous
Reply #9 - 07/04/08 at 12:16:57

Keith55 wrote on 07/04/08 at 12:15:00:

wow! I really like that seat idea. That would be great . looks more like the bikes i use to own, and the seats on them just seams to be a better idea to me. room to move around own. They are all going for the cool look now.good idea chicagorider. I did do the seat mod.that others have done ,lefting the front of the seat so you don't slid forward.

Might be easier to find an old Honda seat and make brakets to fit.

I've ordered the Ed.L forward cntrl kit. I'll take pictures before and after. I'm 5'11" 210 lbs....

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Keith55 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Re: looks ridiculous Reply #10 - 07/04/08 at 12:19:22 now thats and idea . wonder what that would look like. there I go again wondering about the looks thing.....
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Keith55 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Re: looks ridiculous Reply #11 - 07/04/08 at 12:23:37 now tell me the truth.. am I the only one out there that has wondered if I looked funny on the Savage???? It dose feel a little funny to pull in to the gas station and there's 5 Harly's and 3 goldwings setting there looking at me on the little Savage.
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Reply #12 - 07/04/08 at 12:28:44

Keith55 wrote on 07/04/08 at 12:23:37:

now tell me the truth.. am I the only one out there that has wondered if I looked funny on the Savage???? It dose feel a little funny to pull in to the gas station and there's 5 Harly's and 3 goldwings setting there looking at me on the little Savage.

In that situation, finish filling up your tank, then wait for them to finish and start laughing as you drive away at how much you paid compared to them to fill your tank.

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Keith55 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Re: looks ridiculous Reply #13 - 07/04/08 at 12:38:24 Yes I sopped the other day to feel up before coming home. It was only 5.33 to top it off. yes I just needed a little more than a gallon. it's 4.99 here in Arkansas ,for now anyway....
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Reply #14 - 07/04/08 at 12:54:42

You are quite correct: The bike is too small for you at 6' 200#.
The problem is only the seat placement. I was tired of my knees
grinding on the Boulevard Emblem on the side of the tank. I bought a solo seat and made brackets from cold rolled 1" steel. Pulled the pathetic padding from under the vinyl Naugahide and put the nauga
back on with a staple gun. Drilled holes, used large fender washers
and lock nuts with 5/16 hex bolts and nuts. Here's a pic of the results.

Made the seat pad too. It's a gell-pad with a denim cover. Ties on like a chair pad.
Love and Light from Orlando.
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