Brandon wrote on 08/06/08 at 17:19:38:


I hear ya on that.  The Savage just runs on and on, with a smile on her face!  My 96 Honda 1100 ACE has a single pin crank.  They modeled it to compete with the HD Fatboy.  You want to talk a vibrator!  The handlebars bounce a full inch when you sit at a light.  And talk about vibration on the freeway...the Savage just tingles compared to it.  But the one thing I've noticed about both of them...they like to run all out!  So rev'm up and let'm run!  It don't hurt none!

thanks everyone for the input....

My wife and i will be taking our first trip tomorrow and this gives us both great confidence about the day....

going into the mountains to take some pics....
i do photography and going for some relaxtion not work this time..

gotta take the highway to get there....

thanks

I've gotten up to 85 before I realized what I was doing it.  I've cruised comfortably, well as comfortably one can get at 75mph for 7 hours to then 7 hours from Columbus, OH to South Bend, IN.  The 7 hours does include stopping for 15-20 minutes every hour to gas up and rest the posterior.  I'm 300+lbs I was carrying at least 30-40lbs of gear on me as well.  Granted the only downfall was my mpg dropped to about 38mpg/g.  Because of the extra lbs. my Savage has to carry I get roughly 45mpg city, 55mpg highway @ 55mph, -40mpg @ +65.  Now if I could only get down to 225-250lbs.  I'm still young, I'll get there.

I just recently made two trips from Charlotte NC to Tenn. by way of Deals Gap up the Tail of the Dragon.  We hit I26 to I40 and my S40
had plenty of get up and go to pull Saluda Grade.

I ain't a small guy, but the bike has more that enough get up a go to let me ride with my buddy on his '07 Streetglide.