FIRST OF ALL, the copilot basics:
1) She MUST wear full gear.
2) She must NOT move around w/o warning, EVER!
3) She must learn to signal you ...and others (i.e. group tips).
4) She MUST NOT lean or "help you" during curves.
5) She must learn to take good photos while up there
My Experience on Savage + Copilot- Had 1997 bike for about 5 years now
- I'm 140ish Lb
- She's 120ish lb
- We have ridden together about 5k miles now
- Rear suspension: 5th notch better for speed bumps and such.
- 4th notch better for curves & comfort, your choice. I use 4th.
- To adjust rear suspension you'll need:
- kneepads, flashlight, kinda large allen wrench, logic.
- Savage with copilot PERFORMS BEAUTIFULLY! (250? Lbs total + bike)
- Better stability, better curving, feels like bike is running on tracks.
- Still enough torque/power to spare, no problem reaching 70 MPH
- Your center of gravity and breaking times/distances WILL CHANGE.
- Copilot claims her butt starts to hurt a bit after an hour or so
- consider widening and re-stuffing passenger seat w/gel material
- Savage copilots HATE the absence of backrest (recent models).
- Last Sunday we rode 200 miles together w/our group, piece of cake!
Hope this info helps.
C'ya!