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Reply #15 - 08/20/09 at 08:48:30

LANCER wrote on 08/20/09 at 04:00:23:

I liked my '99 sporty 883; However, one thing that I did not like was the weight of it.
It is just too heavy.

That is my ONLY beef with the Sportster ... like everything else about it.

Have said it before; one of the reasons I love my LS650 so much, is that it is the only Metric Roadbike I've come across that closely matches the Sportster in "character"! Cool

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drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	Re: Rode a Sporty! Reply #16 - 08/20/09 at 09:27:45 PerrydaSavage wrote on 08/20/09 at 08:48:30: ... matches the Sportster in "character"! Are you talking about the bike or the riders???
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28628 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Rode a Sporty! Reply #18 - 08/20/09 at 11:03:34 To me,... they're just a slightly crude, inferior version of a Savage....
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Duane Senior Member Offline Creatively Maladjusted Posts: 335 Terra Plane Gender:	Re: Rode a Sporty! Reply #19 - 08/20/09 at 11:06:24 It's the Japan/German answer to the Sporty.
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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: Rode a Sporty! Reply #20 - 08/20/09 at 11:09:17 lol! i sat on some sporsters, and a rather large woman goes "u don't want that, i ride that, u want a roadking!" i was like "uuuhhh not really, that thing weighs about as much as my car" HAHA!! she might crush a savage if she sat on one!
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Reply #21 - 08/20/09 at 14:12:43

"i was like "uuuhhh not really, that thing weighs about as much as my car" HAHA!! "

There is a lot to be said for having lots of mass in an accident. If you ride long enough, you will hit things ...and they will hit you. My 700lb voyagers gave up their lives for me, but I'm still here. I'm not at all sure my Savage can do the same . It will be fun till I have to find out.
Does a 'beer gut' count as a crumple zone? :0

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Reply #22 - 08/20/09 at 14:25:30

I've sat on a couple of Sportsters, and they felt great. Unfortunately the great feeling left when the price sticker came into view. It seems that they are about 2x the price of a new Savage. I would assume that will cover the R&D they put into getting exhaust sound just right Grin

, and they do sound good. I'm sure they are also great to ride too.

Everytime I look at other bikes, I get back on mine, ride, and realize there's no need to find someting else. The little Savage suits my needs perfectly.

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stratman Junior Member Offline Klaatu, Verata....Necktie Posts: 61 Concord, Ca. Gender:	Re: Rode a Sporty! Reply #23 - 08/20/09 at 18:49:21 People don't ask what kind of bike you have if you have a harley(my badging is removed). It's more fun to be unique.
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Reply #25 - 08/20/09 at 19:15:07

I really have nothing against Harleys,but I sat on a girls sportster one time and just noticed it was very top heavy.I didnt like that part. But she rode it very well.I guess you get used to it.

The only thing I'd like to change about my Savage is I'd love for it to sound better.I'm crazy about the nice sounds of different mufflers.
But,I really dont want to have to change anything on it. If something works right,I dont like to mess with it.

And I dont understand enough about the bike to know how to change the muffler without changing the carb,etc....that part is frustrating! Roll Eyes

Even a little bit better sound would be good!!

Otherwise,its great as it is!

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Re: Rode a Sporty!
Reply #27 - 08/21/09 at 03:19:35

Skid Mark wrote on 08/20/09 at 14:25:30:

Everytime I look at other bikes, I get back on mine, ride, and realize there's no need to find someting else. The little Savage suits my needs perfectly.

That pretty much sez it all for me too ... I am constantly "Jonesing" for other Bikes ... and then I hop on my S40 and fall in love all over again ... in fact when I sold my original '03 Savage a few years ago, I regretted it immeaditely, eventhough at that time I had a VS800 in the barn ... didn't take me long to go back to another LS!

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Re: Rode a Sporty!
Reply #28 - 08/21/09 at 07:16:04

texsam wrote on 08/20/09 at 19:23:56:

performance wise how does the s40 savage compare to an 883 sporty

I have read that a 883 (no one leaves them 883 usally though) & a savage are very similiar in performance untill you get up to speed.

The aritcle I saw said a well tuned Savage will out excel a 883 until around 50mph and then it's over. The 883 will walk away.

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Re: Rode a Sporty!
Reply #29 - 08/21/09 at 07:22:27

Duane wrote on 08/21/09 at 07:16:04:

texsam wrote on 08/20/09 at 19:23:56:

performance wise how does the s40 savage compare to an 883 sporty

I have read that a 883 (no one leaves them 883 usally though) & a savage are very similiar in performance untill you get up to speed.

The aritcle I saw said a well tuned Savage will out excel a 883 until around 50mph and then it's over. The 883 will walk away.

You know that's funny, that's where the gearing on the savage is screwed up.

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