Hey drums, - yup, the savage is kinda on the low side
but a lot of tall ppl do a seat and/or peg
extension mod to fix this, I personally sit
on the passenger seat of my little yamaha.
- 16k miles? that bike still has a lot of miles left in it,
and if it goes up to 60mph there is nothing really
wrong with it (try re-adjusting your valves), next
time you need a new rear tire get a taller one, that
should give you a few more mph, and you should
regularly check/replace your general wiring in any
"old" bike to save yourself trouble down the road.
*Here you can get cheap savage parts online:
http://stores.ebay.com/PinWall-Cycle-Parts-Inc_Suzuki-GZ250-Savage_W0QQ_fsubZ...- The "new" 5gear box is NOT better than the 4gear, just shorter
gears but top end is pretty much the same, we all still wish it had
a 6th gear. And to get it up to 100mph you usually need a carb-kit
and a chain-conversion kit; my old savage with a larger main jet
and 140/90 oversize rear wheel went 90mph but not a mile more.
P.S. Since winters here are just as bad as in Wisconsin,
I had to buy a car so I'm stuck right now with a 125cc
and I would seriously
kill for
any old savage, oh well