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Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ?
07/01/10 at 07:09:00

I always wonder if this s40 is as fast as my '64 750 Atlas was that I ran thru a 1/4 mile 46 yrs ago,......14.2 sec @ 90mph. I'm sure it can't be, but at 46 yrs later, it feels like it is. Just curious how close it comes. I know that Norton (road model) was heavier, but I was 40 lbs lighter, so maybe a wash there. But a hundred cc's is a bunch, and it does seem like it had a stronger upper end,...which is where the xtra cc's show up most. But every time I twist the throttle, it brings back memories of the Norton days,....I really did like that bike back then.

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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #1 - 07/01/10 at 08:15:31 1/4 mile: 15.30 sec @ 81.11 mph was all i could find, conflicting info all over the net
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JohnBoy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 825 Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #2 - 07/01/10 at 09:16:19 Routy wrote on 07/01/10 at 07:09:00: ,....I really did like that bike back then. Dude, I really like that bike right now! What a pretty machine...nothing like a Norton! Your lucky to have the memories.
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #3 - 07/01/10 at 09:31:04 From the Motorcycle Consumer News article on the Savage, September 1996. Measured top speed 85 mph 0 - 1/4 mile 15.30 sec @ 81.11 mph 0-60 mph 6.98 sec 0-100 mph N/A 60-0 mph 117.1' Power/Weight 1:15.9 Wet Weight 390 lbs SAE corrected rear wheel horsepower 24.6 @ 5000 rpm 30.5 lb ft torque @ 3700 rpm
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weracerc Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 594 Greensboro, NC Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #4 - 07/01/10 at 10:50:37 time it with a sundial or calendar - since it is a cruiser not a racer....JK!....i love mine but since it is toting the equivalent of 2 up when i ride solo it is not worth taking it to the strip for any performance measurements.
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Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ?
Reply #5 - 07/01/10 at 11:13:10

* Results may vary depending on the condition of the bike ~~and on how fat you are~~ Cheesy

but charon and jabmans' numbers sound about right,
the secret of a quick start on a savage is to rev the
hell out of 2nd and 3rd gear; I used to start on 2nd
gear a lot, bike didn't mind, not even with a copilot.

The memory of the 1st time ever I gunned my savage
to about 70mph in front of my house on CA hwy 101
is something I'll remember on my deathbed, srsly.

...does anyone have a similar experience?

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kel30734 Senior Member Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 486 Calhoun, GA Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #6 - 07/01/10 at 11:13:23 I saw Lancers rex do the 1/4 at the speed of Dark
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Stimpy - FSO Serious Thumper Offline SuzukisSavage Int'l Division Posts: 1203 Germany - formerly SD, SoCal Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #7 - 07/01/10 at 11:14:32 and? do you remember the numbers rex made?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #8 - 07/01/10 at 11:23:50 kel30734 wrote on 07/01/10 at 11:13:23: I saw Lancers rex do the 1/4 at the speed of Dark ...
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Stimpy - FSO Serious Thumper Offline SuzukisSavage Int'l Division Posts: 1203 Germany - formerly SD, SoCal Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #9 - 07/01/10 at 13:38:43 ...well, I thought that "the speed of dark" was a place, a 1/4mile drag strip with a very clever name or something god dammit
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Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ?
Reply #10 - 07/03/10 at 03:43:46

0-60mph in 4.9 sec; 1/4 mile in 14.2 sec @ 89 mph. (this was done 2 years ago)...and that was with the front wheel trying to go up and over so I could not get the most from it.
The light weight and short wheel base and rear wheel traction make it a little hard to get a really good shot out of the hole without landing on your butt.

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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #11 - 07/03/10 at 06:55:33 Wow, that puts it right in w/ the 750 specs ! I can remember having trouble w/ the Norton keeping the front down on the hole shot. Good going w/ the mods.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #12 - 07/03/10 at 08:34:08 Routy wrote on 07/03/10 at 06:55:33: Wow, that puts it right in w/ the 750 specs ! I can remember having trouble w/ the Norton keeping the front down on the hole shot. Good going w/ the mods. yeaaaaaa . . . a lot of slipping the clutch going on there to keep his head down on the road !
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #13 - 07/03/10 at 09:16:03 Std KLX does the 1/4 in 14.3/90 and 0-60 in 4.9. I'm probably heavier but she has more power. KLX used to need 3rd to do 60 but with the gearing she has now, 65 in second. Clive W
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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: Any 1/4 Mile Specs for the S40 Savage ? Reply #14 - 07/03/10 at 10:09:45 on a fast start is it better to start in 2nd then?
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