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Reply #15 - 06/02/11 at 06:19:51

Took me a long time to stop getting a Jump in my Guts when a peg touched down. The acorn nuts that hold the peg mounts, the ones that go on the bolts that run thru the motor mounts, are ground down some. Ive never low sided it on asphalt. Wet grass, OTTOH, has had me layin it down several times.. Ive even had to tie the rubber together under one peg, cuz it was cut so bad it was coming off. Yes, you can drag pegs, but thats not all ya need to do to be fast thru a turn. As the Rowboat said,

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Reply #16 - 06/02/11 at 08:33:38

Do you really want to know what the cornering limits of you and your bike are? Try a track day. In these parts we have Tony's Track Days at the track in New Hampshire (http://www.tonystrackdays.com/). All bikes and rider experience are welcome. There's presentations and coaching and a full day of going around the track in a controlled setting. I may try it sometime.

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Reply #17 - 06/02/11 at 09:50:56

DVnewrider, I too live in Colorado...here's the thing, you can do lots of canyon cruising on this bike. I've taken mine on some real twisty twisties..it's fun and I've leaned it over to the point wear I get kinda freaked out. I'd start out leaning it at speed where you can feel comfortable about holding your line through the turn.

What I've noticed is that the turns around here just keep going...almost corkscrewlike...just make sure you hold your line and don't drift into oncoming traffic (guy on a harley almost took out a friend of mine cuz he was drifting out of his lane!). The other thing to remember is the blind turns that have boulders, sand, gravel or moose around them are not very forgiving of high speed entry... Wink

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Re: How low can I lean?
Reply #18 - 06/02/11 at 10:10:35

Hi DV and welcome!

I know (very well) the stretch of road (Big Thompson Canyon) you are referring as I have lived in the immediate area for over 25 years.

While I have yet to ride my Savage to Estes, I have taken the trip numerous times with previous bikes, of which the last was my '96 Intruder VL1500. My experiences for the road have been mixed mainly due to the amount of traffic traveling both ways especially during the summer (tourist) season.

Personally, I have found that trying ride that fast ( for hard leans) in that roads tight curves to be counter productive because you are always hitting your brakes to avoid rear ending the car in front of you.

I would just relax, cruise, and enjoy the tremendous views of the canyon walls at your shoulders. Plus you have the ability to blow the doors off any "cagers" in the short passing zones! But that's just me.

Whatever you decide, be safe, stay sharp, and watch out for the other guy at all times! In the narrows, your only escape route is over the railing and 20-30ft down to the river!

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: How low can I lean? Reply #19 - 06/02/11 at 10:15:10 One tip,... Enter a turn a little slower than you think,.. then accelerate through the turn... You have more control accelerating, than decelerating... Plus you will have a stronger exit speed... ...
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: How low can I lean? Reply #20 - 06/02/11 at 10:40:50 DV when you find out how far it will lean and get out of the hospital let us know how far you had it leaned.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: How low can I lean? Reply #21 - 06/02/11 at 10:55:24 bill67 wrote on 06/02/11 at 10:40:50: DV when you find out how far it will lean and get out of the hospital let us know how far you had it leaned. That would be,.. all the way... ...
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Reply #22 - 06/02/11 at 11:53:01

Okay, I'm missing something. I thought owning a Savage/Boulevard was about crusing, looking cool, and taking easy rides through the countryside. I joined this site because my wife has an 02 Savage and I need to take care of it. Are you guys connected to the canyon carvers over at VFRD? That's my other hangout to support my sport touring addiction in the form of a 02 VFR800.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: How low can I lean? Reply #23 - 06/02/11 at 12:07:18 Na,.. I'm a putter... ...but, every once in a while, I get a bug up my butt... ...
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cursal Full Member Offline Daily Savage Rider Posts: 175 Eugene, OR Gender:	Re: How low can I lean? Reply #24 - 06/02/11 at 12:11:20 Lots of good info in this thread. Remember your Apex http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOmyWRx8wfE he has lots of other great rider vids.
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Sunchasers Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks the Rockies! Posts: 232 Northern Colorado Gender:	Re: How low can I lean? Reply #25 - 06/02/11 at 12:13:38 Same here... bugs up the butt are the chances ya take riding these things!
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4carbcorvair Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 175 Maine Gender:	Re: How low can I lean? Reply #26 - 06/02/11 at 12:58:11 Friend of mine bragged about draggin the pegs on his larger Suzuki last year. Than one day I see him all scraped up. The peg caught just right and flipped him over, errr, under. Truck behind him stopped just in time. It's good to have fun, just be careful doing so. I just said that? I must be getting old. :\
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Reply #27 - 06/02/11 at 14:14:28

The savage can achieve respectable lean angles for a cruiser. When I take off- and on-ramps, when riding with my buddy, I can smoke him easily on the outside. He has a C50, and his foot boards would have slammed the tarmac if he tried the same. The only thing you have to watch for is dips and bumps, besides dirt on the road when doing that, as the bike seems to be a bit underdamped and gets very light on the front when it hits a dip when leaning low. Gets a tad scary at times then.

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BuckRYCA Senior Member Offline Posts: 258 New London, CT, USA Gender:	Re: How low can I lean? Reply #28 - 06/02/11 at 16:45:52 My Ryca kit arrives next Tuesday. When I get that put together with the elevated rearsets instead of those stupid forward controls I'll see what it can do. I suspect the bike's max lean angle will be greater than the rider's max lean angle.
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: How low can I lean? Reply #29 - 06/02/11 at 17:59:38 BuckRYCA wrote on 06/02/11 at 16:45:52: My Ryca kit arrives next Tuesday. When I get that put together with the elevated rearsets instead of those stupid forward controls I'll see what it can do. I suspect the bike's max lean angle will be greater than the rider's max lean angle.
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