For my money,... a Savage is the simplest, most efficient, bike for any task below 65mph and 400lbs...
...and I'm way below both...
A friend,... local MotoGuzzi fanatic, bought one to play with,... and confided... that while he still loves his Guzzi..... even on Guzzi Club rides, he prefers his Savage, for pure riding pleasure...
More, requires more... but, do you buy a tool that can handle any condition,... or one that handles 95% of all your needs?...
The sacrifice, is added storage, insurance, registration, maintenance, purchase price... for the 5% when you need more...
If, I rode 2k+ mile rides on Interstate several times a year.... I would consider a more powerful bike... but,, my rides are limited to 300 miles round trip... And I don't like speeds over 65mph for more than 10 minutes...
I also don't like any bike that I can't fix...
...and that requires a fairly simple machine...(a rare breed nowadays)...
If you need more,... buy it...
...But, paying double for 5% of your need, is not cost effective...
More costs more... and you can push this little sucker 5% of the time and still get away with it...
It's a lot like driving a Chevy Suburban every day, because twice a week you haul the soccer team 3 miles to practice...
Weight the need with the cost... (you could rent them a limo for what you pay extra in gas)...
...and don't worry about what other people think... somebody will hate you for whatever choice you make...
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