justin_o_guy2
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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One day,the weather was juuust right, I was on I20, a cement section, smooooth,,and I know it made the 100 MPH mark.. never again did it break 95, but, even if it Could run 75 or 80 all day, I can't. No bike or car does it all. You can't get a family hauling sports car, or a limo you can whip through traffic with. So,the Savage has things it does well and things that aren't its strong suit. For me, runs into and through town were the normal task at hand,, and it does that beautifully. It CAN be ooozed across the country, we've seen it done. BeatDuck,wasn't it? Florida, to Nevada, to,Canada, to New York,to Florida.. I would rather compromise on the Long Ride capability,because it's the rare ride for me,and have the Quick blast into town on a bike with good acceleration and just good enough handling to keep me from pushing the envelope to the emergency room. It's the only bike I rode a lot I didn't crash.. I dropped it, but that is different.. I picked it up and rode away, no ambulance,no wrecker.oh,but I did have to pull my foot back,because the peg was hurting my ankle, and mashing the foot,leaned into a right turn.. it's a good enough design to allow a rider to improve their skills without them accidentally hitting a power band in a corner and highsiding into a ditch. It's light enough for aging bodies and I had women LOOK at it,,women whose MAN had a Harley and HE was going to have Her on one too... I saw faces that looked like Boy,that looks easy to ride....wish I had something like THAT, so I could ride and not always feel like I have more machine than I can Really handle. Or, maybe they thought What a wuss, I'm riding a bigger bike than that guy...
In the FWIW department, I've forever claimed to be 5'6"... But,after realizing that I have been hugging people who say they are 5'7"AND I'm really reaching up,,I decided to check it out.. So,pencil in hand, marked the door frame,, best I can tell,I'm a little over 5'4and1/2,, and about 140 pounds, so,the bike suits me well.
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