Mine won't do much over 85 on a good day now it's got that bigger rear tire on it

Well I went and tightened everything up, but no love... still leaked.

So I cleaned it well, jammed some Yamabond as deep into the ledge as I could, around the entire curve...
leak isn't showing, but we all know it's there.

I don't mind an oil leak, I was just concerned that it would blow the gasket and strand me...
but if it's an RTV seal, and high speeds don't seem to make a difference on the pressure, then it's just a slow leak.

I can live with that... just needed the peace-of-mind that I'm not jumping off a cliff without a chance of survival.

Btw, my Savage is mostly stock... but replacing the entire stock back-end with a trailer fender made it noticeably lighter...
and the Supertrapp exhaust definitely gives it a mid/high-range bump... at 80mph there's still a lot of get-up-and-go.

75mph is the typical speed on the freeways / country roads here in ATX...
so it's not hard for motorcycles to wanna hit 85 and get past traffic.

Then when yer traveling thousands of miles on 80mph interstate highways...
it's very easy to creep up to 90mph in the right weather conditions.

I used to think my Savage was ready to explode around 65mph...
but the vibes actually smooth out after that, 90mph on a nice Interstate with the wind at your back is hypnotic / smooth enough to fall asleep...
I'm really impressed with the Savage, it's a strong bike.

That's not to say those speeds don't loosen bolts though...
just cuz the vibration is so fast it feels smooth, doesn't mean it's not heavy vibration in the real physical world.

Every single time I push the bike to 100mph, I have to check for what came loose...
90mph not so much, but 100 is like clockwork... something always gets loose when you pin the needle.

Anyway, thanks guys... I'm gonna take my chances and I'll update this thread when I get back... we'll see what happens!!

Ride on!!