I took the longest ride Saturday that I've ever taken on my newly acquired LS. I must have ridden in the neighborhood of around 150 miles. I stopped once, briefly, to fill up and hit the road again.
It was a test ride of sorts. I wanted to see how comfortable the LS is and get the feel for the bike as a valid road machine. I've  ridden bikes for years. I bought my first road bike in 1981 and although this bike cannot be compared to that one, or many of the others Ive owned over the years really, they are similar in that they are both set up as road machines. I like the LS650. I like the way it responds to corners, I like the acceleration I like the braking, and I like the way the motor acts at road speeds. I only have two real complaints with the bike. One is the weight; I wish it were a heavier bike. I've had this bike out in cross winds that nearly blew me off the road @30 mph. The only other real complaint I have so far is the handlebars and, of course, I mentioned that in one of my first posts here. I'll be changing those this winter.
In a nut shell I'm happy with the little LS. I think I'll keep her awhile! ��

I thought the Savage held the road well when we took aside blast.
Because I had lightened my grip, to help with the hand numbing, when the guts hit, it blew the front a bit left, effectively counter steering me into the wind.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/16/15 at 19:04:11:

I always wondered why the wind sucked me into leaning into the wind.  

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Must be somethin' wrong with me then. I see at least one other motorcycle I want, and am pretty sure I need, about once a week Still ridin's the Suzuki though.