Soooo on 2 different ocasions. 2 diff. people or coworkers saw me riding my s40 in to work. and both told me the same thing. That i had a small bike and that they thought i had a bigger one... I say its not that small.

Anegative wrote on 04/27/16 at 13:42:54:



Ask them if they plan on buying big to compensate or if they were ok with what works for them?
I just bought a 1995 Savage.  New to riding but I LOVE it.   and I am kind of a badass.

It's not the size of the bike that counts. It's what you do with it!


...and mine can do everything I ask it to do. ...and very well I might add. I'm not jealous of anyone. She's a great dependable motorcycle.

We ARE talking about motorcycles still, right?  

When I finally got my bikes serviced and ready for the road this spring the first one I jumped on was the S40.  Most of my riding is done on the Savage because of its' size.  Like Jog said, 650 was once considered a large bike with power to spare.

My S40 is quick around town and handles the twisties out on the country roads I love to ride.  It is simple, easy to service and you can do your own maintenance.  Great bike.

Every rose has its thorn.
I don't know of any bike that satisfies every situation.
The best slab runner isn't the best for hopping across town.
The Salvage will haul a guy out of the boonies, down the country roads and into town and be a Hoot doing it. It's happy cutting through traffic. AND, it doesn't sound like it's screaming

Hey, Cops, I'm wound out and running eighty!
I hear crotch rockets from blocks away. If I was a cop, I'd be looking for whatever is making that noise.
The Supertrapp may have been bait, but if it was, they never bit me. I Did have a cycle cop give me the
Palm down signal once.. And, I did slow down, till he was outta sight..  

They are small statured, no doubt. Heck, we have a member who weighs a whopping hunnert pounds..
Point out another bike that is inviting to someone so diminutive, yet, will drag a 200+ pounder around good enough to make them giggle.

Maybe it's Not the ideal long ride machine, but Beat Duck went from Florida, out to Burning Man, North, to Canada, east to above Niagara, south to home. He had to get tires on the trip.
It will Do more than any bike I know of. I have limited experience, but I will always remember my savage fondly.


I have a small one.


And you like it.

It's Your life.
You're the one living it.
When it's your turn to die
You'll be the one doing the dying.
The only people who can Possibly tell you how to live
Are the people who will do the dying when it's your turn.
Nobody can do that?
Nobody gets to tell you how to live.

Except me, of course, cuz I'm smarter than you...

I like the small ones. Those big girls hurt my back. And are a bioatch to get around town and parking lots. and these new parking lot designs SUXCK. Design for metro sexual vehicles and "smart" cars  

Thats' funny WD ... my truck is a Flat (faded) BLACK lifted '99 F350 7.3L turbo diesel crew cab long bed on 35's, with a bolt on PINTLE HITCH

and Browning Buck, John Deere, Welder, Army and zombie stickers - plus my favorite centered on the tailgate:

Anegative, anyone making that comment would never understand an explanation for riding a Savage.