At your height, the Savage is a great choice but it's gonna be vastly different from the VStrom!  Is it the VStrom or the "Wee Strom"?
Might want to be careful starting if it has sat for a long time; it may need some oil poured in the valve cover to coat the cylinder.  There's actually a very current thread on this right now.  But if you get to test ride it, that's always key.  You'll learn a lot here and be able to keep this bike in top shape with the help of these guys.  I sometime provide help but don't claim to be near the expert of some of the members here.

How are these bikes for short interstate trips of, say, 15 miles? The speed limit in Maine is 70, thus the bike's gotta plug along at 75 for a bit. That ok stock?
On the V Strom, 80 speedo mph = 75 actual mph, Savage the same?
Geared up with 17/40 sprockets, the little, ancient (1998), old, 21,000 miles, Virago 250  held actual 75 quite well!
Wee Strom is revving a lot at that speed but doesn't mind.

In stock form....my little 250 Ninja is better at 75 mph than the Savage is.  The big single makes low end torque and isn't horribly fond of running at high rpm....the little 250 twin is much better at spinning along on the interstate.

If you want to run 75mph and don't live in a hilly area - a larger diameter rear tire and a Kawasaki pulley conversion help a lot.  The stock engine can only really handle the front pulley change.....adding the rear pulley will gear the stock engine too high.

The speedometer accuracy varies.  Some folks say theirs is optimistic and reads closer with a larger 140/90-15 tire - my speedo was accurate with the stock 140/80-15 tire (speedo matched GPS).

You will learn that the Savage is lighter and easier to horse around than the V-Strom - but you will also find out the limited rear suspension travel is easily bottomed out on a big bump.  Longer rear shocks with more than the stock 1.5 inches of travel helps considerably.