I like it too.  Don't love it, but like it.  Reminds me of a GR650 in some ways. I think they could do a little better job with the midsection/subframe, but I do LOVE that the see a market for this type of bike.

I'm not that thrilled with the 900 kaw, it looks like they grafted a 900 front end to a ninja rear. The seating and pegs for the passenger sure look that way, and I hate that gap between the tire and fender ,looks like you could stuff a basket ball in there! What is that  silver "bread box " under the trans ,I'm thinking cat. converter in the exhaust but it hangs down under the bike looking like an after thought.The only thing I see is that it would make a great café bike ,the driver pegs are back far enough , but you'd need to "can " the seat and weld on a loop ,but getting rid of that rear fender wouldn't bother me as it was ugly on the Z-1 and the look hasn't gotten any better.

Dave wrote on 10/26/17 at 11:08:44:


Yes!!

It may be heavy but they feel light when you sit on one , a well balanced bike. 85 h/p is nothing to sneeze at , it turns a low 12 in the 1/4 mile and will squirt you down the road at 140 mph and 10K for a bike ain't too bad of a deal.

SALB wrote on 10/30/17 at 10:05:29:



Mmmmmm... Turbo Savage    

Lancer , you could make us a Turbo-charger air intake .   Did we have turbo chargers before fuel injection ?  

How about "Ram Air"

There were turbo bikes back in the 80's ,where are they now? they're parts bikes in the back of someone's barn! If you need a turbo to go fast, you'd be better off just buying a bigger bike. If turbo's become the "thing" it's OK with me ,there will be a lot of used(almost fast) bikes for sale cheap.

jcstokes wrote on 10/31/17 at 03:16:25:



Nope - it was supercharged.


It is relatively easy to get a bit more HP on the Savage with a cam, Wiseco piston, and some intake and exhaust changes - it is far more complicated to get power with a turbo or supercharger. Fuel injected engines can adapt to mixture and timing issues - the Savage engine cannot.