I bought a 2009 S40 “Savage” Boulevard in Bremerton. I then drove it roughly 75 miles home just north of Seattle.
First 3 miles were interesting. I found myself on a beautiful winding lakeside road. I passed a guy walking in the middle of the road ... he was following some geese. Two turns later I tested locking up the breaks as two geese decided to SLOW DOWN as I approached! Suicidal fowl. No birds were harmed on my ride... at least by me or my new Savage.
Next part got exciting. Merging from one highway to another - an SUV decided to speed into the merging on-ramp ... right where I was riding. I saw him and breaked+swerved to avoid being bumped into the bushes at ~55mph. My wife and college daughter were driving behind me. They confirmed the suv was nuts - not me (for once).
The Kingston ferry ride was great. I met a couple Harley Road Kings waiting to board. I let them sit on the Savage. They couldn’t believe how light it was
. That said I am sure they preferred their >3x heavier bikes
.
Finally got home with no other incidents. Next day I could hardly move my left arm. Turns out these Savages are known to be a bit harsh on vibrations at highway speeds. I’ll ride looser and look into vibration dampening.
Cheers!
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