I like the 85mpg is one of the short assures. The speed limit is 55 where I live and TN's default speed limit is 45 unless other-wise marked. So the ability to easy around at 55 to 70 is more than enough. My Savage struggled to get 55mpg and liked to do the same speeds as the Meteor likes to do , they are both geared about the same (92+95mph red-lines) .
the 650 pulls like a V-8 and the 350 pulls like an in line six .
Not that I didn't enjoy my years with a Savage then latter with the S40 , but the 30mpg difference and the 250 miles cruise range is not a bad thing.
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I'm not a Hooligan anymore and I also have another bike (53mpg-Guzzi) if the Super-Slab is involved in the day plan.
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Hay zip , I had a GS500 that I bought for $300. with all the plastic broken and had not been cranked-up in 2 years. I fixed it up with a round headlight and quiet muffler rode it for a while then sold it for a $1000.00.
It pulled stronger than the S-40 I had at the same time and would wine up seemly forever !
The sitting position and the twin carbs put me in mind of selling it , but if that motor could be on a Savage frame I'd still have it. It always got 60+mpg and had "good enough" low rpm torque. I had the idea to put the motor into a Savage frame too , but I got lazy when a young feller came around wanting to buy it.
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Life is short then ya get too old to ride ... so ... just go get the bike ya want - when ya want it ! I figure about time I cross 100 years then I'll get an electric Moped step-through and a flashy helmet ?
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