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Message started by dsteve931 on 07/31/06 at 18:17:37

Title: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by dsteve931 on 07/31/06 at 18:17:37

i have purchaced a 2003 650 savage i weigh 260 lbs @ 5'10" am i to big for this bike?,what if my wife wants to ride with me? thanks dsteve

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by 911radioman on 07/31/06 at 18:18:26

How big is your wife?

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by SAMM on 07/31/06 at 18:38:51

Ok Im 300 lbs 5 ft 10 and I love my Mistress ( so my wife calls her ) ;)

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by Keith_B on 07/31/06 at 22:36:17

what does it say in your owners manal ;) , you did read in it didn't you LOL ::)

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by dsteve931 on 08/01/06 at 03:32:48

wife weight 200 lbs.- no owners manual

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/01/06 at 05:18:54

dsteve931 wrote:

wife weight 200 lbs.- no owners manual

Yeah, I didn't get a manual with my wife either.

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by thumperclone on 08/01/06 at 06:01:54

still writing the manual for my wife :o
the gvwr of my 06 is 785# @ cold tire pressure29psi front,36 psi rear,dry weight is 352 # stock,
that leaves 433# for fluids and loads & accessories...
combined weight of wife and i is 300#, stock shocks on stiffest setting no problems w/ two up...

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by Al_ironman on 08/01/06 at 07:03:27

Just my opinion here; I don't think it's gonna work with two up.

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by Keith_B on 08/01/06 at 11:11:59

dsteve931 wrote:

wife weight 200 lbs.- no owners manual

That's about the same # as the wife and I, when me ride two~up we take the 1600 Nomad and it has a load on it.LOL

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by mornhm on 08/01/06 at 12:11:33

I weigh just over 200, my older son wrestled at about 150, the two of us were really too much for the Savage stock suspension (even adjusted for the heaviest setting) imho. However my younger son who weighs in around 130 with me was OK.

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by vroom1776 on 08/01/06 at 14:06:56

You may want to get stiffer shocks. Uh, one time I took a gal pal O mine for a ride. Me, 210, her 170 (she's 5'10", built). Did fine, but pokey.

V

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by Brewbrother on 08/01/06 at 18:32:52

given the details, its a no.

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by thumperclone on 08/01/06 at 20:03:04

vroom1776 wrote:

You may want to get stiffer shocks. Uh, one time I took a gal pal O mine for a ride. Me, 210, her 170 (she's 5'10", built). Did fine, but pokey.

V

170# better b built !!! pokey is good at first then fast,faster..lol ::)

Title: Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Post by Island_Biker on 08/03/06 at 15:15:38

Yesterday I met a friend of my son's walking - I happened to have my spare helmet with me and told him to jump on.

I'm about 220, he's something more and it was too much. I'm glad he was only going about 5 miles down the road.