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dsteve931
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how much weight will the savage carry?
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
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Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Reply #1 - 07/31/06 at 18:18:26
 
How big is your wife?
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Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Reply #2 - 07/31/06 at 18:38:51
 
Ok Im 300 lbs   5 ft 10  and I love my Mistress  ( so my wife calls her )     Wink
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Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Reply #3 - 07/31/06 at 22:36:17
 
what does it say in your owners manal  Wink , you did read in it didn't you LOL  Roll Eyes
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Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Reply #4 - 08/01/06 at 03:32:48
 
wife weight 200 lbs.- no owners manual
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Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Reply #5 - 08/01/06 at 05:18:54
 
dsteve931 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:
wife weight 200 lbs.- no owners manual

Yeah, I didn't get a manual with my wife either.
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Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Reply #6 - 08/01/06 at 06:01:54
 
still writing the manual for my wife Shocked
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...
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Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Reply #7 - 08/01/06 at 07:03:27
 
Just my opinion here; I don't think it's gonna work with two up.
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Reply #8 - 08/01/06 at 11:11:59
 
dsteve931 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:
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
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Reply #9 - 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.
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Reply #10 - 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.

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Reply #11 - 08/01/06 at 18:32:52
 
given the details, its a no.
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Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Reply #12 - 08/01/06 at 20:03:04
 
vroom1776 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:
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.

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170# better b built !!! pokey is good at first then fast,faster..lol Roll Eyes
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Re: how much weight will the savage carry?
Reply #13 - 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.
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