SuzukiSavage.com - If you could choose !

Vikki YaBB Newbies Offline I love my 1996 LS650! Posts: 34 Aldergrove, British Columbia Gender:	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #15 - 09/26/06 at 09:47:02 I'm aiming for a Harley Sportster eventually, but I will never part with my Savage. I have a feeling that my red "Big Single" will be in our family for a long time to come, whether it's me riding it or one of my kids. (I have four, including two boys, one of whom has already staked his claim on it.) Vikki
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georgekathe

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Re: If you could choose !
Reply #16 - 09/26/06 at 10:28:05

just one? I'm assuming it is to be ridden & not put in a museum, so...

well, the Vincent is nice, but you'd need a ton of $$$ for parts/upkeep; the Manx Norton too, but only if you raced it - really impractical on the road. I too like BMWs (wish I had a GS1200 for where I live - lots of dirt roads & mild offroading - rather than a RT1100 - which finances & a new(ish) bike - the Savage - encourages me to sell). Surprised nobody chose the BSA 500 Goldstar single - an old "hot" single you could use on the road.

I'd like the 1980 Yamaha SR500 single roadbike I had back - the 1961 BSA 650 Super Rocket too!

A 1969 Triumph Bonneville (arguably the best year/looking one) would also be nice, though after reading up on Bonnevilles seem they always had trouble right up until they stopped making them years later (no, not Lucas electrics - never had trouble on the British bikes I had), though this sounds like the little bugs (yes, I've - still - got the oil leak - getting round to it once I have the courage up).

Actually, I like the Savage - with better brakes (I've upgraded), better forks (I'm happy with stock & a Superbrace), belt drive (hey, what do you know!?), better than stock tires (could not afford Metzlers so have got Dunlops), better rear suspension (saving up), lower bars (swapped out) & no oil leak (like I said...) & last not cruiser style (why I'd like the SR500 back), but you can't have it all...

I only ever saw one Savage before I saw my one - years ago - & said I'd really like one (ie a new large not offroad/enduro single) - if I ever saw one for sale @ a good price. I did!

So - maybe the Savage is my dream bike - small, light, enough power (I don't need to race along an Interstate) & able to whip through the bends with lots'o'torque.

I know it makes me do this Grin

everytime I ride it!

george

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Robb Ex Member	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #17 - 09/26/06 at 14:37:16 First I had a Sportser, then a Ninja, now a Boulevard S40 which is by far my favorite. I really like the C50, but will keep the S40 forever.
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steelwolf Serious Thumper Offline "I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride." Posts: 847 Trinity, NC Gender:	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #18 - 09/26/06 at 17:43:58 Exile Cycles "Mad Max" Or the "Trike"
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r80rt Ex Member	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #19 - 09/27/06 at 04:01:39 06 Triumph Thruxton.
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bikingb Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Love to Ride! Posts: 278 Appleton, WI Gender:	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #20 - 09/27/06 at 05:40:40 Here's the link: http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/newvehicledetail/st=WI/VehicleCode=24451/Tr...
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Enfield_fan Ex Member	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #21 - 09/27/06 at 06:22:50 You know, I can't help but notice a profound similarity between the Thruxton and that Vincent Black Shadow. Though of course none of the particulars are the same, the Thruxton appears to be a modern variation on the VBS theme.
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JerryAssburger Ex Member	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #22 - 09/28/06 at 08:21:14 I think I'd want either a Victory Vegas 8-Ball, or (more practical) a 2007 HD 883 Sportster- make mine black, with a better seat! OR... a Suzuki Savage with a Yamaha XS650 twin jammed into the frame- my favorite bike with my favorite engine! What a "Mod" that would be! ...I'm going to go out and start measuring....
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #23 - 09/28/06 at 15:29:36 Speaking of XS Yamaha's ... I know where I can get this; A 1978 XS1100 Chopper in mint shape for $5KCdn. or This also mint 74' Yami 650 "semi-Bobber" for $2KCdn Now if I only had some extra cash lyin' around!
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #24 - 09/28/06 at 16:13:30 yeah, those xs 650s are cool. they make great choppers, too. A pal of mine had one we were gonna chop, but it got stolen... Knucklehead engine: you can buy replicas like this one... for about $10k... real thing about $20k, prolly not in working condition...
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ratdog472 Full Member Offline The Savages are restless... Posts: 156 Springfield, MO Gender:	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #25 - 09/29/06 at 06:36:13 It goes a little something like that.
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mornhm - FSO Serious Thumper Offline HMMM Posts: 1105 Gender:	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #26 - 09/29/06 at 07:26:56 And in 2007 (rumor has it March) this might be a choice I can make.
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #27 - 09/29/06 at 09:40:49 Tough decision, really do like the Harley Street Bob for a cruiser. Also like the Ducati Monster Dark, the name just sounds cool . But am happy with my Savage so looks like I've already made my choice.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: If you could choose ! Reply #28 - 09/29/06 at 12:04:27 ratdog472 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09: http://home.mchsi.com/~ratdog/tailgunner.jpg It goes a little something like that. Heh, I love those Tailgunner exhausts. The barrels actually spin like gatling guns.
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Reply #29 - 09/29/06 at 12:25:46

DangMan wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

If you could choose a bike of any desire, wich one would you choose and why !....

I require:

A single cylinder -- I require torque rather than power.
Light weight -- 400 pounds absolute max.
Low saddle -- I have a bum knee and swinging a leg over a 30" tall saddle hurts.
And I need to be able to keep up with the traffic in Los Angeles, including our freeways. Faster than that is acceptable *only* if it does not involve compromising the first three requirements.

I know of exactly one current production bike that meets my requirements.

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