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Post by spandi on Oct 25, 2013 13:11:05 GMT -5
The desert sands of Palm Springs. (judging from the trees in your avatar pic you look like somewhere in the Northern part of Cali.)
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Post by urbanmadness on Oct 25, 2013 13:19:54 GMT -5
yeah, I'm in Sacramento. Too far to get together for a ride. The avatar pic, is of a Moto Brovo Hornet I rebuilt for a buddy. He took it on the freeway and dropped a valve, causing all sorts of nice things like holes in pistons and broken valves.. That was the shake down run after I rebuilt it.
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Post by spandi on Oct 25, 2013 13:31:27 GMT -5
He took a 150cc on the freeway? (was he new to scootering?)
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Post by urbanmadness on Oct 25, 2013 14:17:04 GMT -5
He said, it looked like a sport bike, so therefore it will run like a sport bike..... WRONG! lol
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Post by prodigit on Oct 25, 2013 18:44:59 GMT -5
LoL! I took my 127cc on the freeway, tailgating a truck I did 60MPH, for hours, but not after a sprocket change.
I prefer to ride 35-40 MPH on that bike.
I also took my TaoTao EVO150 with CVT on the freeway. Again, tailgating a truck at 65MPH peak, reaching to 70MPH, for at least 30 minutes, and no problemo.
I did get off the freeway about 1 hour in the ride, as I wanted to take it a bit easier on the bike; and took it down to 45-55MPH roads.
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Post by Paladin on Oct 25, 2013 19:10:44 GMT -5
The Savage is the Big Single, 652cc and weighs only 50 pounds more than the 250's. If you don't like cruisers, you can make it into a Café:  (and reduce the weight to about 330 pounds.) |
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Post by Jarlaxle on Oct 25, 2013 19:23:55 GMT -5
If you are considering a motorcycle, a Thumper, look for a Suzuki Savage / S40 -- first sold in 1986 and is still available. A hair lighter than the Blast, a lot smoother, faster off the line, and the Savage Forum is very helpful.  An issue: anyone tall will NOT be comfortable on a Savage! My mother has one, it fits her perfectly. She's 4'11" tall. I can barely ride it...it's worse than the little 250 Nighthawk I rode for training. Note: if you see an LS650 or a Boulevard 650, that's a Savage. |
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Post by Paladin on Oct 25, 2013 19:29:17 GMT -5
He took a 150cc on the freeway? (was he new to scootering?) I am "new" to scooters since a year ago, but I have been riding for nearly a half century. I take my 150.5cc Vespa on the freeways and Interstates, but I know how to drive slow vehicles. Going from L.A. to Sequoia Nat. Mon. and back I got 70+ mpg doing 60 mph. |
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Post by Paladin on Oct 25, 2013 20:10:34 GMT -5
An issue: anyone tall will NOT be comfortable on a Savage! My mother has one, it fits her perfectly. She's 4'11" tall. I can barely ride it...it's worse than the little 250 Nighthawk I rode for training....  My 6'2" (36" inseam) wife sitting on my Savage. First Mount:  Second Mount:  Savage fitted my 5'9" 30" inseam just fine. |
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Post by thxone on Oct 25, 2013 22:43:16 GMT -5
Just get one of these thumpers  2009 KTM Duke 690  2013 KTM Duke 690 (like 70hp)  |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Oct 25, 2013 23:24:44 GMT -5
That KTM is mighty sharp, and very modern!I'm just incurably "old-school"... Me for the Savage... LOL!Ride safe, ride LOW...  Leo
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Post by rockynv on Oct 26, 2013 0:39:57 GMT -5
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Post by urbanmadness on Oct 26, 2013 4:05:25 GMT -5
I do have a smaller inseam 30" so the savage would fit fairly well. It's one of the reason's I'm looking at the Buell. Here is my current problem. Putting my leg over on a lot of these bikes, gives me a charley horse. I got on a duel sport in the show room, and got a charlie horse, and that's really not good when you are trying to get on a bike. Same thing happened with a Ninja I was working on. Tried to get on it, to take it off the center stand and instant charlie horse. It wasn't a problem on the hornet. The savage would probably be good in this respect, so will the buell. I tore a calf muscle and it just doesn't like stretching like that. I'm sure if I started stretching that muscle more, the condition would get better, I just didn't know it was as bad as it is, until I tried getting on some of these bikes. Weight of the bike doesn't seem to hurt it much, it's just getting the leg over is what is killing me. I've ridden a 500 beverly (heavy bike) and a '04 500 Scarabeo (even heavier) and it wasn't a problem. Dry weight on both of those bike is like 500+ lbs. The Scarabeo is a huge bike but dayam is it beautiful and I loved riding it every minute. It's just not good value for money and I think I would be better served with the motor cycle. Since I work on my buddies bikes, I get to ride them from time to time... It's one of the perks...  |
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Post by spandi on Oct 26, 2013 4:20:25 GMT -5
I'll take a couple of these KTM scoots from way back when.   |
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Post by Jarlaxle on Oct 26, 2013 6:48:02 GMT -5
An issue: anyone tall will NOT be comfortable on a Savage! My mother has one, it fits her perfectly. She's 4'11" tall. I can barely ride it...it's worse than the little 250 Nighthawk I rode for training.... My 6'2" (36" inseam) wife sitting on my Savage. First Mount: Second Mount: Savage fitted my 5'9" 30" inseam just fine. In other words: you agree with me, and a tall rider will need to modify the bike! That is NOT a factory seat! |
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