Great video. I just.upon sold my ‘96 Savage. I’m 85 years old and didn’t want to push my luck anymore.I’ve been riding forever and have never had an accident but if I had one at my age it would take me forever to heal up so as much as I miss the bike, I’m playing it safe. The bike is great and I enjoyed as much or more than any of my others ( I’ve had 8) . You’re not going to beat any Hyabusas but you are going to enjoy the machine and if I were younger I wouldn’t hesitate a second to buy another one.

I just brought home a 2024 Kawasaki eliminator 500 , just rode it home and I have always rode dirt bikes and this thing is not the fastest thing but a lot of fun very easy to move around ! Safe riding and a very cool video

Video and audio were perfect. Great video...thanks.

Uuuuh that tachometer is looovely 😍

Just picked up a 2012 for $1800!! Only had 2277 miles. Cleaned the carb and it was good to go!

I have the same Savage 650 1998 since 2002... 185 thousand kilometers through Brazil and the south of South America

you sound good to me, enjoyed the ride.

Put my idle a little higher last year, made a great difference.

Awesome ride.How did you install that Tachometer gauge in your S40.I have a 2015 model and i love it.

I've had big bikes, small bikes, newer bikes, older bikes...Honda's, Harleys, you name it. One of the bikes I regretted never owning is one of those. Recently I've been thinking about them again. I'm thinking I want a daily rider that's simple and lightweight.

Man I wish the gears were a bit longer at the top, there's barely any difference between 3rd 4th and 5th, 4 to 5 especially is like a 300rpm drop, at least on my 2012, it's ridiculous. Other than that, I love my thumper! My neighbors hate it, but I'm sure they've learned to deal with it....except when I go out for a late night 1am beer run, or ride lol. Added a small, clear shield, and love it, a badass shorty pipe, some cheap bags off Amazon, I think they're made by KemiMoto, just cheap bags that actually have worked incredibly well. They're the only one's I could find that didn't require changes to my blinkers, and didn't impair passenger footpeg space. Next thing is replacing that dumbass carb, it's made for a 1000cc Sportster, not a 652cc Suzuki >< There's a bigbore kit that just about doubles the HP, and torque, since it's an incredibly low stressed engine, it's VERY easy to get more power out of it, along with the kit, there's required work like port matching the exhaust, belt to chain swap, etc...so I'm skipping all of that, and just getting a proper carb and tune, then caring for it as long as possible. It handles like a sportbike in some ways, my last bike was an R6, and I've owned many before, so I can tell you, this bike is so light, that with good tires, it's easy to keep up, or even leave noob riders behind on sportbikes. They top out between 85 and 90, min personally does 89 on the dot, and that's it, which is fine, I don't take long rides on it, this is a commuter bike, and that's what I use it for, but it's also fun as hell for 20-40 mile rides with friends thru some twisties :) Torque is amazing, I'll take it over HP these days. In the end, this is a bike for people that understand it's not perfect, but it's a hell of a value, and a lot of fun. WIndscreen is very necessary, get one! I use my cell for a speedo attached to my bars, I don't really dig the tank speedo idea, stupid imo.

It's idling low because the mixture is too rich, evidenced by it running more revs when running out of gas. Drop the jet needle a notch. Maybe the different muffler has changed the running mixture or your air filter is dirty

Don't let anyone ever tell you that you can't take a midsize bike on Long rides. My first multi-state trip was on a 500 Honda.

That's a great idea about the seat, I'm 6'1", a little tall for this bike, but I love it so much I'm determined to make it work, heh. I DO feel like I need another 2 inches of room behind my butt, I'm not large, only 190lbs, and it's a comfortable seat, just not where I'd like it to be :\

youyr mic is fine, get a wind screen, lol. even a small clear one, they look better than you think, and makes the high speed rides a whole lot less of a fight with the wind :P

Stick with it ..i have a blue #2007 And like it a lot ..up in Canada I fine my bike ok to ride on #401 goes go not to bad on the butt

¿Dónde puedo conseguir el tacómetro de las revoluciones por minuto ?

Are you still selling those floorboards?

A VERY GOOD Video, I LOVE THE S 40'S

Do you like this bike for long rides? What can you tell me about the vibrations on your hands, does it bothers you?

when you wandered and started talking about microphones, I exited out.

This mic is not good. Too much wind noise.

Can't give you feedback, don't know what it looks like?!😢