saddlebags Boulevard Which is the better of the 4 to suit me: Suzuki GZ250, Savage 650, Honda Rebel 250, or CMX250?
I'm a fairly new rider (about a month now) but I have experienced great success so far. I aced the MSF program's riding test on a 1998 Suzuki GN125. I'm now looking for my first motorcycle. Will the Savage 650 (aka Boulevard S40, am I right???) be too powerful/heavy? I'm a 5'4" 160 lb female. Also, I expect to ride the freeway somewhat often. Are there any other motorcycles you can recommend? I've heard good things about the Ninja 250 but I think I prefer the cruiser style, especially with the convenience of saddlebags. Any suggestions, please?
Yeah, S40, Savage, same old LS650 that has been in continous production since 1986 (and it was "retro" style then!)
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl
Given "freeway somewhat often" you would appreciate the S40. I have a 2000 Savage. It merges onto the Los Angeles Freeways in third gear with fourth and fifth reducing the RPMs. It will do 85, which is enough to keep up with speed of traffic. (Gotta LOVE So. Cal.!)
The trio of 250 cruisers all weigh in a hair over 300 pounds dry. The S40, thanks to having just one cylinder, is only 50 pounds heavier. Wet weight, on the road ready to ride, is listed at 381 pounds. The next lightest cruiser, the little 500cc Kawasaki, is 472 pounds. Yamaha's 650's are over 500 pounds. I rather appreciate the light weight: http://paladin.savageriders.com/Can-you-do-this.MOV (big file, long time to download)
My saddlebags are LeatherLyke, about $480, but while they look like leather they are hard plastic, lockable, hold 18 quarts or 20 pounds each -- which is a 10 pound bag of potatos with a little room to spare, or two gallon jugs of milk, or a five liter box of wine. Over four years old and they still look good. I have the sissybar (an option on the S40) and made a bracket to carry a 21" Airline Carry-On Suitcase.
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Fit saddlebags to your Suzuki Boulevard M50 the easy way. Simply install the polished stainless-steel docking posts into the existing fender rail bolt holes and mount mounting plates to the back of your saddlebags...
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