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dhgeyer · 08-21-2009, 11:36 AM

Motorcycle Consumer News (magazine) is totally supported by subscriptions (no advertising). I mention this because it puts them in a position to do honest reviews. They test every bike they test in a uniform way, and report the same data points. One test is "measured top speed". They take multiple runs, and use the best, if I remember correctly. They don't rely on the speedometer on the bike, of course. Anyway, they tested the GZ250 in September of '99, and got it up to 78 mph. They tested the Savage in September of '96, and got it up to 85 mph. Given that it should be in the same class as the Vulcan 500 and the Honda Shadow VLX, that's not too impressive. I've never really seen the point of this model, when there are similar machines in the same price/weight/displacement range with so much better performance. It is a little cheaper than the Vulcan, and probably easier to maintain, being a single. Still, is it a worthwhile upgrade from the GZ?

08-21-2009, 11:36 AM	#4
dhgeyer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Merrimack NH USA Posts: 722	Re: Suzuki Savage. Motorcycle Consumer News (magazine) is totally supported by subscriptions (no advertising). I mention this because it puts them in a position to do honest reviews. They test every bike they test in a uniform way, and report the same data points. One test is "measured top speed". They take multiple runs, and use the best, if I remember correctly. They don't rely on the speedometer on the bike, of course. Anyway, they tested the GZ250 in September of '99, and got it up to 78 mph. They tested the Savage in September of '96, and got it up to 85 mph. Given that it should be in the same class as the Vulcan 500 and the Honda Shadow VLX, that's not too impressive. I've never really seen the point of this model, when there are similar machines in the same price/weight/displacement range with so much better performance. It is a little cheaper than the Vulcan, and probably easier to maintain, being a single. Still, is it a worthwhile upgrade from the GZ? __________________ 54 HD Hummer,64 Honda150,66 Ducati250,01 Vulcan500,02 Vulcan1500,83 Nighthawk650,91 K75,95 VLX,04 VLX,01 GS500E,01 Ninja250, 02 Rebel,04 Ninja500,06 Concours,96 R850R
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