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Motorcycle & Scooter

SeattleVet

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7. My wife is a little over 5', and has a Suzuki S-40 (the old LS-650/Savage)

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 05:04 AM

Nov 2014

Fits her perfectly. Single cylinder, belt drive, light weight, easy handling. She rode it from Seattle to Malibu and back a couple of years ago, a 3,000-mile round trip, and was pretty comfortable. Our longest day on that trip was a little over 500 miles. I think she gets around 50mpg on it, on the road, less in town.

This was her second bike; she learned on a Suzuki 250, rode that for a couple of years, then moved up a bit. She's been extremely happy with the 650 for 7 or 8 years now. She's a daily commute rider; as long as there isn't ice or snow on the ground, she rides.

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