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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> New to forum /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1476739270 Message started by Papa Bear on 10/17/16 at 14:21:10 |
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Title: New to forum Post by Papa Bear on 10/17/16 at 14:21:10 Hello: I'll be picking up my new-to-me 2011 S40 Wednesday Oct 19. I'll have lots of questions and look forward to meeting everyone. Bob |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by stewmills on 10/17/16 at 14:50:52 Welcome Bob! You've come to the right place. We have lots of answers! Go browse these two sections (see links). Not that we won't help you, but a LOT of the common Q&A is here and will help you learn a lot of good info very quickly so you are at least aware of thse things when they are applicable to your bike and your needs: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1181745927 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Ruttly on 10/17/16 at 15:07:37 Welcome to Savage Anonymous , Hi Bob |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Rodger on 10/17/16 at 15:24:40 Welcome to the forum, Bob! There's a ton of good information here. I'm relatively new to the Savage/S40 world, too. In addition to the links that "stewmills" provided, check out the topics on the right side of the home page. How many miles are on your 2011? |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Papa Bear on 10/17/16 at 15:28:15 I'm in Canada .. the bike only has 10,000KM (about 6,200 miles) The bike is that orange/black combo almost identical to |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Armen on 10/17/16 at 17:15:00 Congrats!!!! -Armen |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Struch on 10/18/16 at 09:57:32 cool man have fun ;D |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Kris01 on 10/18/16 at 17:55:17 If you have questions, we have the answers. Don't listen to the dealership mechanics. |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Papa Bear on 10/19/16 at 18:45:37 I picked my bike up this afternoon. It was a lovely day here in south western Ontario and I rode the bike from London to home .. about 110 miles . Smooth sailing !! ;) |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Kris01 on 10/19/16 at 19:10:56 2A2B24252627202122130 wrote:
I'd post a joke about riding under the ocean but it wouldn't be funny! ;D |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by RaleighGuy on 10/20/16 at 04:08:40 Congratulations, Bob. Welcome to the best forum on the planet!! Enjoy that bike. I promise it's gonna be tons of fun getting to know her. |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by hinow41 on 10/20/16 at 07:16:48 Nice bike iv always been a fan of the orange. |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by zipidachimp on 10/20/16 at 13:46:41 Welcome from Surrey, BC! 73? one year on me! Winter is a great time for mods and updates, you just made it in time. As others have said, the Verslavy should be the first of a few updates you can do at home. Have fun! 8-) |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Steve H on 10/21/16 at 13:00:35 Hey! Wait! There's a road from England to Canada???? ;D ;D ;D Welcome to the forum. :) |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by verslagen1 on 10/21/16 at 13:51:11 6E752C2F2E292B241D0 wrote:
Only on the cold days in England... which means it's open half the time. ;D |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by norm92de on 10/21/16 at 14:01:29 Welcome to the best forum. I've got one just like it. Love it. :) |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Papa Bear on 10/21/16 at 15:06:33 Yeah , I rode from London to home ... makes you scratch your head. I give you an even better scenario- I'm a Canadian and I live right between Cleveland, OH and Detroit, MI (get your maps out .. there will be a test ;)) 8-) |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Bobber on 10/21/16 at 17:01:00 These are great little single's with a world of possibilities. Built mine into a chopper and love that motor. Enjoy yours! |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Drestakil on 10/23/16 at 05:52:41 Thumpers are fun, aren't they? You wouldn't happen to be the same Papa Bear that owns a Wolf, would you. Edited: Just found another of your posts that shows your Wolf. I've been following the SymForum (at least the Wolf section). I was seriously considering getting one but could never really answer the question of "Why". I already own a 2015 SR400. What the Wolf has going for it is that they just look like so much fun. I still may get one someday. Good to see you on here. Ken |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Papa Bear on 10/23/16 at 07:25:04 I'm "Papa Bear" at the SYM forum as well. My Wolf was the perfect bike to get me back into motorcycling. |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Rodger on 10/23/16 at 07:34:29 Hmmm..."Papa Bear" and "Wolf".... ....kind of mashing together our fairy tales, eh? :) |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by raydawg on 10/23/16 at 07:56:04 11101F1E1D1C1B1A19280 wrote:
You already ventured into TT.... Glutton for punishment are ya ;D I gots the same bike, with a versy, dyna, and I put the little sissy, and 6 pack rack, back on it. |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by HAPPYDAN on 10/26/16 at 10:13:47 Based on some of your posts over on the SYM forum, I predict you will have a long, happy relationship with your S40. Have you ever ridden over the bridge at Mackinac? I grew up in Ohio, and that was a rite of passage. Did it on a Honda CB350. Scared the bejesus out of me :o! But that was a long time ago in a land now far away. I am a very conservative rider now, and my 2012 S40 with +5,000 miles could pass for brand new. All stock except the rear shocks and petcock. |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Rodger on 10/26/16 at 12:00:06 HAPPYDAN: Had the same experience on my very first long trip in 1975, age 17. Riding a '73 CB350 with stock rib tire on the front, "weavey-wobbling" over the Big Mac bridge. Then I looked down...at the WAVES... UNDER the bridge :o :-/ Was an...ummm..."exciting" introduction to bridge grating |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by HAPPYDAN on 10/28/16 at 09:42:33 5D5345474F49422A0 wrote:
It was 1972, and I was somewhere between "Twist and Shout" and "Shakin' All Over". ;D |
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Title: Re: New to forum Post by Rodger on 10/28/16 at 10:18:18 Ahhh, the "Good Ol' Days....gas was, what, 80¢ a gallon and a bike-nomad could pitch his pup tent almost anywhere...and the filling-buzzing vibration of that 350 Twin at 55 mph didn't seem all that bad. |
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