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Title: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:42:50 About two months ago I took the MSF course that Ohio offers. Right after I had a discussion with my wife about buying a bike. Basically I was advised that if I did so without a lot of out of pocket cash, and using assets I already owned, I wouldn't hear a peep from her. About a month and a half ago I saw an ad on Craigslist for a 2006 Suzuki Boulevard S40, guy I bought it from said he had some health issues and needed to get rid of it. Turns out those health issues were serious, so I made him a trade + cash deal he couldn't turn down. When I drove home with her in the back of my truck, I was freakin' excited. A two hour drive just to go and get her, and man was it a pain in the ass getting her out of the back of the truck. Had to call a friend over because I wasn't going to try to ride it down the ramps, that's a good way to lose your ramps. As I found out, someone had already done an airbox delete, installed a cone filter, installed a cone breather, appears to have replaced the carb, etc. There's an AGM battery in there that is just great, and there are battery tender leads on it, though I've never needed to use it... so I use them for something else, now. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:43:14 When I got her in the garage, I took some beauty shots. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:43:37 Just a couple from each angle to note how she was when I first got her. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:43:50 Pretty standard fare. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:44:46 So one of the first things I wanted to do was make sure that I could ride her to work with khakis on because this little lady was my getting around town bike for the next year. I installed a DEI Titanium wrap on it, but in the meantime I also removed the terrible shield that someone had put on the muffler. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:46:07 After that, I decided it was time for some proper saddlebags, just so I could tote stuff around, take her on trips, etc. Viking Bags was having a pretty decent 15% off sale and so I got some Large bags with the shock cutout. They actually fit quite well, and I ended up removing the spacers I originally used. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:47:09 In order to install them I had to relocate my rear blinker lights. In order to do that, I decided I needed to wire extensions in the right way... So I grabbed some waterproof connectors that I had left over from the last electrical project I did on the pickup, and went to town. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:48:05 Did I forget to mention, I really and truly hate the stock lights? So I got another set locally at Iron Pony, ones that are very bright with incandescent bulbs that I can easily change to LED, and put them on instead. The nice thing is... the bags came with the relocation bar. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:48:24 And they were done, for the moment! |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:49:05 I futzed around with the sissy bar for awhile. Thinking I might like it... using the universal mounts that came with the bike to put a universal gear rack on too... |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:49:36 I like shooting her good sides |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:52:12 I ran into a snag at one point. I went to take the exhaust off so I could apply some high temp silicone paint to the wrap... and wouldn't you know it, twisted off the exhaust bolt. Backed it out, finally. So I went looking for a tap and I couldn't find mine. So I ordered a set but got impatient. During that time I thought "I'll cut some gaps into a bolt and just cut it like that, it's worked before" -- it didn't work, that bolt also twisted off. So I tried to back it out, broke the extractor in it. So after a lot of dremeling and hitting it with a center punch, I shattered/broke free the carbide. Then I dremeled the bolt from the inside, which ate into the threads. So... I ended up installing a helicoil, which has done the trick. But I'm still half tempted to rip the bolts out and replace them with studs because that was a giant pain in the ass. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:52:51 I did eventually get the exhaust off, painted, and put back on. It came out pretty good. I also installed a heatshield further down on the muffler to protect dress pants. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:55:48 So I decided to install the windshield she came with. It was a memphis slim and I needed to order another clamp for it, but it looked pretty good... and it made me confident enough to ride it on the highway at 75mph. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:56:32 So one other thing I needed, a brighter head lamp. The one it had was not amazing... off to amazon I go. I went full LED on my F150, I know headlight tech has come a LONG way in a short period, so I went looking for a good H4 bulb to install. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:56:48 I think I chose well. (high) |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:57:35 Next thing to do. Get a working trip odometer on the bike. Easiest/best way I could think of doing that? Trail Tech Vapor. Thanks to Dave for helping me out with this one. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:58:17 Oh and hey look, now my speedo and all my indicator lights are at the exact right height so I no longer need to take my eyes off the road to glance down and see if anything is on or what my speed actually is. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 14:59:30 At the same time, I decided I also wanted to be able to run my phone, or a GPS, or anything that requires USB. So I grabbed a 12v USB socket that hooks onto SAE quick disconnect battery tender cables, an extension cable, and while I had the tank off to put the Vapor on, I also ran power up to the handlebars. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 15:00:07 Nice thing about it? It has an On and Off switch, an all weather cover AND Quick Charge 3.0 compatibility (bottom socket) |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 15:00:37 So then I thought, man, I hate having to constantly put my key in the gas cap to make the darn thing work. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 15:01:16 So I made a thing. I used the old helmet lock that I disconnected when I installed the saddle bags, and made a "you don't have to take me off the bike unless you want to" key. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 15:01:54 I found out that this bike LOVES to break license plates so I installed an inspection sticker plate for extra rigidity. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 15:02:38 I also decided I wanted to use some of my door trim that I have used on my truck, on the windshield. I think it gives it a more distinct look. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 15:03:04 Did I mention these were from tonight after a ride in the rain? |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 15:03:24 Yea, still pretty, even with water spots. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 15:03:45 And man does she have a comfy seat now. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/11/18 at 15:06:09 I still need to swap out the front lights. I'm leery of that because I can't find a good guide on whether aftermarkets will fit in the same spot as the OEMs, or if I need to take the OEMs off completely. I have a set of lights to put on there that match the rear ones, though. I also want to put a fork brace on it, TKAT no longer makes them which leaves just Superbrace, and those aren't cheap. I would also like to fabricate up some highway bars, or at least a mustache. And eventually I also plan to add some handguards for long haul driving/back brush country riding. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 06/12/18 at 07:17:25 I've also done some smaller things as my riding experience has grown. I added foam rubber grip covers to the grips themselves, which helps with the vibe in my hands. I shimmed the gas cap gasket with some hard closed cell foam between it and the cap. I added a raptor petcock after my OEM petcock started starving out intermittently at red lights. Velcro attached my garage door opener just in front of the tank speedo as a temp solution before wiring into my bright flasher button. Grabbed an 18/8 stainless bottle I had laying around, replaced the O-ring with a nitrile O-ring, using it for spare fuel storage if I decide to take longer trips. Added a Sena 5 to my helmet for GPS and music via BT, also added an Ion camera as a dash cam (I run two in my truck, I might as well run one on my bike). I have a brake flasher, but I'm trying to figure out how to wire it in since my rear brake light has three wires but ALSO has a bypass set of wires, and the flasher (which said it could be used on an S40) only has two wires... I'll figure it out eventually. Added an i-ottie bike cell phone holder. Works really well. Seat is lifted at the front using nylon spacer nuts. I eventually want to add a puck, or similar, to the side stand. Give it a little less lean when it's sitting. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 09/03/18 at 07:34:32 Welp. I've put her up for sale as of today. I'm going to pick up a new to me C90 with 17k miles on it this afternoon. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by Gary_in_NJ on 09/03/18 at 09:19:53 When you say C90, do you mean Suzuki Boulevard or Honda Super Cub? |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 09/03/18 at 14:24:37 5D575359525B5F56080E0A3A0 wrote:
Boulevard. Even has the same blue metallic flake in black paint scheme as the S40. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by elricfate on 09/04/18 at 07:29:46 Sorry to be going, but happy with the new bike. Now to find a forum as infinitely helpful as this one for the new girl. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by Yoshi on 11/03/18 at 21:02:21 Nice new bike! Did you sell the Savage yet? It's nice to have more then 1 bike Good luck and keep the rubber side down. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by WunGun on 11/18/18 at 23:58:58 I agree on having 2 bikes. These little savages are great for a back up bike or when you want a nice lightweight commute around town. Enjoy the new ride! |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by Dave on 11/19/18 at 02:44:33 695C4B4B405D5A4F5C2E0 wrote:
Or 3.....or 4! ::) |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by Gary_in_NJ on 11/19/18 at 08:38:36 I'm much better at buying bikes than selling them. Always on the hunt. |
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Title: Re: My 2006 S40 + small mods Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/19/18 at 09:29:49 Joseph Smith almost got it right. |
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