SuzukiSavage.com /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1521554086 Message started by HAPPYDAN on 03/20/18 at 06:54:46

Title: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by HAPPYDAN on 03/20/18 at 06:54:46 Yep, that's right! Brand new, 2016, $3999! If you ever thought you wanted one, now's your chance. This dealer was formerly Hinshaw's in Auburn. I bought my S40 there in 2012, good folks, easy to deal with. They also have 3 other SR400s, but those are $4999 each. Scrambler? Bobber? Café? Or just a nice reliable bike (kicker only). http://www.hinshawsmotorcyclestore.com/default.asp?page=xNewInventoryDetail&id=2486485&p=1&make=yamaha&s=Year&d=D&t=new&model=sr400&fr=xNewInventory :)

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by JLC on 03/20/18 at 07:23:47 That's quite a deal... but except for the fuel injection and the mid-mount controls, I prefer the S40 with belt drive, more power, and electric starter. PS: for shorties like me, the seat on the SR400 is too high to flat foot the bike.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by springman on 03/20/18 at 07:33:14 Nice. The SCR950 even nicer!

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by Gary_in_NJ on 03/20/18 at 10:08:14 I have much love for the SR500. The SR400...well...$4k is a good price...but not enough to create love.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by batman on 03/20/18 at 12:17:11 From all reports the SR400 is kind of a wimp. they should have made it a 500 or even larger . Even at $100 a cc  it doesn't make it a better bargain than a new S-40.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by engineer on 03/20/18 at 13:59:33 It's a great looking bike but no electric start doesn't do it for me, at my age electric start is mandatory.  I think it would sell better if it had an electric starter and maybe a tad more power.  But thanks for posting the link because we are always looking for bargains.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by verslagen1 on 03/20/18 at 14:14:00 2023213A3D343E323D530 wrote: Nice. The SCR950 even nicer! Yep that is nice... except the tank is 3.2 gal.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by Matchless G11 on 03/20/18 at 18:02:22 6261746D616E3438000 wrote: From all reports the SR400 is kind of a wimp. they should have made it a 500 or even larger . Even at $100 a cc  it doesn't make it a better bargain than a new S-40. I like the Sr400, like one says lack of power http://shop.missionmotorsports.com/new_vehicle_compare.asp?veh2=542649&mfg1=4&veh1=384423 The comparison is interesting look at the weights! I hope to make my ryca cafe into a standard. It would be the Sr400 + some.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by JLC on 03/20/18 at 19:28:27 Not sure I get your point there... The Yamaha SR400 is 384 lbs according to the Yamaha website, and the S40 is 381 lbs.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by cygnet on 03/20/18 at 20:16:35 It's gotta be good it's got a tach and probably better shocks.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by norm92de on 03/20/18 at 21:26:03 Don't know about the shocks, but I put a tachometer on my s40 for $70. The SR 400 is a nice bike but with no electric starter, stalling in traffic is not my idea of a fun afternoon! Plus, with no balancer it probably will loosen your fillings- I like it a lot but can't forgive those two items. :'(

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by batman on 03/20/18 at 23:01:27 S-40 652cc 8.5 compression 4 valve head ,   SR400 399cc 8.5 compression 2valve head . If people move up from a savage ,there's going to be some SR400's with low mileage going cheap in a couple of years.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by Matchless G11 on 03/21/18 at 03:39:46 1D1B14570 wrote: Not sure I get your point there... The Yamaha SR400 is 384 lbs according to the Yamaha website, and the S40 is 381 lbs. What I am trying to get at is the Savage with electric start and a bigger engine weighs less. I am not sure if it is dry or wet weight for both) Take off some of the weight for a ryca conversion, The sr400 don't not  look so good.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by Matchless G11 on 03/21/18 at 04:16:22 This is why I am here and a owner of a Savage ryca. I was out late one night on a ride coming back to New Jersey from bear mountain in Ny. I was on my favorite motorcycle a 1966 Puch 250 sgs. I some how ended up on the Palisade parkway. At 9 pm people were going 80 in the slow lane. Insane! Puchie (what I call my bike) tops out at 70. I could have been killed. So I thought My 71 bsa  650 is far from complete. I need a bike  that is light weight, not a cruiser, not a enduro, not some funky tennis shoe styled sport bike.  I wanted (and still do) A sr400 or a w650, both however were out of my price range. the riding I do is mostly putting around and I like torque! So I bought a ryca cafe which I am in the process of putting it into the same configuration of control lay out and seating as my Puch 250. So if I am blindfolded I would not know which bike I was getting on. (riding bikes blindfolded is not recommended) 8-)

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by Matchless G11 on 03/21/18 at 04:21:31 647D7373252566716071777F272021140 wrote: This is why I am here and a owner of a Savage ryca. I was out late one night on a ride coming back to New Jersey from bear mountain in Ny. I was on my favorite motorcycle a 1966 Puch 250 sgs. I some how ended up on the Palisade parkway. At 9 pm people were going 80 in the slow lane. Insane! Puchie (what I call my bike) tops out at 70. I could have been killed. So I thought My 71 bsa  650 is far from complete. I need a bike  that is light weight, not a cruiser, not a enduro, not some funky tennis shoe styled sport bike.  I wanted (and still do) A sr400 or a w650, both however were out of my price range. the riding I do is mostly putting around and I like torque! So I bought a ryca cafe which I am in the process of putting it into the same configuration of control lay out and seating as my Puch 250. So if I am blindfolded I would not know which bike I was getting on. (riding bikes blindfolded is not recommended) 8-) Me wrong, it was  rt 4 not Palisade park way  :-[

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by Gary_in_NJ on 03/21/18 at 13:08:37 Maybe I'm strange, but I love kicking a bike to life. If there was a kick starter kit for the S40 it would have been my first purchase. Even dirt bikes, which have gone the way of EFI, now have e-start with no kicker to be found. Sad! Matchless, your RYCA conversion will weigh around 300 pounds when you are done.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by Matchless G11 on 03/21/18 at 14:36:24 Hi Gary The conversion to cafe is done, (I bought it that way)  However I want a standard with mid controls. a better tank, better headlight, a rear fender, cev taillight, and the belt guards back on. So it might be 300 lbs now but it will put on some weight to make it more civilized. I do agree with you about the lack of kick start. It is a shame that Suzuki did not at least have a splined input shaft so one could put one on later.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by Gary_in_NJ on 03/21/18 at 14:47:04 You don't like the tank and seat/fender? I love them. Will you be selling them?

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by Matchless G11 on 03/21/18 at 15:08:25 6D676369626B6F66383E3A0A0 wrote: You don't like the tank and seat/fender? I love them. Will you be selling them? I will think about it, I probably will run this combo this year, till I can find the rest of the parts. The tank is a copy of a Benelli Mojave. I much rather have the Benelli 250 Riverside tank instead. Just personal preference. But for some reason I can't find any Riverside tanks right now. Flea bay has some for the 125, but the 250 is needed for cylinder space. Moto Guzzi V700 tank is the right shape also but alas the same problem that the 125 Benelli tank has.  :(

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by ohiomoto on 03/22/18 at 04:49:25 Good looking cafe there Matchless.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by Dave on 03/22/18 at 05:01:15 746D6363353576617061676F373031040 wrote:  However I want a standard with mid controls. a better tank, better headlight, a rear fender, cev taillight, and the belt guards back on. I can help you out with the headlight as soon as I get another batch of adapters made. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1495732822/0#4

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by HAPPYDAN on 03/22/18 at 07:57:41 I brought up the ad for the SR400 because I am a big fan of retro. I have an S40 and a 1986 Honda CT110 (fun!). I once owned a 1960 HD 74 FLH and a 250 Ducati. I also like the Royal Enfield Bullet C5 Military (bone shaker!). You have to wear a bite guard when you ride that monster! Single cylinder Yams I have owned (XT225) and ridden are quite smooth (change the slippery hand grips) and have a consistent power band. The SR400 is EFI and all the (unloved) required emission control BS, but apparently once properly broken in and mastered, can be an enjoyable bike. But, at least in the USA, it ain't popular (read "can be had cheap"). Just don't expect much trade in value if you hate it.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by ohiomoto on 03/23/18 at 10:55:09 I like the SR400.  One of my favorite bike builds is based on one.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by ohiomoto on 03/23/18 at 10:57:37 It was the inspiration for my bike.   Not that I planned on putting that much time and effort into my build, it was the basic look I was after.

Title: Re: 2016 Yamaha SR400 $3999 Post by engineer on 03/23/18 at 13:27:02 That's a nice looking bike Ohiomoto.

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