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Message started by Bokobob on 03/08/20 at 14:58:46

Title: Many bikers out today
Post by Bokobob on 03/08/20 at 14:58:46

Here in North Carolina it is in the sixties today and very sunny....So I got on my S40 and took a very pleasant ride of close to 50 miles which is a lot for me...

This is the first longer ride I've taken on the 09 I bought recently and I really feel great about how the bike handles and provides plenty of power, especially versus the Honda Rebel 250 I have been using for over a year. Seems to me the top gear is nice and tall and doesn't result in the engine sounding like a Mixmaster on "liquify" speed at 65 mph.

In about a month I'll put the Rebel 250 up for sale as I only need one bike.

I also have an older Savage and will be putting in new clutch springs, a new speedo and cable and a new rear tire and put it on the market, too. I'll wait for warmer weather to work on it as I plan to do the work myself.

Seems to me the S40/Savage bikes are one of the best kept secrets in biking...They are really, really capable bikes.

:)

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by zipidachimp on 03/21/20 at 01:17:17

Same up here. I'll wait until April to pay for insurance, 6 month plan will take me to October, then month to month.
Cheers! 8-)

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by SoC on 03/21/20 at 08:27:25

So yesterday here in Ocean, NJ, near Asbury Park it was 81 degrees and sunny late yesterday afternoon, how could you not go for a ride. Everything in the WUFLU RX post proved to be true.

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by MMRanch on 03/21/20 at 09:13:07

Bokobob

Seems to me the S40/Savage bikes are one of the best kept secrets in biking...They are really, really capable bikes.
.........................................

Truer words were never spoke !

Hay about that Clutch thing . I've dealt with the same issue before.
Fact is :
The plates don't really wear out.
Check this out for yourself.
Take all the plates out of the Clutch Pack, now see how small the inside of the empty pack will collapse to .
Now , measure the plates and do some math. You'll find about the same number.
So. this is what happens:
The Steel plats don't wear .
The Fiber plates don't wear much.
The Aluminum bottom inside the clutch pack does wear.
So
The problem is not the Springs , or Plates. The problem is the pack won't close enough to pinch the plate-pack.
So , just add another STEEL PLATE (.063") to the Plate Pack. About $6.80 I put mine on last , but it shouldn't really matter where its added its more of a total thickness thing .
Good luck when you get-a-round-to-it ! ;)

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by norm92de on 03/21/20 at 17:37:13

SoC,
I have one just like that. Same colour and all. Love it! :)

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by Bokobob on 03/26/20 at 13:55:28

The problem is not the Springs , or Plates. The problem is the pack won't close enough to pinch the plate-pack.
So , just add another STEEL PLATE (.063") to the Plate Pack. About $6.80 I put mine on last , but it shouldn't really matter where its added its more of a total thickness thing .
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Quoting a reply above...I'll give it a shot but need to wait for warmer weather....

Nice ride today although kinda cold...Should have worn warmer trousers

:-X

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by LANCER on 03/26/20 at 18:41:56

Got a little riding in today while playing with assorted carburetors; temp today reached 98 in our little corner of Oklahoma.
It was an all time record for the day and the month, I think the old record was set in 1908.
Yep, it was PRETTY warm.

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by stewmills on 03/27/20 at 08:14:19

I rode the little Ninja to work today. Nearly no one on the roads, and no other bikes so far, but it was terribly foggy and misting this morning on my way in.

This is my first bike ride since late October when I met Dave up at Barber's. Since then, the bikes were stuck in the garage and winter and my house remodel took up all my play time, along with a month or so of downtime with my hand being sliced open down to the bone. Hand feels good on the throttle and no issues managing the throttle or front brake lever. 8-)

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by Dave on 03/27/20 at 08:29:52

We were up around 72 yesterday in KY. Deb and I took a local ride, and it felt good!

The coming week doesn't promise anything nearly as warm or dry.

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by Bokobob on 03/27/20 at 09:40:45

Today it will get into the seventies...I already took an hour's ride on my "other" bike, a Rebel 250 fitted with a Corbin seat...Very comfortable, but no zip to speak of. I like to keep all the bikes running so I rotate them.

:P

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by stewmills on 03/27/20 at 13:29:51

FWIW, I did wear all my PPE riding today.

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by springman on 03/27/20 at 15:02:08

It is supposed to hit 90 F here in Houston today. Near record high. I rode in to work today also and it was a really nice ride, cool with very little traffic.

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by MMRanch on 03/27/20 at 19:06:33

Marcia and I have had the V-7 Guzzi (Lucky) out for a ride both yesterday and today. Today was over 80F. just perfect for 35-45 mph back roads stuff. With all the rain we have had , all the bottom land along the rivers are flooded. Moore county is hill country anyway and there are a lot of back roads.

Title: Re: Many bikers out today
Post by Dave on 03/28/20 at 04:05:31

This is the time of year you need to be wary of the gravel that gets washed out onto the roads during the hard rains.

Yesterday I cleaned up 2 wheelbarrow loads of gravel that had washed out onto the road from the neighbors driveway. It had been laying in the road for a week and he had not cleaned it up - we get a lot of bicycle and motorcycle riders on the road, and it needed to be cleaned up. I also cleaned the leaves out of his culvert that were blocking the flow of water and causing the water to flow over his driveway.

He is a nice young man and takes care of his property - just doesn't seem to worry about his culvert or gravel as I had to do this last year as well.