Guess I never officially introduced myself even though I've been on/around since July 09.
I picked up a 05 S40 in July 09 that the PO had chopped/hacked into a bar hopper. Had some title issues and couldn't ride it for the first 3 weeks that I had it. Did give me a chance to replace/fix a few things before I started riding. The weekend that I got the temporary title issued I finished repainting it and started riding. I brought it back to mostly stock with only a couple minor changes.
It's been over 15yrs since I last rode, and at that time I was riding a 1987 Suzuki SP125 Dual Purpose bike. So this bike is a HUGE change.
I initially got this bike thinking that I'd be able to ride it a couple of years, then upgrade to something bigger like the Harley that I thought I always wanted. Now after riding and tinkering with this bike for the last 6 months I have grown to love the size and performance of it. I'm glad that the bike was hacked up to some degree when I got it because it forced me to dig in and learn the finer details of the bike so that I could put it back the way it was meant to be. After putting it back to mostly stock, now I'm starting to add things that I think will make it all the better.
Parts that I have accumulated and plan on putting on before the next riding season: Dyna Muffler, Fork Bag, Saddlebags & Brackets (need to move the signals too), Memphis Slim Windshield.
(will add another pic after they are all added)