Fished it last night at dusk with a top water buzz bait.  Caught a 3 pounder and had 2 misses.  I fished about 15 minutes.  I love being able to take a short walk to the pond and fishing. I keep the rods and tackle by the pond so I don't have to carry anything to and fro.

Hello, My name is Melissa in Austin Texas! I just got a 2005 S40/Savage so have been trying to figure out where to start! I am addressing the backfiring issue now and want to do the re jet and new muffler. My girlfriend is getting tired of hearing the word muffler, so I better pick one out soon!!!

Thanks for all the great info on this site! I am finding it hard to get "work" accomplished now 9-5!!

I've also got a Kawasaki Vulcan 750, but I'm loving the smaller weight 650! Can't wait to modify it and sound great!!

Hello to all,

Figured I would introduce myself. Returned to riding after a bunch of years off. Took the MSF course and was looking for an intelligent choice to get back into riding. With a little bit of luck became a 2006 S40 owner.

Found this bike on Craig’s List. Short story was the owner never rode it and wanted it out of the garage. IT HAD 51 MILES ON IT! The bike was started up every month for 18 months for about 20 minutes to keep it from dying. Gave them $2900.00 cash for it and rode away with a “Bug catching smile”. I think this ride is a good platform to work, play around, with.

Been using your site to get information on making a few upgrades; tach, trip meter, windshield. I’m playing with the idea of making a set of saddlebag supports. Currently researching where to get some side rails and add a sissy bar.

Plan to contribute with various projects, or just hang out. Enough banging on the PC for now, time for a brew.  

Another new guy..........

Bought a '08 S-40 a couple of weeks ago - 407 kilometeres on the clock and almost $2000 less than new - the guarrentee runs out the end of September. Hasn't been dumped or otherwise bashed.

 Almost came as a surprise to me that I did buy it so easily, but as soon as I saw the bike sitting on the shop floor, I said "YES" - it looked to me, just like a motorcycle should!!

   Haven't owned a bike before, so have no license - to which end I have signed up for driver training which I start this coming weekend - looking forward to it!!!  Kind of hard to have a new one sitting downstairs under a cover and not being able to ride it.

 A bit about myself......I took a couple years off work a few years ago, and sailed my boat (35 feet) around the world, solo. Have also done a singlehanded sailboat race from San Francisco to Hawaii 3 times, in my own boat. Actually rented small bikes a few times on on various Islands I stopped at during my trip around the world - and enjoyed riding them a lot - but that is the limit of my motorcyle riding experiences.....

Still have the same boat and still go sailing, but only locally for the next 3 or 4 years - so needed another interest to keep me alive, interested and from getting bored. My new Savage/S-40 should fill the bill quite nicely - I think I might well enjoy the solitude of riding by myself - Did I mention I get a lot of time off from work???

 Have poked around a fair bit on this site before introducing myself, and am pretty impressed with  the level and sharing of knowledge, tips and information I see here. I did no research whatsoever before buying my new bike, I just liked the looks, size and feel of it. To find such a wealth of information about it afterwards is a real bonus!!!  ......Thanks everybody......

I will probably be doing all the  monkeywrenching on the bike myself once the warentee period is over. Looking forward to 'white spacer' mod and mixing screw adjustment at that time!!

Will continue to poke around here and figure things out some more. When I get some questions, or if I feel I have anything to contribute, I may even write a few posts.

Oh yes....I'm 56

Bye for now......Jim

Welcome Haulback. Good to see another Canuck here. You're gonna love riding the bike!!!. You have found the best S40/Savage site bar none.

Welcome to the site 13S!

Keep us up to date on your bike, and post tech questions on rubber side down. A lot of people here are very generous with their knowledge, and will be happy to help.

melori wrote on 03/26/09 at 07:34:18:


Howdy, Melissa.  Austin rocks.  There's no place in the south as cool as 6th Street.  I've spent many a drunken stupor there.  Done the same along New Orlean's Bourbon Street, Memphis' Beale Street, Nashville's 2nd and Broad, Savannah's River Street, Birmingham's Five Points.  The list can go on and on.  But I think 6th Street tops them all.