Hi everyone!
My name is Ryan, and I live just south of Boston, MA.  I just recently purchased a 1987 Suzuki Savage.  I've had two other bikes, a 78 KZ650 and 94 Magna.  Looking forward to learning from everyone on this forum, I've already found it to be an overwhelming resource!

My name is James from Longview Texas.  I ride a 2002 that I've stripped down to duct tape lol.  I've been lurking for a while.  Every question I've had is answered here  

New member here. I just started a CS-1 conversion. The donor bike is a '97 with 2,300 miles. It was stored in a shed, but in a humid environment so there is lots of surface corrosion and pitting. Beneath the surface the bike looks new and the wiring harness looks perfect. I've been doing a lot of cleaning and polishing.

I'm making a few mods to the RYCA kit. The main change is a custom upper T-Clamp that will allow me to raise the forks in the clamps. This way I wont have to use the 2" spacers. I worked with Race Tech in developing the correct Gold Valve Emulators and Linear Rate springs for the forks. With this set up I retained the full 5" of travel, get about 35mm of sag and with the forks raised 25mm in the clamps the bike still sits as RYCA designed it. I'll post a full "how to" soon.

I look forward to sharing info and mostly learning how to maintain the LS650 engine.

Hope fully I can post a pic now...

Kia Ora!

Hi. I am a new S40 owner. Just arrived home after purchasing a brand new S40 I took it for a test ride before and it just felt so natural for me.

I am a fat, ugly, old computer geek who loves Motorsport, women, computers, rugby, women, Motorsport, women, wo....oh, wait, I said that already.

I am looking forward to learning from you guys, laughing with you, arguing with you, commiserating with you.

Welcome Newbs!  LOL, just kidding!
If you are rebuilding, refurbishing, or just tooling on your ride, please check out the Tech Section of this forum, lots of great information there!
Hop on into the Café and ask anything you can think of about your bike and there will be someone that will have had, heard about or is in the process of, dealing with any problem you have!
The guru's of greatness are here on this site.... and they are friendly to boot!

Again I welcome you to this great site.....don't be afraid to put in your 2 cents....or 3, or 4.....  

Hi..I'm Cathy...I'm almost 47 and I am originally from TN. Currently living in the middle of nowhere New Mexico. I've wanted an S40 for a few years...so what does my husband do? He goes and buys me a HD Softail Slim. A 700lb monster for a 4'11" woman! Then after months of me telling him I REALLY wanted an S40, he found one for me. It's an 09 and it only had 200 miles on it. I rode it for the first time today and I just love it. And for the record, I can ride the Harley, but I prefer the S40 already!

As far as modifications, I really only plan on adding a windshield and bags.

Good day all from frozen Southeast Arizona. Other than my first few bikes decades ago, I never considered wrenching on my bike. My bike is my primary transportation.

So the reason I am here you may wonder.

My current bike is a 2009 Victory Vegas Eight ball. A few years ago stopped in to get something fixed. I quote the service manager
" ...you need to learn to do some of your own maintenance." Two hours and twenty dollars later my problem was solved and I abandoned my dealer for most work.

And a bug to whack and hack got a hold on me. I have done some whack and hack on my bike. But it has to run on Monday so not much can be hacked on at a time.

I recently came into possession of a 1993 DR650 in a trade. So I started learning about my latest bike.

At this point let me say I am not a "Bike expert" or even an enthusiast. I see a bike I like and buy, ride and repeat.
For example the day I bought my Victory I asked "who makes it?" My mechanic, who showed me the bike, looked at me like I had two heads. I had never noticed them on the floor before. Or the day a guy at a shop pointed out that my helmet was no longer produced and people missed it being produced. "Oh, it fits me" I said. Who knows this stuff I wondered?
So any way the DR650 got me to thinking about how simple a bike used to be. But kicking that thing was rough on my knee. I liked the idea of a simple bike I could turn into something I wanted.

I was looking for a sub ton twin with one carburetor.

Some how I found this site. I have to admit I had no idea what a Savage was other than a Suzuki. One Carburetor, affordable and still in production with a dedicated modifying following. I am hooked.