Hello all! I'm Dave from northeast Ohio, USA. Bought a 2002 with 8750 miles on it several weeks ago, after not owning a bike for about 20 years. Looks like a lot of good information here!

Hello all, I’m Miguel in San Diego CA. I bought a 2008 around 2012 and rode for 2 years w/ out incident until the rear end of a tractor trailer knocked it over & ruined the left shock, signal, mirror & rear fender.
RYCA kits were a thing then so figured it was the perfect excuse until I saw price. Almost what I paid for bike if I recall correctly.
Anyway, it sat for a few months then I had 3 kids and now 8 years later I’m finally thinking of trying to put it together again. Bike has been sitting in basement/ crawl space collecting dust. It has 4553 miles on odometer & I’m trying to decide whether to keep or try to sell.

J Mac wrote on 10/28/22 at 18:29:15:


Hi J Mac. You sent me a message, but apparently I haven't posted enough to be able to respond. My 2002 is great. Got some good riding time in, and just wound things down for the winter. Hoping to do some things to it over the winter. I want to check the timing chain adjuster and the head plug. And I need to get new tires on it. Enjoy your new ride!

Hello Everybody!
I joined a little while ago and never did write anything here. I purchased a 1998 Suzuki Savage as my first motorcycle after finding a deal on one back in January. It's a little rough, previous owner crashed it, and sold it after his old lady told him he can't ride it anymore. It's in great mechanical condition minus a dented tank and broken wheel stopper (none of which effects operation). I've been having a great time learning to ride and understanding my bike. I've preformed all the basic maintenance since purchasing it (oil and filter change, air filter replacement, brake fluid replacement, battery replacement, sparkplug replacement, etc) and even though it sat for over a year before I bought it, it hasn't needed any real work to keep it running and riding, which is a real testament to the bike.

It's been a real treat riding (when the winter weather allows) to different places I thought as so routine in my cage. As a young guy, I never thought I would be one of those guys riding a cruiser down the road blasting my favorite Heavy Metal tunes, but I am now. I've found a great group of riders to teach me to ride safely well I wait for warmer weather and my MSF course to begin. I've never ridden anything about 250cc since I was 15, so it has been a fun step up to 652cc of single cylinder power, although I can tame myself. I've invested in gear to keep my brain and skin where they belong, although I'm still very open to suggestions considering I only have one pair of pants, jacket, gloves, helmet, boots, etc for riding at the moment.

I'd like to think this forum for providing me with excellent tutorials and technical documents I of course did not receive when buying a 25 year old bike for under $800. Can't wait to share my rides and bike on here as Spring and Summer rears its head, and see what all the other Savage/S40 owners are up to. See ya on the road!

Hello, long time rider of large bikes, VROD, F6b and Valkyrie. Decided to get a smaller bike to have some easy fun on and decided on the LS650. Thumper!

Retired veteran, live in central GA. Love to ride with small (up to 6 people) groups.

Feel free to contact me via Facebook (terry east) or PM here.

Hello. I'm a new female riders from Canada. I picked up a 2008 S40 as my first learner bike as it was lightweight, over 300cc and under 1000 cc I can flat foot it at only 5'1" tall and I reach the foot pegs. That's the criteria LOL. I really love how this bike fits me. I'd like to bobber it out. So far finding info and parts is proving difficult so it looks like I will be using these site alot!

I'm Chris from Lenoir, NC.  I'm 55 years old and just purchased my first street bike, a 2017 S40 in need of some love.  I've been riding dirt bikes and other folks' bikes since I was 8 years old and my wife and I are buying a pair of bikes.  We're looking for her a Rebel 250 or 300 to start on.  We plan on traveling and taking our bikes with us in a toy hauler/camper.  Both our sons are now grown, so we want to take some adventures!