Hello everyone,

I've been reading this forum for two or three years now and thought it was finally time to get off my backside and say hi.  Recently turned 50 and not getting any younger!

My bike for the last three years is a blue '07 S40, stock except for a new set of front pads.  It's machine number 20 on the list of bikes I've owned and at about ten thousand miles it's just broken in.  

Owned half a dozen thumpers over the years and that's why I picked up an S40. Love those big singles.

It's interesting to read about the mods a lot of you have done, that Suzuki really is a blank canvas if you have the inclination to change things up.  No big plans for mine though, other than a new rear tire in a few months.  Spent too much time wrenching British bikes over the years, I guess I'm lazy now and just want to ride.  Though sometimes I wonder how it would look with a set of lower bars and rearsets.....

I hope this site keeps going for a long time.  Great reading.

Oldbiker

serenity3743 wrote on 03/15/10 at 12:05:14:



I'm in Canada, about a half hour's ride east of Toronto.  Not many Savages/S40s around here, mostly Harleys and Japanese sport bikes. Plus there's a Triumph dealer not far from here, the new Bonneville is the only current machine that has ever tempted me to change from the S40. But I don't like some of the things they've done with the new engine, plus the new Bonnie is in my opinion too heavy for a redesign of what was a straightforward simple vertical twin.  So my Suzuki's safe.  

Welcome!

Welcome dude,

You need to tinker...I can feel it.  

Weren't these bikes just made for tinkering? Low price, single carb/cylinder/pipe, etc. How can one resist? When I started I thought intended to do something more drastic to the frame to set the pegs & controls back, raise the seat, put conventional bars on, etc. to make it more like one of the old Brit singles, but I've gotten a little lazy and sidetracked w/ a Harley police seat like Gort's, so now I'm not sure how it will turn out. A lot of potential for fun (Yes, yes, the difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys...) and I'll post pics when I'm done.

FlybysBlvd wrote on 03/16/10 at 09:02:12:

I feel most 'experienced' when trying to get up in the morning.

Welcome aboard  OldBiker


Mine's about half/half  Harley and Stock.

It seem like anything can be fitter to these machines.

been around since 1953

robyca wrote on 03/16/10 at 13:55:29:



Welcome to the forum, I've not seen you before.  We have another member from Italy, Mauruzio Pescatori if I got his name correct...memory is weak this morning.  He is here fairly often.
He is a Col. and works for NATO but cannot remember his location right now.
Anyway, welcome.