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Thank you lil' bike.....
05/26/13 at 16:50:14
One of the things I really love about the savage/s40 is how forgiving it is. While riding to work in the rain very early this morning, I was showing a fellow rider a shortcut. It requires a U turn on a 4 lane main (because of a raised island/divider) to get back to the side street. While finishing up my U, I throttled a lil' too soon and she started to fishtale on me....arg, I went with it and she came out of it quickly, tucking herself back under me, I didn't go down or even foot it (feet off pegs) at 20 plus MPH. Try that with a 4 hunner pounder and see where it gets you
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05/26/13 at 17:16:18
Yahoo!... Yippikayea!...
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This really is the best bike I've ever owned, as far as it's willingness to self-correct in a slide... better than my DP bike, or any dirt bikes I've had...
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05/26/13 at 20:10:15
The stock S40 IS a 400 pounder, very nearly. Its stock wet weight is very near 390 pounds.
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05/26/13 at 21:18:23
Oops....me bad, I mean those OVER 4 humps
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05/27/13 at 19:10:29
Charon wrote
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The stock S40 IS a 400 pounder, very nearly. Its stock wet weight is very near 390 pounds.
I weighed mine on the bathroom scale before I took it apart. I had a block of wood the same height at the scale so the bike remained level when I move the scale from the front to the back. The back wheel had 200 pounds on it, the front had 150 pounds.....for a total of 350 without any fuel in the tank. It is a digital scale and is supposed to be accurate?
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05/27/13 at 19:33:50
Suzuki's website says the curb weight is 381 pounds. When I weighed mine some time ago, I got 172 pounds front, 215 rear. I had suitable supports so the bike was level. It was full of fuel, minus about 20 miles worth, probably about 2 pounds. And it had a Plexifairing 3 on it, which at a guess weighs no more than five pounds. That came to 387 pounds, not far from Suzuki's claim. Besides the windshield, the bike was (and remains) stock.
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05/28/13 at 08:21:17
I guess my scale is wrong.....or gravity has not been fully apportioned yet in Kentucky!
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05/28/13 at 09:32:35
Hmmmm.... How much weight does my bike lose, going from 2500ft up to 9000ft?...
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Dave wrote
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I guess my scale is wrong.....or gravity has not been fully apportioned yet in Kentucky!
Maybe your block is a little shorter than your scale?
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That sounds rude...
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05/28/13 at 12:56:21
runwyrlph wrote
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Dave wrote
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Maybe your block is a little shorter than your scale?
I have never had any complaints!!!!!!
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05/28/13 at 13:12:30
Ive read stats that indicate those with dirtbike experience handle low traction events on the road better.
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