S-P wrote on 06/29/14 at 13:15:09:YIKES! Any idea what caused it?
It's a Savage, they do that occasionally. JA Pan Inc copied the old British motorcycle industry a little too well...
In the just shy of 4K in less than 2.5 months I've had mine, it has gotten quirky. Haunted headlight, massive oil leaks, both sets of brakes are in dire need of replacement, cam whir, melted a turn signal lens (bulb got HOT)...
You ride them, you fix them, you repeat.
The Savage/S40 is as close as you'll find these days to a late 50s or early 60s racing single. They are kind of like recently graduated high school age girls, cute and quirky, with issues.