[img][/img]After way too much time, I finally got my s40 on the road.
Mods:
1. ceramic coated exhaust w/ dyna muffler
2. 140/90-15 rear tire
3. 12 1/2" shocks
4. Hotwing tracker seat w/ plywood seat pan
5. RYCA tracker bars w/ socket risers
6. Crank case vent to rear of bike-no airbox
7. K&N air filter
8. Verslavy cam chain adjuster
Here are my impressions after a ride: the seat location now defines this bike, instead of sitting in a hole, the distance between my butt and the footpegs is much greater, and I can still flatfoot at rest.
The seat forces you to lean forward to the bars, the longer shocks help in this.
The dyna muffler is a perfect and cheap replacement for the original. Ceramic exhaust is the way to go instead of blued chrome.
The ride is now much more firm than stock and the steering is sharper. Turning circle feels shorter.
Under way, this once sedate cruiser is now a hoot, perfect for 'hooning' around town. I love it.
This is now a perfect sunday afternoon ride, a blast into the countryside and home for supper.
Forget the chain conversion, the belt is perfect as is. Under way, the combination of the dyna and K&N filter make the bike a lot noisier for the rider, but it's not offensive.
Also, I now have virtually no backfires, with the with spacer mod and larger jets, 55/152.5
One concern: the crankcase vent now goes out to the rear of the bike and is pushing out moisture similar to the gunk I found in the airbox last winter.
Where is this moisture originating? I'll post a pic as soon as I figure it out.
As I've said before, Suzuki is not giving this bike the credit or mods it deserves. It's really a hoot!
ps: one note: it takes 2 hockey pucks bolted to the sidestand to stop it leaning over too far.
tall shocks need 2 hockey pucks!
http://s223.photobucket.com/user/zipidachimp/media/the%20savage/IMG_1632.jpg....http://s223.photobucket.com/user/zipidachimp/media/the%20savage/IMG_1647.jpg....ceramic coated exhaust
http://s223.photobucket.com/user/zipidachimp/media/the%20savage/IMG_1638.jpg....socket risers
http://s223.photobucket.com/user/zipidachimp/media/the%20savage/IMG_1630.jpg....