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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Yamaha SR400? 04/02/16 at 10:03:54 Hi guys, Anybody ridden a Yamaha SR400? They look like a nice simple bike for people like me to maintain and ride. The big "V" might be the deal breaker.
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cheapnewb24 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1373 Virginia Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #1 - 04/02/16 at 10:22:26 norm92de wrote on 04/02/16 at 10:03:54: Hi guys, Anybody ridden a Yamaha SR400? They look like a nice simple bike for people like me to maintain and ride. The big "V" might be the deal breaker. What "V" are you talking about? I think the SR400 is pretty cool. Only seen it on the web, though.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28375 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #2 - 04/02/16 at 10:41:45 They're nice... but what will an SR bring you, that a Savage don't have?... Less power, less torque, more weight,... and a chain to adjust... Just like kickin' things?...
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engineer Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 872 Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #3 - 04/02/16 at 11:38:18 It does look good but people tell me (I have not ridden one) that the power is a little weak. Also, I've reached the age where kick starting is no longer fun.
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Re: Yamaha SR400?
Reply #4 - 04/02/16 at 16:14:14

V TWIN ???? or the rear CHASIS "V" ???

wheeeeeeeeee, it's a retro THUMPER
399cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled, SOHC, 2-valve engine which weighs 384 pounds and a 30.9-inch seat height;
ADDED BONUS - there’s no push-button starter. The SR400 is equipped with a kick starter as the only means of getting the engine running.

https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sport-heritage/models/2016/sr400

SPEC sheet (PDF):
https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/content/common/dpg/files/2016_yamaha_SR400.pdf

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #5 - 04/02/16 at 19:32:38 I might be slightly biased but I like my S40 better!
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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #6 - 04/03/16 at 04:14:02 Not ridden the 400, but ridden the sr500 and xt500. IMO, nice solid simple and dependable bike. They go ok but no rocket by modern standards. The cabbage has more stomp. Both have the correct number of cylinders.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #7 - 04/03/16 at 08:14:54 Kick start only is not a bonus, it's a detraction back in the day when electric legs were unreliable, I was 'all kick all the time' but today the electric legs is the better choice, especially if you are making a lot of short trips That gets old really quick I want the option on a button, and for that price, I should have it
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #8 - 04/03/16 at 09:17:16 I would add an electric start option and another 250-300cc's too ...
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #9 - 04/03/16 at 09:24:03 then 'twould be perfect
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28375 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #10 - 04/03/16 at 09:39:58 Then, 'twould be a Savage...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28760 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #11 - 04/03/16 at 10:12:49 Serowbot wrote on 04/03/16 at 09:39:58: Then, 'twould be a Savage... no, then i'd be tempter
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #12 - 04/03/16 at 10:18:30 i'd be "tempted" ...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28760 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #13 - 04/03/16 at 10:33:28 if they brought back the tempter with the savage engine, at the cost of a savage, then so would I.
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HovisPresley Serious Thumper Offline Good Vibrations! Posts: 991 Midlands, UK Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400? Reply #14 - 04/03/16 at 10:42:34 If the "Tempter" is as tempting as the "Savage" is savage.....
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