My 1986 Yamaha SRX600 with airbox delete, Dynojet kit, K&N pods, tiny battery, SuperTrapp exhaust, and 27 pounds of junk removed.

There were only about 1,000 imported here in the USA in 1986 and most were raced, crashed, and trashed.  My father bought this one new in 1987 after it sat in the corner of the dealer showroom for a year and I spent the last year restoring it.  It only has ~7,000 miles on it and the engine is wicked strong.

It is only 8.5:1 like the S40 but it has two carbs -- A flat-slide primary and a round-slide CV secondary.  The bike now weighs about 360 pounds so that coupled with the bolt-ons and light factory flywheel results in a very strong fast-revving engine.  The S40 makes a lot more off-idle and low-mid but the SRX600 makes wicked midrange power.

Mild Web (3)87 cam sitting on my desk to be joined by a Wossner flat-top milled for 10:1 when time permits.

Though it's the wrong bike I figured a few of you might enjoy it.

Clearing the frame from the petcock can be tricky. I've found it easiest to straighten the handlebars, remove the seat, and slide the tank forward towards the front end. Tilt the tank toward the right side of the frame and lift the back end of the tank and it should clear.

I don't even mess around with removing the tank "as is". I remove the petcock and save myself a lot of trouble.

Your SRX looks like great fun to ride  

HovisPresley wrote on 05/05/16 at 19:56:39:


The SRX sure is a blast and it is quite a conversation piece.  I have Progressive Suspension fork springs and proper Race Sag so it handles wonderfully.  We have been working with a vintage suspension tuner here in NC for many years (Bruce Triplett) and he will be doing his magic on the damper rods very soon.

For short rides the old SRX is a wonderful machine but if the rides have a lot of stops (and they usually do) kicking gets tedious.  Thought it almost always starts first kick cold or hot, the kicking takes some of the fun out of it.  It also has very fast steering, which is great for endless turns but not so much for long straight rides.

The S40 is a wonderful machine and I really like the engine, slower steering, and seating position.  I had a Road King for a while and the S40 has a nice cruiser feel.  The rear is a little stiff and the tranny is a little noisy but overall it is a great bike.  My wife absolutely loves the bike now that it has a pipe and almost-right jetting.

Once I get the needle squared away it will be perfect.  With the stock jetting it was just miserable.  Even when it was hot it was still way too lean on the pilot.  Now it pulls like a freight train.  The S40 is incredibly torquey right off idle.  Where my SRX will easily stall due to the light flywheel the S40 chugs with two up no problem.

I have always liked the Savage and I am happy to have the S40 in my garage.

sounds like you have a good handle on how to jet.  Wish I had that knowledge; it would be great to have mine tune "just right".
Not sure I have the ability to even tell if it's out of whack.

Diggin' the 3-rotor disc brakes on your SRX.  Had a few "crap, I'm I gonna be able to stop in time?!" moments on the S40.

If it makes you feel any better, I didn't realize the first few times that you can disconnect the speedo cable from the tranny as opposed to under the tank at the speedo itself. Try reaching up under the tank (still tethered to the bike) once the tank is loose and unhooking the speedo cable from the speedo. NOT an easy thing to do