jcstokes
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SuzukiSavage.com is very useful
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Jasbee, a little while ago a survey of rider age among other things was put on tis site, the computer literate people here will point you to it. The rider age bracket was by and large high 'forties to mid seventies and predominantly male. I found that after a twenty seven year hiatus from motorcycling, I came back in 2007 on a GN250, but that wouldn't handle New Zealands excuses for motorways. One day in 2010 I noticed an S40 in the local dealership and sat on it. It was the candy coloured one, perhaps targeted at the female market. a month or so later a pearl white and silver one appeared, I was hooked, and schemed how to buy it. I walked into the dealership, sat on the bike, the salesman said " it's time to upgrade", I said "yes", he put a sold sticker on the bike, and that was that. So far I've had 30000 trouble free miles, a couple of long distance trips out of the bike. Every now and again I sit on and ride a 500cc Suzuki sport road bike, the petrol tank hits me in the stomach, it takes me some time to get used to the seating arrangement. Occasionally I find myself doing 130 kmh in 100 kmh areas. Some times I look at a Yamaha Bolt, I don't want the extra initial costs, and I don't want the servicing costs, last but not least I don't want, or care for "COOL" . Now I'm just a young fellow of sixty six going on sixty seven, and compared to a lot of people here, I know sweet F A about motorcycles, but I'm going to be riding my S40, stock, unbobbed, uncarbed, un shocked, proud of my stock muffler, proud of my chrome head covers as long as I can. Yes they are a great older persons bike and who cares what "COOL" people think.
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