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Curse you, Craigslist !
08/22/16 at 21:22:16

Ok, it's my fault. Sold my Vulcan 500 last month, for more than I paid, stuck the cash in savings. Started thinking another bike would be cool, but needed a bike with lower weight, and shorter wheelbase. The 3 that met my needs are the Duc scrambler, Yam FZ07 and Suz S40, which I already own. The Duc and Yam cost too much and I'm a bit old for them.
Cue craigslist, 2008 S40, 5800 kms, looks brand new. RED!
Bought it from a young lady who had bought a Duc Scrambler and needed to be rid of the S40.
Got a great price, runs great, NOW THE WORK STARTS! All over again!
This one will be perf tuned but remain stock looking except maybe for the seat and Dyna.
Stealth missile! Cool

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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2217 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Curse you, Craigslist ! Reply #1 - 08/22/16 at 21:55:21 Way to go!
Back to top	06 S40 seat mod, airhawk, HD muffler, Shinko 712 140-90-15 rear tire, Shinko 230 front tire, versy cam chain tensioner, Rotella oil, Volar brake pads, EBC clutch & springs IP Logged

zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1417 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Curse you, Craigslist ! Reply #2 - 08/22/16 at 22:13:07 I'll switch carbs right away, and my spare Dyna. The insurance expires on the older one in a month and it will shorten the tune-up time. I also need a way to refer to them A or B, 1 or2, new or old. They are both 2008's
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RaleighGuy Full Member Offline It's as easy as 3.14159265358979 Posts: 132 Raleigh, NC Gender:	Re: Curse you, Craigslist ! Reply #3 - 08/23/16 at 03:48:30 You could call them Thelma and Louise? Or Rocky and Bullwinkle? Or you could add a little gold accessories to the red one and call it Ironman?
Back to top	2012 S40 Boulevard (White and Silver) - small changes so far like windshield, sissy bar, saddlebags... but mostly stock. IP Logged

RaleighGuy Full Member Offline It's as easy as 3.14159265358979 Posts: 132 Raleigh, NC Gender:	Re: Curse you, Craigslist ! Reply #4 - 08/23/16 at 04:37:30 Just kidding about the gold accessories, Zip. Unless you're 20 years old and think that kind of thing is really cool. Who am I to judge? hehehehe
Back to top	2012 S40 Boulevard (White and Silver) - small changes so far like windshield, sissy bar, saddlebags... but mostly stock. IP Logged

Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Curse you, Craigslist ! Reply #5 - 08/23/16 at 19:39:13 I'm kind of partial to '08s!
Back to top	There's no problem that a full tank of gas and a sunny day can't fix! 2008 S40, Rotella T 15W-40 w/ZDDP added, Dyna, 140/90-15, Battery Tender Jr., Seat lift, #52.5/150/3 washers, Raptor IP Logged

old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: Curse you, Craigslist ! Reply #6 - 08/24/16 at 16:08:35 HEY! I'm like 50++ and I think the iron man theme would be kewl!! Of course my wife says i'm the oldest 19 year old she knows! I painted my Ninja 300 desert tan and added air force decals.... yeah, the young guys are jealous!
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1417 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Curse you, Craigslist ! Reply #7 - 08/25/16 at 02:46:47 Hey OR: howdja get the footpegs away from yerass? At 70+, I need my feet forward or my knees lock up. I'm kinda stuck buying cruisers, and the S40 is the lightest! I'd like to try the CBR300F.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Curse you, Craigslist ! Reply #8 - 08/25/16 at 07:14:32 Pretty sure that's stock location for the pegs, like I posted earlier, the Twinjas are sport-ee commuter bikes, not sportbikes
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Re: Curse you, Craigslist !
Reply #9 - 09/10/16 at 00:47:46

Just finished enough mods for the fall: white spacer shaved to 1.4mm from 2.8mm, switched out the longer shocks from the older one, main jet to 150, socket risers, Dyna, . The rest I'll do over the winter, new tires, taller seat( maybe bonneville), K&N, RYCA adapter, raptor.
I wasn't sure I'd like the drag bar, but strangely, it seems to suit me with the low risers. Tracker bars are still an option, but maybe not.
Took it out this aft, enough performance for me, minimal backfire, taller shocks should really be standard, corners nice.
Got lucky again, this is the second bike in 2 years I was able to buy below market, sold my vulcan for $500 profit, but won't sell either S40.
Richard Rawlings, here's to you! Cool

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