You are Sooo Righttt Springman !  

I try to get a ride in everyday unless its rainy or Realllly Cold .  Even if its only round the Country Block  (5 to 10 mile loop).

The electric gloves make a lot of difference !   I put the two prong 12 volt battery tender plug on the 12 volt gloves and it makes them work too good sometimes !  

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I've got a pair of these I've used for (3) three years now and I have to turn them on and off as I speed up and slow down. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/6NkAAOSwR3JlbKLh/s-l1600.webp

My wife was way wilder than me in our younger days!  She's probably ridden over 20,000 miles in Texas alone.  Her first bike was a brand new '79 HD Sportster 1000.  Not a great year for an AMC HD...forget oil changes...just add oil as needed.  She put a larger gas tank on it.  The small tank interrupted her Zen.

LOL MM!  You’re right!!  I think she is one of the Original Twisted Sisters!  Funny thing is she is 1 of 3 sisters and they are each “very unique” (eh hem).  I have tried to get her to ride again, and nope!  When she says “she’s done”, she’s done.  No looking back!

She has mentioned a 3-wheeler a couple times, but she knows it’s not the same and a totally different ride and re-learning experience.  We’ve basically talked ourselves out of that.  She is warming up to my idea of buying a project car (roadster convertible).  I’ve been watching the market for a 2007-2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP or Saturn Redline.  Same car basically except for different skin.  Solstice is more rounded body and European stying and Saturn is sharper edges.  Both have a 2.0L turbo cranking out 260hp/260ft-lb torque at the crank.  Stock.  At the time, it was GM’s highest output per liter.  I think it’s been surpassed by the Corvette now.  GM sandbagged on the first release “tune” and subsequently released a performance ECU tune with upgraded MAP sensors that boosted output to 290hp/340ft-lb torque.  And it didn’t void the warranty!  The Kappa tuner gurus have taken it another level since then - tinkering with the ECU tune and cranking up the turbo boost further.  The stock Gen2 block and internals can handle up to 400hp without breaking stuff.  The clutch in the manual 5-speed needs beefing up, but the 5-speed automatic can handle over 390ft-lb torque (rated to 390).  Without going too crazy on the turbo boost (tune), a lot of owners are hanging out around 375/375.  Cars are doing 0-60 in about 4.0 seconds and in the 12s in the 1/4 mile.  Then there are those that have upgraded to the stronger Gen3 block (up to 500hp) with high performance internals (hi-comp pistons, stronger forged rods/crank, etc), and bigger turbos with more flow/boost.  Some are pushing over 500hp.  For $10-$15k in performance upgrades, they are in the land of $150k exotic car speeds.  I wouldn’t go that far, but 375/375 in a car that only weighs 2,900lbs sounds like fun!  2900/375 gives a weight/power ratio of 7.73.  . I can dream!

Head South in the Spring and North and to the Mountains for the Summer !  
I agree with your wife , never mind the Super Slab ,
But
I'm going over to Lancer's on day one (763 miles one way) so I almost have to take the Super Slab ...
or
make it two days ... but ridding by myself isn't no fun anyway , so I'll just jump I-40 and let it roll !  

I've rode that same ride on the S-40 , and it did just fine too .  
Also almost the same ride on an 883 Sportster , and on a Guzzi V7II

Heck one of the most fun rides I can remember was the one where we all went to Lancers for a week !  

The CMA Iron Mountain is not far from Lancer and Paula's place too.

Running 70-75 mph , for a few tanks of fuel !      

I suspect the  original rear tire (CEAT brand) will be spent by time I get back from Texas this year.   ?    


S-40 w/oversize fuel tank and 25toothPully

Good Morning

Hay Paul

Before I got a fork brace things were different !   Just about time I'd get leaned way down into a turn ,the front forks would get kinda "wobbled kneaded" .  for lack of a better term !  

Paul , the 25 tooth front pulley makes a difference also !    The higher gear results in No More Wheelies , but it sure relaxes things out on the road !    There was a guy from Florida (Carl) that took a S-40 and put a fuel tank off a Yamaha 650 and the taller gearing on his bike and ran up and down the east coast visiting his kids for a few years.   We haven't heard from him in a while but he dropped by my house a couple of times for a bunk and visit.
I got tired of the low fuel millage my S-40 was giving me and sold it but thinking back on it , I wonder if the valves were just a little tight ?   I'll never know but the seat had a worn through spot and I was ready for a different experience anyway ... The bike I replaced it with is just a new
" High MPG "  version of the same thing with only a few less HP.   It took a little doing to add a few Horses to it ... but ... it feels like a Savage out on the road and it's all OK anyway.  

If it's raining when I get ready to leave for Lancer's in April ... I'll put this one in the truck rather than ridding the 650 twin version of it.   The "Rake Angle" is a little less than the Savage's but Feel's the same.  

Hey Springman.  I'm now leaning towards trailering my bike there.  Several reasons.  We still have some time decide.  Look forward to meeting everyone myself!