New rider
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OLDustyNuts
- Rookie
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- Joined: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:21 am
- Real Name: chris
- Sex: Male
- Years Riding: 0
- My Motorcycle: s40 650
New rider
Hey yall i'm Chris and im going to be a new rider soon. Im taking the course tomorrow. I dont own a bike yet but I plan on getting something like a suzuki s40. What do yall think about the bobbed out ones?
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madjak30
- Legendary 500
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- Years Riding: 13
- My Motorcycle: 2006 Yamaha MT-01, 2006 Honda ST1300
- Location: Central Alberta, Canada
Re: New rider
Welcome to the forum...the bobbed S40 (Savage) can look good if done right...and that is a decent bike to start on...the big single doesn't put out too much power, but has decent torque with smooth delivery of power...smooth is the key, you don't want something that will come on suddenly in the middle of a corner...
Good luck on the course tomorrow...
Later.
Good luck on the course tomorrow...
Later.
-=-= Remember, if you're not having fun you're doing it wrong!! =-=-
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ZRex
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- Real Name: Ben
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- My Motorcycle: 2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R & 2005 ZX-12R
Re: New rider
Welcome
I hope you had fun on the course, good luck with whatever bike you get.
I hope you had fun on the course, good luck with whatever bike you get.
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Thumper
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Re: New rider
The s40 is a good first bike and probably won't be a quick turn-over bike. The only issue I know of it is that it runs very lean and has a tendency to backfire, but you can get the carbs re-jetted to correct that, or just live with it. Some riders think it adds a little character 
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blues2cruise
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to TMW.