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S40 as a beginners bike?
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June 15, 2008 at 3:42 pm #1520AnonymousGuest
Hi,
in light of cc limit recommendations, this bike doesn’t fit. But, based on its size/weight, doesn’t look bad. What’s a consensus?
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June 15, 2008 at 9:48 pm #7362acidpopeParticipantIt’s a single cylinder, and pretty much made for the newer rider. Uncle Bernie used to ride one and has since moved on to the S50, which he did a write up on for this site (check the front page). With any luck he’ll respond to this and you can get a first hand account of the bike. I wouldn’t worry about it not being a beginner bike though, it is. It may be 650cc, but the cc isn’t the sole factor in a bikes potential. To give an example a V-twin/Parallel Twin 650cc is much more new rider friendly than an Inline-4 600cc which could make you shit yourself.
June 16, 2008 at 5:03 am #7382megaspazParticipantYeh, it’s a 650cc but the s40 doesn’t pull a whole lot of horse power either… around 30 hp @ 5400 rpms…
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around, I want it caught and shot now…June 16, 2008 at 1:48 pm #7398canstaettParticipantThe S40 is a great beginner bike, especially if you aren’t a petite person. The power isn’t too much to handle, although mine likes a lot more throttle when changing gears than the 250 I rode in the MSF- that took a little bit to get used to, but after a weekend tooling around the neighborhood I was already bored with slow and took it on the highway. I ride mine for my hour plus commute every day and it’s great. I was nervous at getting on a 650 too, especially being the the MSF was the first time I had even touched a motorcycle, let alone rode one. But it’s very comfortable and easy to use, and the power isn’t there that I would assume you would find in a lot of bikes of the same size. If you read the 40 vs 50 review it mentions that the get up and go really isn’t there, especially for passing, but if you’re not doing 80 on the freeway (I don’t, the fastest I get is 70 on a local highway) it’s more than enough to pass at 55-60 without problems. Did that for the first time the other day and it performed admirably.
The biggest thing is that for the price you won’t find yourself trading up in six months- it only runs about a grand more than like a v-star 250 brand new, but if you can find one used you’re set. I walked out of the dealer for under 6000- bike, full gear and extended warranty(mine still has the manufacture’s on it even).
June 16, 2008 at 3:44 pm #7402AnonymousGuesthi,
right now I’m debating actually between Virago 250 and s40. Prices here in Canada are somewhat weird this year, and contrary to popular logic, it makes sense to go new (looks like they are finally adjusting prices to new ratio between our and your buck). For example, V-star 250 can be had OTD for something like 4600+sales tax. I found that last year it was 6000+ +sales tax – unfortunately, used market isn’t getting the message. New S40 is now around 6200 + tax (for 1-2 years old they are asking around 5500). So difference between new 250 and s40 is like 1400. Does it make sense to pay it for the difference in those two bikes? What do you guys in USA pay on top of just bike price in the dealership?
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June 16, 2008 at 3:50 pm #7404megaspazParticipantHere in California, most dealers have pretty insane uncrating/bike-prep surcharges. I’ve heard you could haggle this though. Registration’s based off the value of the vehicle and taxes I think are at the state sales tax rate (8.25%). It’s definately not uncommon to pay more than MSRP (not including tax and registration) here.
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