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Just introducing myself
08/01/12 at 08:29:21

I am very new to the forum and have owned my 2005 S40 (white) for 3 moths now. I am VERY glad I found this forum has been so helpful in the short time I have been here. A little trivial info, I haven't owned a bike for 15 years and laid my S40 down the 2nd day I had it, HA. I can laugh cause I was only going 25 around a corner and had a helmet on. Busted up my knees, hands, and got a little road rash, but I'm alive and still movin'. Was wearing a windbreaker (since then I own a Joe Rocket armored jacket), face shield on helmet totally scratched up, glad it wasn't my face. Anyhow I had to replace clutch handle, left peg, left front turn signal, and left bar end cap, not too bad. Saddle bags saved the rear and now the tank has a pretty little dent, but still functional. I feel like I have been rambling on hre, anyhow, ya got any questions just shoot. Shocked

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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #1 - 08/01/12 at 08:30:42 I hope this isn't in bad taste commenting on my own post so I can get to 10 posts and PM Ed L. about getting some forward controls.
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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #2 - 08/01/12 at 08:31:23 And 7 . . .
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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #3 - 08/01/12 at 08:31:52 And 8 . . .
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #4 - 08/01/12 at 09:05:54 Congrats on hitting 10 posts send Ed the PM and you will be happy, I know I am
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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #5 - 08/01/12 at 09:46:07 Thanks EJID, message sent.
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline On two wheels... again Posts: 3805 WV Gender:	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #6 - 08/01/12 at 14:53:33 Welcome to the forum, and to those who had a little drop in the first few days of owning this great bike. Im a member too! Lol Dents build character
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10803 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #7 - 08/01/12 at 14:56:39 Welcome, Count TROX
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #8 - 08/01/12 at 15:44:31 Welcome aboard!
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Re: Just introducing myself
Reply #9 - 08/01/12 at 15:53:38

Yes babyhog, dents and scars for future stories. LOL @ Lancer and TY.

This is my S40 at the previous owner's house the day I bought it.

This is a month later after rebuilding it from the wreck, also OEM rear turn signal's removed, replaced them with bullet signal's. Removed back rest and bags too, on the way to bobberhood. She's a work in progress like everybodies . . .

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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline On two wheels... again Posts: 3805 WV Gender:	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #10 - 08/01/12 at 16:42:33 I liked the bags, but I guess they dont go in bobberhood. Next step - get rid of that stock muffler!
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #11 - 08/01/12 at 16:50:09 I love that white color. Nice bike! Glad you didn't get too banged up with your little mishap!
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Reply #12 - 08/01/12 at 17:02:11

TY Simon, although I am thinking of going matte or flat black and yes babyhog, I really like the BCB drag pipe, then I'll have to re-jet using some of Lancer's very educational posts. I am knew to motorcycle maintenance, but have a work background in apartment maintenance (electrical, AC's, plumbing, and the likes), and currently work as a computer repair technician, not afraid to get in there and learn and I am SO ready. Just from reading the forum, I know this the place to be to learn anything about the Savages/S40's there is to know and the people here are so freakin creative.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Just introducing myself Reply #13 - 08/01/12 at 19:02:37 Id get it legal & ride a while before I spent a lot of time on it,
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