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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Yamaha SR400 04/02/16 at 14:50:40 Hi guys, Anybody ridden a Yamaha SR400? They seem to be a pretty nice bike, simple to maintain etc. The only thing might be the big "V". Could be a deal breaker. I have never ridden a smooth single except for the S40. Some of them are really brutal.
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Rodger Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 256	Re: Yamaha SR400 Reply #1 - 04/02/16 at 16:22:02 I rode an SR400 before buying my S40 and it was a "butt-buzzer." Handled well, had some zip but kick-start only, narrow seat, & vibration turned me off. My 2 centavos.
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Yamaha SR400 Reply #2 - 04/02/16 at 16:54:44 Rodger, Thanks for the reply. My thoughts exactly. I grew up on the British singles, Gold star, Matchless etc. they all shook your fillings loose. I had this silly idea that somehow Yamaha had tamed the vibration without a balancer. Mark Hoyer of Cycle World seems to like the Yamaha.
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Re: Yamaha SR400
Reply #3 - 04/02/16 at 18:24:50

Initially, Iliked the more "standard" styling & footpeg position of the SR400, as opposed to the forward controls of the S40. I'd ridden a Harley Fat Boy with fwd controls & didn't like that AT ALL. But the lighter weight of the S40 vs. Harley made a huge difference.

Also, I didn't want to go back to chain drive...been there, done that. I've had many shaft-drive bikes...thought I'd give belt drive a shot.

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Re: Yamaha SR400
Reply #4 - 04/03/16 at 17:51:47

This thread was moved to the Cafe', as it is not a Savage related issue.

We have discussed the SR400 a time or two....and it is a nice bike.

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