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Savage Brisbane YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3	Custom S40 02/06/23 at 00:31:47 Hi Folks, have occasionally looked at the forum over the last few years since purchasing an S40 for my partner. I co-own a custom bike shop in Brisbane, Australia so it was inevitable her bike would go under the knife to some degree. Thought it might be of interest to some members. Will add a link to the full story in my next post. Cheers
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Savage Brisbane YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3	Custom S40 Reply #1 - 02/06/23 at 00:35:46 Here's the link to the story mentioned in previous post. Thanks for taking a look: https://www.ellaspede.com/suzuki-s40
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5401 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Custom S40 Reply #2 - 02/06/23 at 02:25:13 You have an eye ! Shapes and lines are perfectly sexy. Pure motorcycle porn.
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Re: Custom S40
Reply #3 - 02/06/23 at 15:02:24

That's Trim...
The paint across the bottom of the tank, looks like someone is clamped on..

That is quite a bit bigger rotor.. Someone needs to be, uhh, metered ,,in applying leverage to the lever.. Looks Right,, ottsta be Stock,

The seat is either reflective of the spirit of the bike
Orrr
Girl's a little shortish...

Looks Great either way, but if she's kinda smallish, and maybe a bit scary, she's got a fine machine to go do,,

If she's trying to make time through the curves, you might look at skinny tires..

Is that exhaust ceramic?
How's that muffler?

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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2245 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Custom S40 Reply #4 - 02/06/23 at 15:14:08 I'm with Ruttly, that is one fine looking bike!
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DragBikeMike Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 4471 Honolulu	Re: Custom S40 Reply #5 - 02/06/23 at 16:32:37 Your partner is one lucky lady. That is a sweeeeeeeet ride. Everything just fits right. Very nice job. Where did you get those side covers? How did you achieve the perfect upswept line of the muffler?
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Reply #6 - 02/07/23 at 00:32:42

Thanks for the comments.
The side covers are custom in aluminium. The battery cover had been damaged and I wanted to reduce the visual clutter in that area so came up with what I thought was a pleasing shape that did the job of both right side covers. The left had to match, relevant to mounting options.
The muffler is also custom (in stainless), the angle is just one of the loose rules we follow when doing exhausts (aim for the rear axle). It mounts via the original modified bracket.

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TheSneeze Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1313 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: Custom S40 Reply #7 - 02/07/23 at 07:32:58 Very nice build! I'm loving it!!
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1459 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Custom S40 Reply #8 - 02/07/23 at 22:04:31 "aim for the axle", very clever, I'll do it ! Cheers!
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Tocsik Serious Thumper Offline the singularity Posts: 1206 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Custom S40 Reply #9 - 02/08/23 at 09:14:00 Good Lord that's beautiful. I appreciate the article included a link to this forum regarding Shawn's big brake kit. If I rode it, the only thing I would change is the mirrors. I just gotta see what's behind/beside me.
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Re: Custom S40
Reply #10 - 02/10/23 at 07:39:24

For me the focal point is the large British looking side covers he fabbed , then the shapes & lines just seal the deal. Color is so unimportant. Shapes & Lines , stance , these things have to be in place before color. Super important to mock up over & over or leave it mocked up in between the times you have to work on it. So your eyes glance at it whenever you get near , that’s when all those tiny insignificant changes come about to bring what your eyes see as perfection.

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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: Custom S40 Reply #11 - 02/10/23 at 17:06:23 Looks amazing! Love the color and that fade at the bottom, makes it feel like its getting so hot it is turning white. How is the seat attached? Does it use the stock mounting points?
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Re: Custom S40
Reply #12 - 03/04/23 at 10:17:47

Savage Brisbane wrote on 02/06/23 at 00:31:47:

Hi Folks, have occasionally looked at the forum over the last few years since purchasing an S40 for my partner. I co-own a custom bike shop in Brisbane, Australia so it was inevitable her bike would go under the knife to some degree. Thought it might be of interest to some members. Will add a link to the full story in my next post.
Cheers

Love what you’ve done here! I’ve seen your shop’s work before, you’ve done a lot of really nice work over the years. Thanks for sharing!

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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2825	Re: Custom S40 Reply #13 - 03/06/23 at 16:53:40 Cool build.
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