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    Default 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    just installed a treasure coast trike kit on a 2009 suzuki boulevard s40 .
    when i first take off the front end shakes like crazy! would a steering
    stabilizer help? and if so who would carry it? or do i have to do something
    with the front end rake & trail?
    any help would be appreciated ( this is my wife's bike & you know how that goes)

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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    Quote Originally Posted by nhbiker1 View Post
    just installed a treasure coast trike kit on a 2009 suzuki boulevard s40 .
    when i first take off the front end shakes like crazy! would a steering
    stabilizer help? and if so who would carry it? or do i have to do something
    with the front end rake & trail?
    any help would be appreciated ( this is my wife's bike & you know how that goes)
    http://www.triketalk.com/forum/threa...e-Coast-Trikes
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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    Is this a full trike? Or is this a insta trike/ Voyager/ tow PAC.? Style outrigger ?
    When I am gona fix something I will fix it. You don't have to bug me every 6 months.
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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    Quote Originally Posted by John Luciano View Post
    Is this a full trike? Or is this a insta trike/ Voyager/ tow PAC.? Style outrigger ?
    It is a full trike kit-axle,swingArm,fenders

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    How was the install ?
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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    Like to see it, sounds interesting. Any pictures?
    i tried to find info on Treasure Trike kits. Can't find any info.
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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    sorry, it's treasure coast trikes

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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    one page web site. one good review. one bad review. can't build a good kit for $6000.00. l believe all trikes should have a rake kit.
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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    Quote Originally Posted by John Luciano View Post
    How was the install ?
    installation was pretty easy. hardest part was converting the rear drum brake setup to rear disc brakes (one on each wheel, as opposed to some trike companys that put a single disc in the middle on the sprocket)

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Luciano View Post
    Like to see it, sounds interesting. Any pictures?
    i tried to find info on Treasure Trike kits. Can't find any info.
    how's this? waiting for fenders to be painted.

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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    Quote Originally Posted by nhbiker1 View Post
    just installed a treasure coast trike kit on a 2009 suzuki boulevard s40 .
    when i first take off the front end shakes like crazy! would a steering
    stabilizer help? and if so who would carry it? or do i have to do something
    with the front end rake & trail?
    any help would be appreciated ( this is my wife's bike & you know how that goes)
    Just saw your post...steering damper makes a big difference! Did you ever get one?
    --Tonyreb

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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    I'm seriously considering making an S40 trike; I want something SMALL and simple and the S40 appeals to me. What axle did you use, and what about the swing arm? Any advice/pointers would be greatly appreciated.

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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    Quote Originally Posted by gydcgreen54 View Post
    I'm seriously considering making an S40 trike; I want something SMALL and simple and the S40 appeals to me. What axle did you use, and what about the swing arm? Any advice/pointers would be greatly appreciated.

    David C Green
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    i actually bought a kit designed for the s40. it came with a perfect fitting direct bolt on swingarm, rear axle from a company called DNA with dana 30 gears. the fenders are quality items from Paucho , and it included 15" chrome Cragar rims.(had to buy tires locally, but that wasn't a problem) the kit comes from TREASURE COAST TRIKES in florida. if you do go with this the biggest problem was changing the rear drum brake over to the trikes rear dual disc brakes. you need to (or have someone) fabricate a linckage setup that works w/the disc brake master cylinder.

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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    Had a LS650 Savage in my younger days (they renamed it S40 about 10 years ago). Loved that bike, but the seat wasn't worth crap on a 1,000 mile road trip.

    Personally, I wouldn't trike a bike with less than 100 hp. The extra weight alone is a real drag.

    As others have pointed out, steering damper is an absolute must have or you'll be tank slapping all day at less than 40 mph. Also, what's the rake going to be on your trike? Steering is a whole different game when you go from 2 to 3 wheels. It's not the same dynamics at all.

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    Default Re: 2009 suzuki s40 trike

    Quote Originally Posted by jaxbobg View Post
    Had a LS650 Savage in my younger days (they renamed it S40 about 10 years ago). Loved that bike, but the seat wasn't worth crap on a 1,000 mile road trip.

    Personally, I wouldn't trike a bike with less than 100 hp. The extra weight alone is a real drag.

    As others have pointed out, steering damper is an absolute must have or you'll be tank slapping all day at less than 40 mph. Also, what's the rake going to be on your trike? Steering is a whole different game when you go from 2 to 3 wheels. It's not the same dynamics at all.

    80 hp. keep up with the Goldwings and the triglides all day. Don't use 5th gear until 60 mph
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