Originally Posted by
Anonymoose
i've got an sr400 recently myself and have been riding the snot out of it. I absolutely love it. My suggestion is service the bare minimum to get it roadworthy and then ride it for a while before upgrading. You'll get a better understanding of what and how you'd like to upgrade this way and likely save yourself money and end up with a better fitting and performing bike.
I love mine already too. A lot of people on the internet bash older aluminum bikes, saying they're jarring, and don't absorb vibrations like steel, but I love the way the bike feels. The other half of people are right about aluminum in that you really can feel all of your pedaling power being turned into forward momentum. Getting a better feel for the bike before shelling out tons of dough is a great idea, thanks!