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Message started by Mr. Hyde on 05/15/09 at 07:53:00

Title: 1985 Savage??
Post by Mr. Hyde on 05/15/09 at 07:53:00

I was talking to a fellow at our weekly bike night this past Wednesday. He was saying that his father bought and rode a 1985 Savage and it was registered as such. I didn't think they started making them until 1986. I called Suzuki Canada and they show they distributed 2 1985 Savages in Canada in '85. The following year in 1986, distribution jumped to 1186, 139 in 1987, 140 in 1988 and then only 36 in 1989.

So are there some '85's floating around out there?

Title: Re: 1985 Savage??
Post by verslagen1 on 05/15/09 at 08:34:35

In my rooting around, I've found reference to the use of the name "savage" but with a different model number.

Call it early rebadging.

Title: Re: 1985 Savage??
Post by srinath on 05/15/09 at 08:42:46

TS 250 in the 60's and 70's.
An 85 would have to have been a bike made in 6-85 or later and the dmv had a small glitch and labelled them 85's.
For example, Valkyrie was introduced by honda on may 25th 1996 if memory serves ... and It was supposed to be a 97 model. It could have created a glitch in an unprepared country and ended up as a 96 model.
Ford introduced their new F150 in february of 96 as a 97 model. I know, I own one. Similar confusion could have happened on it too.
The key is to determine what number/letter is in the 10th position and see if it threw off what system in what DMV to create that glitch.
Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Re: 1985 Savage??
Post by verslagen1 on 05/15/09 at 08:58:07

There's another one besides that, whether eroneous or not, I've seen it.

Title: Re: 1985 Savage??
Post by marshall13 on 05/15/09 at 09:26:10

i seem to remember them advertising in late 85... pre-official release dealer models used to be a marketting tool.... or like the 70 1/2 camaro- firebird, maybe they just released it mid-model year..... you can buy a 70 camaro in 2 different body styles....

Title: Re: 1985 Savage??
Post by Rocco on 05/15/09 at 11:03:31

also, if i'm not mistaken, there aren't any 64 1/2 mustangs, only 65's...they call the early ones 64 1/2 to distinguish between generator or alernator equipped stangs....

and i've heard of the dmv acting a little nuts more then once!

Title: Re: 1985 Savage??
Post by verslagen1 on 05/15/09 at 11:30:42

the dmv is the dmv and it is beyond them to comprehend mid year changes. They don't care, a 1963 vw van is taxed the same amount regardless when the mfgr sold it. They don't care if there's 3 different release variants or not.

Title: Re: 1985 Savage??
Post by marshall13 on 05/15/09 at 19:47:23

did a little sniffing around, seems the ts250 savage was discontinued in 81 in the us only... an ozzy KBB-type site listed them up to 88.. also called it the scrambler in some markets....