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Message started by jrm8486 on 11/09/09 at 05:27:18

Title: Are they still making the S40?
Post by jrm8486 on 11/09/09 at 05:27:18

Was just on suzuki's site and didn't see it.

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by Dj12midnit on 11/09/09 at 05:44:24

http://www.suzukicycles.com/Product%20Lines/Cycles/Products/Boulevard%20S40/2009/S40.aspx?category=cruiser

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by LANCER on 11/09/09 at 05:50:53

It is still there. The Suzuki website is still showing the 2009 lineup and includes the S40.
2010 lineup is not shown yet.

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by Charon on 11/09/09 at 05:55:05

That link points to the 2009 model. A web search using 2010, S40, and Suzuki led to a picture that looks like the 2009 colors and information with price as "TBA", so it looks possible. Personally, I think the S40's days are numbered because of ever-tightening EPA standards. Especially with the economy as it is, I doubt Suzuki will spend the required money and time to fuel-inject the S40. Also personally, I doubt I'll ever consider purchase of another carbureted motorcycle.

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by Routy on 11/09/09 at 06:05:52

Quote:
, I doubt I'll ever consider purchase of another carbureted motorcycle.
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As good as my Bullie 40 runs, It doesn't need F/E. :o

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by srinath on 11/09/09 at 06:48:23

I have a FI SV1K I dont see the big deal. Maybe it gets better gas mileage. However, maybe not because of the FI. The thing does get mid 40's in highway and high 30's city. But my virago was high 30's and its heavier, 1100 cc vs 1000, air cooled and old ass tech. Yea yea ... 2 valve vs 4 and high performance and higher gas mileage ... fine ... I am still on the fence though.
Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by photojoe on 11/09/09 at 06:58:32

2010 S40: http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2010models/2010-Suzuki-BoulevardS40.htm

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by Charon on 11/09/09 at 09:01:52

The "totalmotorcycle" link seems to come up with the same picture as the earlier link. It, too, shows the 2009 color schemes and the TBA price. Neither is apparently from Suzuki. In years past, Suzuki has changed the color scheme each year (I think) on the Savage/S40, and based on that history I would expect a new color for 2010 - if there is a 2010 model.

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by PerrydaSavage on 11/09/09 at 12:01:37

The new 2010 'zuki models will be out in Feb. I think??

Agree that the days for our beloved LS650's are numbered ... it will only be a matter of a year or 2 before there won't be any new carburated m/c's introduced to the North American market ... in fact, heard an unsubstantiated rumor over at Intruderalert.com, that the VS800 won't be coming back for '10 ... the VS1400 finished it's U.S. run in '08 (was available in Canada for '09 though ...)

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by srinath on 11/09/09 at 12:29:02

665344444F5257655740575153360 wrote:

That would be sad, I'm sure they'd introduce some retarded garbage ... like the Gay-Dius. Then when we realise its a piece of garbage with a steel frame and generally down graded components over an SV650 and that it costs more than an SV, we'd not buy it and they would blame us.
2009 is the year that garbage was sold under the guise of "new". FZ6 R ... the new and improved one over the FZ6S and the YZFR-6. FZ6R - The R stands for rust.

Some garbage could be the new savage, in the mean time I'll keep my 3 savages. Of course I am in the market for a Gaydius ... extra rust please.
Nothing ruins the resale of a bike and affects so little elsewhere like surface rust. SV650's hold up rather well ... no chance of getting one of those for 1-2K for many years ... gay-dius'es I anticipate in under 3-4 years to be @ bargain basement $.
Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by gsJack on 11/09/09 at 15:59:45

The 2010 S40 is listed on the Suzuki Canada site but the pictures haven't been updated yet. You can find pictures of the 2010 S40 at Global Suzuki.

http://moto.suzuki.ca/Product%20Lines/Cycles/Products/Boulevard%20S40/2010/S40.aspx?category=cruiser

http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/moto/cruiser/ls650/99999-A0101-1L1.pdf

Suzuki US site doesn't show 2010 models yet.

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by jrm8486 on 11/09/09 at 16:00:44

I'm glad,I've been thinking about trying to pay off my 07 VTX,around $3200 and just buy a new S40.going to be a tough sell on the Wife!

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by Jack_650 on 11/10/09 at 07:56:18

I guess I want to know:

1: Why they advertise 63 mpg around town and I get about 50 on the highway with the hardly modified motor on my LS650?

B: Unless they're going to bump that 63 up to 90 mpg with the same performance from the same engine, why change something that's working pretty dang well?

Jack

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by drharveys on 11/10/09 at 07:59:49

Mileage tests are conducted using 100% gasoline -- here in the midwest we run 10% ethanol, so we never see those results.

Also, I know the EPA car figures are done on a simulator -- there's no factoring in the wind resistance or variable frictional components based on road surfaces. Not sure about bikes, though.

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by LostArtist on 11/10/09 at 09:26:12

I get about 60-65 mpg, the pump says the gas may contain up to 10% ethanol but I don't know if it actually does or not, I ride a combo of highway and "city" driving, my average speed is probably 55 over a 26 mile commute to and from work for a total of 52 miles

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by Charon on 11/10/09 at 09:53:47

My experience with 10% ethanol gas has been, basically, neutral. I cannot measure any difference in either mileage or performance when using it, and I have seen no effects on any plastic, rubber, or metal parts. Because of its potential for separation if water gets into it, I avoid it when I am going to be storing machinery (mowers, boat, motorcycle) for periods of a couple of months or more with fuel in them. Otherwise I have used it for over twenty years with no problems. Fact is, it actually ran better in my old '79 Lincoln, probably because of the slightly higher octane rating.

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by bill67 on 11/10/09 at 10:14:06

I've alway used 100% gas unless I was some where where I couldn't get it.For 2 months in the spring I couldn't get the 100% gasoline but Now I can I get about 5% better mileage with my cars and motorcycle with it. As for as power it feels better but without racing some one its hard to tell how much it helps. And I don't have to worry about water build up in the tank.

Title: Re: Are they still making the S40?
Post by Jack_650 on 11/10/09 at 23:17:01

Looks like I derailed the train of thought there with a gas mileage question. My mpg has been measured mostly while hauling my 180 pounds and around another 90-100 pounds or so of gear on long trips, doing interstate speeds for hour after hour, with a slightly oversized Dunlop on the back.

Since I put the all-season darkside radial on the back I've not done enough riding (haven't changed my fork seals YET) to check the mileage with that tire on the highway yet. It's still way better than the Ranger or the Jeep, and even the Honda (cage) doesn't come close for economy. Still thinking about trying a chain conversion for the higher gearing since I don't care about how long it takes me to get up to speed as long as I get there. As long as I can merge off of the on ramp and haul my butte down the road for 10-12 hours a day on the long trips I favor I'll be content with the ride.

I have this '70 Monte Carlo I've been thinking about trying to trade for a 'Wing or some such, but then I'll have a big ol' thing I can't pick up when it lays down on a gravel road in the middle of nowhere. And the middle of nowhere is where I tend to like ending up. It's why I got the Savage in the first place. Enough guts to go and easy enough to handle so that as a novice I could pick it up AND work on it.

Which brings us back to why do they want to make our bike more complicated to work on with all those dang new-fangled gizzmos? I like old-fangled. I can't smell my exhaust so I'm pretty sure it's clean.

Jack