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Title: ??? Post by jbird on 09/17/04 at 18:34:39 what does the LS stand for on my savage?? |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by gitarzan on 09/17/04 at 18:40:26 Lickity Split? Low Speed? Laughing Stock? Limp Stiffy? Lacks Smoothness? Loose Speedometer? Naw... It means, Lousy Seat ??? |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Susan on 09/17/04 at 19:15:35 And on a more positive note (Gitarzan!): Loveable Steed? Light Speed? you Laugh you Surrender? Like a Stud? Leading Star? Loose Stallion? Naw... It means, Loud Single |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Paladin on 09/17/04 at 21:08:49 Let's look at what is available in a mid-weight (500-800cc) cruiser style bike: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Honda VLX, 583cc, 452 lbs Honda Shadow Spirit 750, 745cc, 496 lbs Kawasaki 500 LTD, 498cc, 439 lbs Kawasaki 750, 749cc, 483 lbs Kawasaki 800, 805cc, 496 lbs Royal Enfiled Bullet* 499cc, 370 lbs Suzuki Boulevard S50, 805cc, 443 lbs Yamaha V-Star Custom, 649cc, 474 lbs *not a v-twin, not a cruiser Suzuki LS650 Savage/Boulevard S40: 652cc, 352 lbs. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Enfield, a smaller single, is 18 pounds heavier. All of the V-Twins are 87 to 144 pounds heavier than the Savage. Methinks LS stands for Lightweight Single. I know light weight was my primary criteria. |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Jon on 09/17/04 at 21:33:01 In October 1986 Cycle World roadtested the LS650 and measured 41 lb-ft of torque at 3000 rpm. Seems a bit high to me, but where else can you get a 352# motorcycle with that kind of stump pulling energy? Light & Strong p.s. In August 1996 Cycle World tested again and claimed 31.4 lb-ft at 3300 rpm. Either way, it still appears the strongest per pound. |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by jbird on 09/18/04 at 03:06:37 well we all do have a sense of humor this morning dont we thanks all |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Greg_650 on 09/18/04 at 04:20:56 How about....? Lean and Sexy Low and Short or maybe even.... Light Speed I give up. You guys already got all the good ones :) |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Susan on 09/18/04 at 08:45:52 jbird wrote:
We are a silly bunch, aren't we? But back to jbird's original question, does anyone know if it stands for anything? jbird, I've always assumed it was one of those silly naming mechanisms that didn't mean anything but I am happy to be proven wrong... |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Greg_650 on 09/19/04 at 03:06:55 Susan wrote:
In the automobile world, and on my Malibu LS, it stands for Luxury Sedan (which is a bit of a stretch). Maybe that's it. |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Daemon on 09/19/04 at 21:24:21 Now my curiousity is aroused. I haven't found the answer to this yet but I did find a model chart quite some time back when I was researching an older bike of mine (a 1982 GS550LZ) The "L" for that time frame indicated it was a cruiser class and the "Z" meant it was a standard edition. I don't know what the classifications for the "LS" are but I am leaning towards "cruiser-standard" or "cruiser-single (for the engine spec)". Just guessing at this point. My series and body style are listed as the "LS650PK2" so there's a couple of other specs to find also.... I'm sure one of us will find the real answer soon. |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Jon on 09/19/04 at 21:45:43 > The "L" for that time frame indicated it > was a cruiser class My serious guess is that 'S' stands for Sport. It does with the S40. |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Mr 650 on 09/20/04 at 01:14:12 Everyone tells me 'it looks Like a Sporster'. ' Elvis sang about a whole Lota Shakin' goin on. :D If you went to the track, you would likely be the... Long Shot! :P |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Greg_650 on 09/20/04 at 02:03:05 Do the Japanese models have a different letter designation? I'm sure the letter looks different. I wonder if it has a Japanese meaning. |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Susan on 09/20/04 at 06:35:11 Daemon wrote:
I am pretty sure the last number indicates the year. Mine ends with a 4 and I have an '04. |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Mr 650 on 09/21/04 at 00:44:44 Looking at Ron Ayers and yes the last character corresponds to year, before '01 it was letters; http://www.ronayers.com/fiche/getyear.cfm?groupid=6910&man=su |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Susan on 09/21/04 at 07:00:18 Mr 650 wrote:
This is from the link at Ron Ayers, Mr. 650 posted: LS650P SAVAGE 1986 (G) LS650P SAVAGE 1987 (H) LS650P SAVAGE 1988 (J) LS650P SAVAGE 1995 (S) LS650P SAVAGE 1996 (T) LS650P SAVAGE 1997 (V) LS650P SAVAGE 1998 (W) LS650P SAVAGE 1999 (X) LS650P SAVAGE 2000 (Y) LS650P SAVAGE 2001 (K1) LS650P SAVAGE 2002 (K2) LS650P SAVAGE 2003 (K3) It got me wondering why K1, K2 etc... Then I thought of y2k. My guess is they are using the K to stand for 1,000 which kinda makes sense. Would make more sense if it was 2K1, 2K2, etc... but more cumbersome. So we now know what the end designation stands for but what does "LS" stand for and how about "P"? ;D |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by LittleRedster on 09/21/04 at 07:33:59 Susan wrote:
I think I read somewhere that the "P" stands for models with the pullback bars vs. the cafe (drag? ... I don't know the correct term) bars that some of the earlier models had, and now the '05 S40 also has. Cheryl |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Jon on 09/21/04 at 09:53:29 Just to add to the confusion, Honda has used 'K' in their model designations since around 1968. Apparently, Suzuki thought it kind of cute and copied? ;) The official model ID for the S40 is LS650K5. |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by savagethumper on 09/23/04 at 14:59:01 I know my 1981 GS250T stood for Gran Sport 250 Twin. Not a real sporty bike, though. 85 mph top speed, down hill, wind at my back, screaming, laying on the tank. Oh, that's the bike screaming, and me when that grasshopper nailed me in the arm at that speed. |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by AL_DOWN_UNDER on 09/24/04 at 14:06:36 HOW ABOUT LARGE SINGLE :-/ |
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Title: Re: ??? Post by Greg_650 on 09/25/04 at 02:36:50 AL_DOWN_UNDER wrote:
Not bad, AL! |
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