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CY8-KID YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 6 Gender:	Years 12/19/07 at 09:00:30 I'm new to the forum and.... Just bought a 2003 Savage SL650. Great to learn on since I haven't ridden a motorcycle for over 50 years. Looking for lots of fun. Question: when did they stop making the Savage SL650?
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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: Years Reply #1 - 12/19/07 at 09:49:42 They didn't stop, they just changed the name to protect the innocent. The LS650 Savage is now the S40.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Years Reply #2 - 12/19/07 at 12:41:18 Or they changed the name to appease the ignorant...in 2005. But it is still a LS650, not SL650
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CY8-KID YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 6 Gender:	Re: Years Reply #3 - 12/19/07 at 12:44:15 Paladin. wrote on 12/19/07 at 09:49:42: They didn't stop, they just changed the name to protect the innocent. The LS650 Savage is now the S40. Thanks.... I finished the MSF course this weekend and would recomend it all novices. The level of awareness increases ten fold.
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CY8-KID YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 6 Gender:	Re: Years Reply #4 - 12/19/07 at 12:46:03 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/19/07 at 12:41:18: But it is still a LS650, not SL650 Sorry, my error......
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Years Reply #5 - 12/19/07 at 12:51:31 I think that Honda actually made a series of bikes with the "SL" designation... ...and as you'll learn as you hang around here a little longer, most of us don't think about the LS650 Savage or S40 as a beginner bike or for novices. I hope you don't feel that way either. ...that's because most of are not beginners or novices
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CY8-KID YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 6 Gender:	Re: Years Reply #6 - 12/19/07 at 12:58:18 My reference to novices was not meant for the LS650, but for beginning riders. The MSF course used Suzuki 250s and others in the 250 range.
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Re: Years
Reply #7 - 12/19/07 at 14:04:02

CY8-KID wrote on 12/19/07 at 12:58:18:

My reference to novices was not meant for the LS650, but for beginning riders. The MSF course used Suzuki 250s and others in the 250 range.

I know, I rode a Yamaha 225 when I took the course. I highly recommend it too.

I'm just thinking about your "Great to learn on" statement. I learned to ride bigger bikes long before I bought a Savage.

Welcome to SuzukiSavage.com.

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Trippah Serious Thumper Offline I ride, therefore I am. Posts: 2517 central Mass Gender:	Re: Years Reply #8 - 12/19/07 at 15:18:02 Welcome, you'll enjoy your ride..try to resist much modifications until you've had a good 3-5 months of riding, then you will know better what you want. That SL thing, that's the Deutchebike 3 star brand. Only, as always, the germans' overengeneered the beast and gave it a third and then a forth wheel if you can believe it.
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J Mac Senior Member Offline Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez Posts: 407 Louisiana, USA Gender:	Re: Years Reply #9 - 12/19/07 at 20:31:13 Welcome. I have a 2003 Savage also. I've had several other bikes in my life, but this one is right for me at this time. It's not a stepping stone, it's just the right thing for me at this point in my life. You'll enjoy it, and this forum will make you appreciate it even more.
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Dave48 Full Member Offline Try owt once... Posts: 107 Nottingham, UK Gender:	Re: Years Reply #10 - 12/20/07 at 01:36:44 "I haven't ridden a motorcycle for over 50 years." Wow! And I thought that 22 might be too long a gap! Respect: a braver man than I.
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Reply #11 - 12/20/07 at 03:37:47

Dave48 wrote on 12/20/07 at 01:36:44:

"I haven't ridden a motorcycle for over 50 years."

Wow! And I thought that 22 might be too long a gap! Respect: a braver man than I.

Thanks all for the wlcome....

The last time I rode was in 1954 in Tripoli, Libya with the donkeys and camels as traffic......sure there were cars, mostly taxis. No stop lights, just policemen on stands directing traffic at "major" intersections. We rented BSA 50cc (?) and circled the police stands for fun! There was a dirt running track at the British barracks where we'd race each other.

I'm enjoying the Savage, with plenty of power, just in the neighborhood for now.

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Taz Full Member Offline Bikes and boats, Yeah! Posts: 122 Gender:	Re: Years Reply #12 - 12/20/07 at 03:46:56 I prefer to ride my S40 for our weekend day trips over the wife's Vulcan 750 mostly because of the drivers backrest, windshield, and highway pegs I've installed. The S40 is so much lighter too. The S40 is just plain fun to ride and that what riding is all about to me: It's the ride not the destination.
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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: Years Reply #13 - 12/20/07 at 18:20:41 IT'S A BIT OF A TRICK QUESTION. THEY ARE ALL SAVAGE'S
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6056 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Years Reply #14 - 12/20/07 at 18:44:13 CY8-KID wrote on 12/19/07 at 09:00:30: I'm new to the forum and.... Just bought a 2003 Savage SL650. Great to learn on since I haven't ridden a motorcycle for over 50 years. Looking for lots of fun. Question: when did they stop making the Savage SL650? suzuki did stop production for afew years and came back with the 5 speed???
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Poll
Question: your bike is a ????
s40 9 (24.3%) ls650 9 (24.3%) SAVAGE 19 (51.3%) Total votes: 37 « Created by: sluggo on: 12/20/07 at 18:20:41 »