My local dealership has a new two-tone s-40.  I was looking it over and he came up to me and said, "Don't you have one of these?"  Yep, but mine doesn't look like that. I've raised the seat, got forward controls, a 150 rear tire, re-jetted, different exhaust....."

Wow, you have done a lot....

Yep, and mine screams up the interstate........

Then I asked him, "How long will you have it in stock?"

Maybe a week.....


If these sell so quickly....where are all of them?

Prolly hiding....or they are camo-ed like mine/!!!!1

BTW...the silver and white looks really good.

I was at my local stealership two days ago,tons of new bikes ,but no Savage,the guy said "we cant keep them in stock,when we get one in it sells within the hour" and still to this day I have never seen another one on the road,people must buy em and hide em.

Let me seee now. Lets say I own a dealership & I couldnt "keep these in stock", what would I do?

Order more? Yep
Charge a little more? Yep

If they leave before they are seen by more than 5 people, they are too cheap.

we buy em, then we ride them  thats why nobody see's them

is's  just a big law mower engine   so why do i need to let the stoner kid change the oil and leave the plug loose,  heck i can do that my self

dealers dont' like em,  no profit margin, no accessories, and most of us do all the work it self. YOU CAN DO THE 600 MILE SERVCE AND ANY OTHER SERVICE YOURSELF WITHOUT VOIDING THE WARRANTY. all you have to do is show that you bought the parts though suzuki and its covered.  now they dont talk about it much.  i am lucky my dealership and i have had a 25 year relationship and get alog pretty darn good. the kid took it over from his father, and will give it to his son...   i doubt i'll be around for that but it's nice to know.

he too sell them within hrs or days after arrival.

Just got back from looking at the '09 S40. I do believe the only difference is the two tone paint. I sat on it and I must say, after getting use to all the mods I have done to the FireLizard, in it's stock configuration, it seems rather small to me now.

Is it just my imagination or have they added padding to the seat? It seems they have but it is stiffer as well. I do not know about the '08 models but the '09 does have actual badges not decals on the tank.

By the way, it was a dark pink and white, the wife called it a magenta or fushia. She also believes the two tone paint makes it look like every other cruiser out there and called it a cookie cutter. I almost have to agree.

I forgot to bring my cell or I would have gotten some pics of it.

Love the 2-tone treatment on the '09 LS650's!! FWIW, I am not Asian (have a daughter who is Thai though ...) and am only 5'-5" on a good day (what is referred to as a "short-arse" up here LOL!!) and the Savage/S40 fits me better than any other Bike I have ever sat on and/or Ridden!
Rock On dudes and dudettes!

Toymaker wrote on 11/23/08 at 05:55:37:

I had to ride to Pa. to see another Savage. Then I was not only treated to seeing 3, I got to rip through the mountains with them. Still have yet to see another one here in NJ, not even in the Suzi stealership down the road. Suzi's here seem to rule in the sport bike crowd.

I hope no-one took my comment as a slight.....  I was  merely trying to say that I think that the ergonomics of the bike are (unintentionally) slanted towards the engineers who designed it, rather than the public that is riding it (at least over here.)

The average Japanese man is 170cm (around 5'7"... Incidentally, the average Korean is 175cm.....) while the average American man is 179cm (around 5'11".)  

My wife is around Perry's size (5'5") and found the stock ergonomics to fit her perfectly.  I'm 1/4" shy of 6 foot and found the stock leg position cramped.

If I was of slightly less stature, I would probably have no complaints.  But my wide American backside and relatively long legs just could not get comfortable on the stock bike.

I wish that Suzuki would recognize that and either offer a forward control kit (factory add-on like the Seeger Cycle one) or offer it as an option on the bike.