PerrydaSavage wrote 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 ...)
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.