With 2012 being the end of carb street bikes maybe not?? What does the very near future hold in store for for the savage?  Will Suzuki do the right thing and add FI maybe create some new models using this engine like a cafe, bobber or bagger or a street scrambler...... This works well for HD and Triumph.....  This bike has a rep and street cred all over the world it would be a shame to let it die!!    

Anyone heard any rumors?  Anyone on here from Japan wanting to leak a little secret???  Tell us a FI savage is comming soon!

I was reading on motorcycle daily that Kawasaki is returning the KLR 650 with a carb, not sure how they are meeting the new epa reg. maybe a serious cat of some kind.  If Kawi can figure it out Suzuki should also. Maybe there is still life for the old carbed girl.

It would cost very little for suzuki to add FI maybe a bigger tank and a trip meter, far less than developing a new bike.

If you want them to keep the bike chime in and tell them why!  

Oh, this year is the last year for carbed bikes, for realz?  I didn't realize.  I knew most, if not all, bikes had cats on them now.

Interesting, and sad.  I like simple bikes, and the simple cars and trucks of yesterday, for that matter.  :'(

Time to stock up on the oldies while they're still cheap!  

Teadowl, i think the reason the w650 did not sell well was due to the 6500 price tag.  They sold alot better in europe than here.. it was overpriced compared to other bikes on the market. We all know most metric owners are cheap...

What i have been reading of late suzuki is not in great shape, especially the auto division, they are consedering dropping out of the US market.  That being said it should be even more reason to upgrade an existing model like the savage which has sold well for decades....

BTW are you a Tebow fan?

Serowbot wrote on 07/07/12 at 16:00:11:

People said the same thing of cars in the mid 1970's when EPA mandated catallytic converters, smog pumps, and leaner burning engines.

I think we all will survive. Besides, I have never owned a new vehicle until 2007 (wife's new 2007 car). I'd rather fix up an older bike and have something looking new after repair and paint to sport with.  

the s40 is sold world wide. I think the s40 savage will be around for awhile.

The dealer in Lake Geneva Wi. who I've know for 40 years have hardly any Honda's or Suzuki's on the floor but a lot of Kawasaki's,because Kawasaki is the only one that will but them on the floor without him paying for them. He doesn't sell Yamaha's.The S40 isn't a very good selling bike around here when Suzuki did floor them he only got 2 a year.

Myself I wouldn't mind a F.I. version.  I actually kinda like F.I. systems, plus with the efi they would probably put a bigger fuel tank on the savage finally

They would most likely also upgrade the charging system, to put out a little more juice, since it would be running an additional load.  If I remember correctly from reading here, what is on the Savage stock for the charging system doesn't leave much room to add much accessory wise, much less a power hungry efi system

Hmm, they don't sell all that well in New Zealand, about twenty second hand in dealers throughout the country on the NZ equivalent of EBAY, only one dealer advertising a new one.