No, not really... It's a couple of screws under the tool box cover to access... and you may need to remove the left side cover to get to the negative terminal...
Here's some info on disconnecting and reconnecting the battery safely...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1298579303PS.. save yourself some trouble and charge a new battery for 4 or 5 hours at 2 amp or less before installing...