pg wrote on 10/17/13 at 19:05:22:Perry, just curious. What was so bad?
The S50 I (very) briefly owned wasn't a "bad" Bike ... hell it's a Suzuki, a model which had been in their line-up for 20 years at the time I had mine ... I just didn't like it ... the thing did not "speak" to me on any level what so ever ... it had no "soul" if that makes any sense??
I still had my 1st LS650 at the time and a co-worker offered me his S50 with practically no miles on it for a steal of a price. I liked the look of it (Sportster-esque) and thought I'd take a chance. Sold my Savage and bought the S50 ... didn't take me long to realize I wasn't fussy about the S50 ...
Now, some might say that my current VT750DC Shadow Spirit is as "soul-less" a motorcycle as the VS800 ... and you might be right ... granted, the Spirit doesn't have the "character" of the LS650, but my '06 Shadow, for me anyhow, is "just right" and I would (and likely will) buy another ... the Phantom model is absolutely beautiful!!
EDIT: adding a couple of pics
the '06 S50 I once owned;
the '06 750 Spirit I currently own;
LOL!! Looking at those pics "side by each" as we say up here on The Rock, those two Bikes looks kinda similar to each other! I still prefer the Honda though ...