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Savage is back in Australia
03/23/15 at 03:46:27

Just saw in the local motorcycle press that the S40 has been re- released here in Australia. It was originally only offered for 2 years I think, 86 & 87 so they're rare as rocking horse poop. Now available new again, and only $7990 ride away. I wonder how they'll go this time around. But is good news because I guess I'll be able to get parts easily (at dealer prices Boo hiss) and won't be long before some noob trowels his or hers and I can buy the wreck at auction for the spare engine, or donor for my Enfield CGT.

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savskad Full Member Offline Be the best you can be Posts: 189 Austin, TX Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #1 - 03/23/15 at 08:54:19 Woo Hoo! You must be excited
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #2 - 03/23/15 at 11:31:09 About $NZ 8500 ride away here which would equate to about $AUD 8160 given the $NZ/AUD exchange rate. Anyway ride yours regularly near dealerships and thus propagate the race.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #3 - 03/23/15 at 18:40:26 Get the dealership to sponsor you and get free parts!
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Re: Savage is back in Australia
Reply #4 - 03/23/15 at 23:12:47

Haha good one Kris Grin

. did you know the best way to get a free drink out of a motorcycle dealer is to stick your finger down his throat? I'm lucky to have this old guy in my town who's business is buying up old Suzuki inventories and reselling. He's a Go To man for vintage Suzuki stuff, worldwide, and 20 min from my house. Been keeping my old DR alive for years. He's pretty helpful with parts for the Cabbage and way less expensive than the dealers. It's nice that the Savage is back, anyway. I guess Suzy want to cash in on the retro thing same as Kwak and Yamaha. Good on them. Kwaka's W800 is doing well over here. I see a few around. On the down side, I guess any value, real or imagined, of my old '86 has just evaporated. Never mind.....

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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #5 - 03/24/15 at 01:59:24 Go to the much maligned dealership/stealership and buy a new one.
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #6 - 03/24/15 at 02:04:16 Interesting W800 $NZ1000 TO $NZ2000 cheaper than Yamaha Bolt.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #7 - 04/03/15 at 16:56:23 Why don't we have the W800 here ?
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #8 - 04/03/15 at 17:21:38 Don't know Lancer, if it's still carburettor. Maybe it may have to do with some of your emissions things. Maybe Kawasaki thinks it mightn't like ethanol mix fuel. Maybe they don't see a US market despite the fact that RE's are selling there. Maybe they want to push their other models such as Vulcan's.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #9 - 04/03/15 at 17:29:10 I'd say either due to the failure in this market of the w650 or the desire to sell more croozers
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #10 - 04/03/15 at 23:52:41 Interesting Art Webb, was the W650 too small for your super slab?
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #11 - 04/04/15 at 09:49:39 I think it was just mis-timed, although America does suffer from 'bigger is better' syndrome a few years later on the intro, it likely would have fared better the W800 would probably do well here now, IF they didn't overprice it like Honda has the CB1100 (c'mon Honda, 10 friggin GRAND for a retro UJM? GTFO)
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #12 - 04/04/15 at 09:59:26 The price of the Ws IS high. Look at design and build quality.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #13 - 04/04/15 at 10:18:58 then that would work against it, in a market that favors cruisers and sportbikes over UJMs already
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Savage is back in Australia Reply #14 - 04/04/15 at 11:43:35 Take some time, check out the engineering, no cam chain, bucket/shim valve adjustment. Change oil, adjust chain, ride,, except for the chain drive it's as maintenance free as any I'm aware of. Had I known they existed I would never have bought the Savage or the Guzzi.
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