Let's face it, the S40 is an entry level "cruiser" Suzuki want you to move up to their next and more expensive cruiser asap. It just happens that the bike is an ideal platform for the bobber chopper brigade and a sweet little ride for the post male menopause and old fart style motorcyclist. I must say the clear coat aluminium never lasted well. It certainly hasn't on mine. I am not technical but if it were discontinued Suzuki have a 250cc V Twin that they could use for entry level purposes. If it is discontinued, there will be quite a number of low mileage second hand ones around for a few years yet.

I like it , well I want the all black one , the one behind the orange one.
As a matter of fact I think it's the best looking one so far,in black !
To bad you can't order it without that dumb sticker on the tank ,
Bowl of lard !!!

Hi, this is my first post on the forum (apart from my intro post). The forum helped me heaps in choosing a bike

The first S40 I ever saw was one of these blacked out models, with black tank. I was looking at cruisers at the local dealer, checking out the Vulcan 500 and the V Star 650. I didn't like the feel of them, then the dealer pointed me to the S40. It's not a common bike here in Australia. As soon as I sat on it, I loved it. I later bought a used 2014 model in dark grey, after a lot of research on here.

The dealer was really excited about the blacked out version. He said he had never even looked at the previous models but this one really got his attention. He rides a HD Breakout.

At first I was kind of excited about the all black look (in theory), but the more I researched the S40/Savage, the more I liked the old-school look of the chrome. When I stand back and look at the blacked out version all I see is a fuel tank, seat ... and then a nondescript shadow for everything else. To me, it loses a lot of it's character because you can't really make out the parts or the lines. Suzuki also dropped the badge on the tank, which I think is areal pity

I think Suzuki did a sort of underwhelming job, if this was supposed to modernize the bike (as someone else here mentioned, all black seems to be the thing atm). They changed the mirrors to suit the new styling . They should have done something similar to the turn signal housings and the brake light.

Anyway, just my opinion, for what it's worth

Black out is done to death already IMO.
As for the Savage/S40 I agree with above opinions - it has a nice classic look to it.
I think perhaps there is too much chrome and I've put some thought into a solution that appeals to my sensibilities.
Some parts will just be removed like the grab bars.
A few parts will be replaced with black chrome parts as I've done with my rear turn signals. the front signals will follow eventually. Perhaps the crash bar and crankcases too but I'll have to take them to a powder coating place for that.
the chrome headlight replaced with a black one.
The belt guard and battery box will be painted the same color as the rest of the bike - white
I'm thinking the same for the wheels - maybe. Or the bottom of the forks?

I'm trying to come up with a better balance. As overkill as black-out has gotten I feel the overkill on chrome is just as tacky.

Another more rebellious part of me is urging me to just make the thing a filthy punk rock looking road rat and let the chrome rust up and put stickers all over the body work instead of pouring money and energy into the cosmetics  
There's a dirty white Sportster always parked in the alley behind where I work that looks like it sat at the bottom of the ocean for awhile before being stored down in the subway for a few decades and then ridden around the world and back 16 times. In a way it actually appeals to me for some strange reason.  

2016 had a white tank version, you might get run outs cheap in the US. You'll still have to live with the clear coat. Pity they don't seem to be doing a white tank this year.

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Mike,

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Indian,

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