I finally got rid of my Savage, the greatest automotive horror of my life. I ended up giving it away for about the cost of a dented gas tank (mine was perfect). Total cost of ownership of this bike: 90 CENTS PER MILE. And then it was unsellable. Even suzukisavage.com didn't get an offer of $2.00 for it, in two separate attempts, running ads for weeks.

This is for a bike that I pissed thousands of dollars into. Its poor quality made it destined for failure - twice. But I kept every light and mirror and switch and tire and body cherry, and even the Savage forum didn't produce a single offer. Not a penny. I even included TWO crankcases which are worth hundreds if someone wants to part it out, and worth hundreds for everything else. I wouldn't part it; I just wanted this P.O.S. Savage the hell out of my life. Now done!

I'm telling you, I will advise everyone everywhere to NEVER buy a Savage, or for that matter, a Suzuki. It breaks down, the forks leaked, drinks a quart every 150 miles - and the oil sight glass is almost impossible to read unless you lay your face on the pavement and shine a high intensity light at it, costs money + labor to fix the backfire, you cannot roll start the bike (I couldn't, guess you need to be over 200 pounds), and YOU CAN'T SELL THE BIKE. When one engine failed, I spent $700 plus a used engine cost to replace it ... and that lasted 1.1 tanks of gas. The last event I'll call just been bad luck on my part, but all of the other items are due to the poor quality of the Savage, or maybe of Suzuki in general. Everyone I talk to - every single one - tell me that Suzuki is the Yugo of Japanese bikes, compared to Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki.

Thank God this garbage Suzuki Savage is finally gone. My long national nightmare is over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLyX4DbE6Hc

Wow!Seems a lot of people get lots of enjoyment from these bikes. Do they have a few quirks that need to be addressed? Sure. But they are generally simple to fix if you follow the instructions some smart people have posted here. These are not difficult bikes to work on. Basic tools and an ability to read are all you really need for most things.

I've only had mine 3 years but it has never skipped a beat. Cranks up in two turns every time and runs like a charm.

I think coming here and listing your grievances are about as equal to a conservative going to Berkeley and expecting open and honest exchange....
OK, who am I fooling, your chances here are far greater  

Yeah, folks come here because they mostly relate positively to where this bike fits into their life.
Ain't a perfect bike, nor a perfect girl  
You just gotta figger out where to invest your need.

Lumping all of Suzuki, into one box, based on your experience, is fool hardy, and I believe more of a testimony to what kind of person you might be.

Hope your next adventure provides you with some better results, but you might try and lose your bitterness, first....
Just a suggestion you understand, your mileage may vary.

Someone has to get the dud, and the bitterness is understandable. Hopefully I will soon be posting a photo of my 66000 km, roughly 41000 mile dealer service check, the last one in the service booklet. In a week I will have had it eight years, so I'm only averaging about 5000 miles a year, down a lot from before retirement in 2012.

Have your fun, boys, but 90 CENTS PER MILE COST OF OWNERSHIP.
Sorry, but that's in the territory of worst piece of nuts on two wheels. EVER.

Maybe four wheels too. What is TCOO on a Lamborghini? Over 90 CENTS PER MILE?

And not a ONE of you titans offered $10 for it. You talk the talk...

Are you sure it was a Suzuki Savage and not a bsa?

TexasThumper wrote on 09/23/18 at 15:53:24:


Let me guess.....
You are voting for Beto O'Rourke