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2006 S40?
12/19/14 at 21:28:57

There is a 2006 S40 for sale not far away from me. Just under 7000 miles. Owner is ask9ing $2200.00. That's about right on what Kelly Blue Book rates it for my zip code(big island of Hawaii near Hilo).

Am I right in that 2006 is the first year for the S40? Anyone know if there were any changes after that year? I'd read here that Suzuki went to a Chinese made cam chain at some point. Would this one have that cam chain? I'm aware of the cam chain tensioner situation. I think, if I buy this, I may buy a new tensioner, and send it of to Mr. Verslavy for the mod, so I can ride while I wait.
I'm a 61 year old long time rider (started off road at 8), and have always liked thumpers. Mine have mostly been dual sports, except for a 2007 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 I rode for 3 years or so. I've seen a fair number of Savage/S40s here on the island. There is a Suzuki importer in Hilo about 12 miles away. Any other brand, the dealer is in Kona 125 miles each way.

Here is the craigslist add:

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/mcy/4776698245.html

Thanks for any comments.

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Re: 2006 S40?
Reply #1 - 12/19/14 at 21:59:33

Mine's a 97'... and I put a Verslavy tensioner on it...
This has been an issue since day one...

I know of no changes corresponding to the S40 name change....

Other than going to a 5pd... all changes have been minor...
Turn signals, paint, name change, paint, cylinder liner, paint, headlight flash, paint, blinker indicator color, paint...

If it's a clean looking bike, for a good price in your area,... go for it...
Put a Raptor pet, Verslavy adjuster, gel battery, and toss the chrome head covers...
Yer' good to go.... a long ways............

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Re: 2006 S40?
Reply #2 - 12/19/14 at 22:00:13

given that taking the long way to the dealer is a 250 mile trip... I wouldn't think who made the chain will be an issue. Short trips are what will do the chain in. My commute is 25 miles one way. I got about 22k miles out of a chain. I would guess if you rode 10 miles, you'd get about 10k out of a chain.

I do have new parts available so you don't need to ship from HI to me.

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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2142 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: 2006 S40? Reply #3 - 12/19/14 at 22:43:40 With the utmost respect to Serowbot and many others on this forum, there's no need to remove the chrome head covers, unless you have serious aesthetic issues with them.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 2006 S40? Reply #4 - 12/19/14 at 22:49:42 IDK HOOT about parts availability on the island, but I see no reason to ever stop by the dealership if freight isn't just stupid high.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6842 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: 2006 S40? Reply #5 - 12/19/14 at 23:00:42 ok mods what was her name island whine ntl bought my 06 new, is ready to look at the cam chain with 18K no probs with pit thingy replaced the oem rubber at 5k with metslers me thinks island $$ are a bit higher than main land soo 22 sounds good ask for a maintenance record
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jjn Junior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 61 Keaau, Hi. USA Gender:	Re: 2006 S40? Reply #6 - 12/19/14 at 23:13:04 Yes, prices are higher here. New bikes may be the worst! Thanks, all!! If I get it I'll let you know.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28995 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 2006 S40? Reply #7 - 12/19/14 at 23:43:23 thumperclone wrote on 12/19/14 at 23:00:42: ok mods what was her name island whine easy... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1191899985
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Srotag Full Member Offline Have Thumper Will Travel Posts: 100 Wherever it is warm and sunny Gender:	Re: 2006 S40? Reply #8 - 12/21/14 at 07:53:56 http://www.suzukicycles.org/Savage/LS650-Savage.shtml Good list of changes...too bad he stops at 04, but it will give you an idea. My 05 is titled as Boulevard S40.
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Rembrandt Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 107 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: 2006 S40? Reply #9 - 12/21/14 at 12:32:46 I'm almost positive Suzuki went from the Savage to the S40 in 2005.
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Re: 2006 S40?
Reply #11 - 12/22/14 at 03:29:16

I just looked at the Suzuki Parts list index online.

All years are listed as an LS650.

In the Suzuki online parts list:
For 2004 they show the bike as the "Savage 1996-2004"
For 2005 they show the bike as the "LS650", and they have a separate parts list for the "LS 650 S40 2005-2006"
For 2006 they show the bike as the "LS650", and they have a separate parts list for the "LS 650 S40 2005-2006"
For 2007 they list the LS650.

I went into the 2005-2006 parts list and I could not find any differences between the two. Both the LS650 and S40 parts lists showed the S40 badges on the frame covers and had the same parts numbers. It does appear that 2005 was the first year the S40 badges showed up. The parts list does stop calling the bike a "SAVAGE" in 2005......2004 was the last year they used the "Savage" name.

For whatever reason.....2005 & 2006 appear to be some kind of transition period, and they have parts lists for both the LS650 and the LS650 S40....even thought the parts appear the same (and they stop using the Savage name?).

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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: 2006 S40? Reply #12 - 12/22/14 at 07:04:39 Suzuki changed the name of their line of cruisers to "Boulevard" with the sub-designation of S40, C50, C90, etc. in 2005. They dropped the marketing names of "Savage" and "Volusia" etc. This was also the year they switched everything except the S40 to fuel injection. For what it is worth.
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jjn Junior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 61 Keaau, Hi. USA Gender:	Re: 2006 S40? Reply #14 - 12/22/14 at 09:43:43 I Much prefer the S40, as it lost the buckhorn type bars and went drag style, and lost the sissy bar.
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