need help in deciding on buying a 2000 Suzuki LS650

 

Hi yall:
I want to start riding a bike. I have my eyes on a 2000 Suzuki LS650 with 4860
miles on it. He wants $2,000 for it. is this to much and what is the track
record on this bike. any help would be apreciated,
Thanks

 

On Sep 5, 5:16�am, etatk...@nospamcharter.net (E. T. Atkins) wrote:

The Suzuki Savage is an around-town cruiser, not a sportbike, so it
doesn't have a track record at all.

We all have to start somewhere, and we learn from experience and
change our goals from what we've learned. The cruiser riding position
is also called "sit up and beg". It gets uncomfortable after about 45
minutes of fighting the wind.

If you're female, or not very tall, and don't go out on the highway
for long trips and don't care much how fast you can take a corner, the
Savage will work for you, and you won't spend much time working on it
to keep it running.

It's a low maintenance, so you can spend your time polishing it.

But if I was looking for a more agile 650cc Suzuki motorcycle in the
$2000 to $3000 price range, I would look for an SV650 twin. The seat
is a bit higher, and the SV650 is likely to have more miles on it
because it is a better motorcycle for
weekend sportriding with the guys.

However, I knew a one-eyed fat chick named Lola who used her LS650
Savage to follow Harley riders around, hoping to hook up with one.
Lola didn't get whatever she wanted, last time I saw her...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_LS650_Savage

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/roadtests/2006_suzuki_boulevard_s40/index.=
html

Is $2000 a fair price for the Savage you've ogling?

Go to www.kbb.com and check out the retail and wholesale prices on
Savages in good condition. In these days of high gas prices,
motorcycles are more in demand.

Other cheap entry-level motorcycles to look at are Kawasaki's EX250
and EX500 Ninjas and the new EX650 twin, which is lower than the
Suzuki SV650.

I could have bought an almost-new EX650 just before Christmas for only
$4500.

 

A crotch rocket is for ladies really. Guys typically don't like to sit on
their balls for hours at a time and have a tendency to be overconfident in
their abilities and get killed more often.

If your wanting to learn how to ride and live, then I wouldn't recommend a
crotch rocket. Have a look at some of the posts on youtube of guys crashing.
Nearly all of them are teens or slightly older trying to do wheelies in
traffic and landing on their backs with t-shirts on.. not a very bright way
to ride a bike (or obtain a new permanent scar), but having that extra power
and sitting on their balls for hours at a time really affects their judgment
in a negative way.

A sport bike was created for track racing and not street riding..

A cruiser was made to relax, have fun, and live.. Like a convertible car,
but your free to move your entire body in the wind and not just the back of
your head..

Nothing wrong with a Suzuki.. have it checked out by a mechanic to see if
it's sound and pick it up. That sounds like a great price for a bike with
low miles and an excellent starting bike.

On Sep 5, 5:16?am, etatk...@nospamcharter.net (E. T. Atkins) wrote:

The Suzuki Savage is an around-town cruiser, not a sportbike, so it
doesn't have a track record at all.

We all have to start somewhere, and we learn from experience and
change our goals from what we've learned. The cruiser riding position
is also called "sit up and beg". It gets uncomfortable after about 45
minutes of fighting the wind.

If you're female, or not very tall, and don't go out on the highway
for long trips and don't care much how fast you can take a corner, the
Savage will work for you, and you won't spend much time working on it
to keep it running.

It's a low maintenance, so you can spend your time polishing it.

But if I was looking for a more agile 650cc Suzuki motorcycle in the
$2000 to $3000 price range, I would look for an SV650 twin. The seat
is a bit higher, and the SV650 is likely to have more miles on it
because it is a better motorcycle for
weekend sportriding with the guys.

However, I knew a one-eyed fat chick named Lola who used her LS650
Savage to follow Harley riders around, hoping to hook up with one.
Lola didn't get whatever she wanted, last time I saw her...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_LS650_Savage

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/roadtests/2006_suzuki_boulevard_s40/index.html

Is $2000 a fair price for the Savage you've ogling?

Go to www.kbb.com and check out the retail and wholesale prices on
Savages in good condition. In these days of high gas prices,
motorcycles are more in demand.

Other cheap entry-level motorcycles to look at are Kawasaki's EX250
and EX500 Ninjas and the new EX650 twin, which is lower than the
Suzuki SV650.

I could have bought an almost-new EX650 just before Christmas for only
$4500.

 

DH wrote:

Anybody who does that doesn't know how to ride a crot ... er ...
sportbike.  I'm no lady, and I'm on my third sportbike (and second R1).
  With a tank bag and a tail bag, it's my 1-up touring bike.  (The FJR
is my 2-up touring bike.)  A decent ride on it is a 400-500 mile day.
I've done more.

Riding a sportbike requires you to develop muscles in your thighs and
lower back that will help you to keep the weight off your hands.  And
the part about the balls, I really don't understand.  Apparently I've
somehow avoided that particular problem.


You seem to have a fixation about sitting on your balls.

I agree completely that wheelies in traffic are to be avoided.  But I've
seen people do really stupid things on cruisers, too.

I also wouldn't recommend a sportbike as a first motorcycle.  A
"standard" would be a much better idea.  But a sportbike CAN be ridden
responsibly, and at legal speeds.  Just because my bike will exceed 100
mph in first gear doesn't mean I can't ride to work at 35 mph.  In fourth.


BS.  Total BS.  That's like saying a Miata, or Elise, or Porsche, or
Corvette was created only for track use.  They're created for folks who
like sports cars.  Just as sportbikes are created for folks who like
sportbikes.


You really should broaden your horizons a bit.  I've owned and ridden
cruisers, but my experience didn't stop there.


Indeed.  ANY bike that gets someone started riding is a great bike.
There's plenty of time later on, to figure out where your true interests
lie.

And who says you can only have one bike?

 

Yea, you can ride like this;

http://www.break.com/index/insane-motorcycle-rider-dash-cam-footage.html

Or like this;



Here is what it's like on a cruiser;



I don't think we need to discuss this anymore.


crashing.

judgment