C109RT AWOL or MIA???

[Mama_Ecak]

Where is this new bike? Suzuki said it would be in dealerships by Oct. 1, 2007.
If anyone has spotted this bike in stores yet, let me know. I will be back in the states in less than a month and I WANT THIS NEW BIKE!!! :demonstration:

 

[Daughter of a Coma Guy]

Probably one of those bikes that will be hard to find on the showroom floor for awhile.

 

[brb23]

Not true. At the dealer show back in June Suzuki said that while most of the 2008 models will be in the showrooms by October, the C109r and C109rt will not be in the showrooms until February.

 

[xprincessx]

Don't have one in our town. They still have one 07'.

 

[Hoyben]

The C109r and C109rT are new models for 2008. They must have either a C90T or an M109r.

 

[imported_!@#$%]

We have not had a C90T since the beginning of summer. I actually drove one hour to another dealer to get mine. As of last week they still had one M109.

 

[rivera573344]

Probably the same as the M109r. Check Suzuki's website.

 

[Chillen yet confused]

my dealer said feb. and I know him pretty good. hp is suposed to be around 125. don't hold me to that. but thats what i was told

 

[~*~Ashlyn~*~]

Dealers are probably waiting a little while to bring them in. Street bikes are seasonal, most don't want an inventory of bikes sitting in the showroom during winter.

 

[Gothic rose]

The C109 is a completely new model, and was never intended to be in the showrooms before February. Suzuki has said this since they unveiled the pre-production prototype a year ago- the C109 and C109T will not be out with the other 2008 models, but will be out in February as a mid-year intro. Dealers are dying to get them, as the C90 is rather undersized compared to the offerings from Yamaha, Honda, and Kawasaki, so the new model will add some overdue competitiveness and excitement to the Suzuki cruiser lineup.

As for HP, I have not seen final figures yet, and most likely we will have to wait until a reviewer puts one on the dyno, as Suzuki does not usually put this information in their published material. The motor is similar to the one in the M109r, but is modified for increased lower end torque- the M109r mill makes peak power at something like 6500 RPM, where the C019 version will aim for low rpm grunt.