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Title: Ratzo, is the official Suzuki manual worh $60
Post by: JohNLA on January 16, 2004, 01:15:41 PM
Ratzo, is the official Suzuki manual worh $60 compared to a Clymer for $20. Anyone with the official manual care to coment.
Title: No.
Post by: The Buddha on January 16, 2004, 01:22:09 PM
No. Pay me $20 and the damn factory manual is yours. Heck I'll even ship it at my cost. The damn thing is useless... Prefer the haynes or Clymers by a mile.
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Ratzo, is the official Suzuki manual worh $60
Post by: JohNLA on January 16, 2004, 01:28:29 PM
Thanks :thumb:I think I am getting the Haynes :)
Title: Re: Ratzo, is the official Suzuki manual worh $60
Post by: Ratzo on January 16, 2004, 03:53:42 PM
Quote from: JohNLARatzo, is the official Suzuki manual worh $60 compared to a Clymer for $20. Anyone with the official manual care to coment.

$60? No. I would rank it third behind Haynes and Chiltons. Mine came with the bike. If it didn't, I would have just bought the other two.
Title: Ratzo, is the official Suzuki manual worh $60
Post by: JohNLA on January 16, 2004, 06:17:48 PM
Thanks, for the tips :thumb:
Hollywood of Suzuki tried to sell me the $60 one this morning. I am so glad I turned it down after reading Srinath and Ratzo's replies.

I found an, in stock copy of the new Clymer manual at Marina Suzuki.
The thing doesn't even mention the 01+ carbs. :x Man' the older style floats look huge :o
Title: Ratzo, is the official Suzuki manual worh $60
Post by: Andrew F. on January 16, 2004, 10:56:56 PM
I have the factory manual and am pleased with it so far, mind you my bike has 4000km on it and hasn't really seen a wrench yet. Why is it that clymer or chilton manuals are preffered to the factory one . I am a technician and have found factory manuals far exceed aftermarket ones,
especially when it comes to automotive manuals.

Please fill me in, I might be interested in purchasing a clymer or haynes if it can be justified. Oh, by the way, my factory manual cost me $80 CAD.