NEED HELP DECIDING

[nicestax]

Hello all,

I just found this site and it's the place for my question.

I am trying to decide between the Marauder 2004 1600 and the Kawasaki 2004 Mean Streak....I know this is a Suzuki site...lol....but need help.

I also heard they are not making the Marauder for 2005.

Thanks for your time in responding.

Ciao from Utah.

[DrBob]

These two bikes are virtually identical. Kawasaki and Suzuki have agreed to share models and collaborate on development of new ones, like car companies have been doing for years, and the marauder / mean streak is the first product of this agreement. Just like the Other than some minor styling differences, like the rear fenders (full vs. upturned), the air boxes (smooth vs. ribbed), and the instrument cluster colors, they are the same bike. Oh, the Kawasaki version comes in black, blue or green, while the Suzuki version does not come in green. Just buy the one that looks better to you: I like the Kawasaki better, as I think the full rear fender looks better.
Suzuki will not announce their 2005 line up until next week, but rumor has it that the 800 Marauder may go away while the 1600 stays, and the Intruder Volusia 800 and/ or Intruder 1500 LC will be renamed the Boulevard 800/ 1500. But these are just rumors...