the 650's are pretty much all the same, some are not execs some have heated grips and seats, some have digital dashes, but buying used , you will have to look at each bike and see what farkles have been added and what each bike has on it, and what updates and mods , if lane splitting is not allowed in your state, and garage space is not at premium, folding mirrors are really only good for waving at pretty wimmin.

 

Hahaha,

Well, lane splitting is not allowed, the folding mirrors was primarily for my garage which is already an awkward fit with my 400. Of a bigger interest to me is the adjustable windshield. Aside from a bit of a bigger engine, the adjustable on the fly windshield is of the most interest to me (a feature I used to love on my sport touring bike I sold last year).

 

That's why we have the Knowledgebase here http://burgmanusa.com/bkb/tiki-index.php . You can look at year differences and standard vs. Executive.

 

That's where the interesting ??'s come in tho - like (even tho a more recent model) - the 2014, which didn't appear to offer an exec model in the US (see link)

http://www.suzukicycles.com/Product%20Lines/Scooters/Products/Burgman%20650/2014/AN650A.aspx#Features

shows a 650 abs that has all of those features (mirrors, windshield), but it's not an exec...

So I kinda wondered - exec vs standard features accurate for all years?

I wish back when I bought the one I have now brand new I had just splurged a bit at the time and gotten the 650 (probably would have saved me money in the long run as I would never had bought the touring bike if I had gotten the 650), but it is what it is

 

What @MJR said.

Specifically, the two pages you'll want to look at are:

http://burgmanusa.com/bkb/650+Year+Differences
http://burgmanusa.com/bkb/650+Executive+Features

 

Ok, I think I've got it now. Ugh, just wish it was a bit easier to find the model I'd like to obtain in a reasonable distance. May have to shop I guess possibly closer to the end of the riding season unless I get really lucky.

 

The rough jist of it.

'06-'09 can get in standard or Executive. '07 Ececutive only having the beautiful red color.

Executive adds chrome trim, ABS, power folding mirrors, power adjustable wind screen, and passenger backrest.

'11-'12 Executive model only

'13-'15 650 ABS model is part standard model part Executive (ABS, power folding mirrors, power windscreen, and chrome trim)

'16-'17 650 Executive only with all the do dad's (ABS, power folding mirrors, power windscreen, chrome trim, heated grips, heated seat, and passenger backrest). The first fully trimmed Executive offered in the US with it all.