First the Suzuki Hayate 125fi with fuel injection is very new, and it's very likely that most independent dealers – that are Suzuki dealers who not only sell Suzuki and are not owned or directly operated by Suzuki Thailand – don't have the Suzuki Hayate 125fi on stock or are in the first line to receive them.

Best you can visit the Suzuki website and look for a Suzuki dealer, or you can also visit Suzuki Plaza on Phahonyothin Road. By visiting Suzuki plaza you can also see the Suzuki Thailand big bike line-up, and other positive thing is that they have always the right brochure available.

The older model Hayate (with carb) was not far off in having merits of the Nouvo Elegance. It too is larger than the Jelato, Fino, set. It offered (and still does) bigger seating, a larger storage area, the 16" tires, and of course auto x-mission. Recent models offered improved engine metallurgy. Alloy wheels are also an option (though I don't know about tubeless tires and their prices - in either case.)

Now that it will allow E-20, the Hayate can use slightly less costly fuel and quite possibly better k/l efficiency. But the real test will be price. It might be possible (and this is merely my wildest speculation) to purchase one for considerably less than the Yamaha NE. And even Suzuki's old Hayate brochures suggest considerable speeds (however fictional) are possible.

Paint schemes and plastics will be a matter for personal preference!

I printed out the specs and went to my local dealer this arvo. They said they can get the Hayate Fi! Suspicious, i kept asking 'Fi'. Answer always yes. Price was 49k which made me more suspicious (this site earlier today said the Fi was 1k more than the carbie, it now says it is 3k more). I asked when they can deliver, answer; 1 hour. What colour do you want! Even more suspicious now! Luckily the woman had the price list in front of me and i could see the model number was not right (had F, G at end instead of I). I pointed that out and she showed me something that was written in Thai next to it and said fuel injection. Eventually it dawned on her (after several more times of me saying it wasn't the Fi model) so she rang someone. A little embarrassed she said can get one in 3 months!!!

I have to give my borrowed Nuovo back, so now my choice is buy the Wave 110i AT or rent for another month or so and hope my other bike gets finished so that i can see what comes out in 3 or 4 months. Maybe the Elegance might have Fi by then!

The Hayate Fi at 52k is losing it's edge over the Nuovo. If i buy a Wave AT at 44K Iknow it's a different style bike), it means i can buy a new fridge!

I'm in Pattaya, Jomtien/Bang Saray area. Thanks for the help, the dealer list on the Suzuki website is in Thai and i am at pre-school trying to learn the alphabet!

I had been leaning back towards the Wave AT, but if i can get the Hayate Fi soon i would get one. Seems to be only 2 colours, so i'll have a red one please! Though the photos of the Hayate 2010 (Fi) seem to be the same photos as in the Hayate 2009 (carbie) section (but 5 colours available in 2009), so maybe the Fi has a different colour scheme and slightly different body work?

I don't know if the Distributors page on the website is complete (might be a good idea if they put the city name after the company name!) but running it through google translator there didn't seem to be any in Pattaya or Changmai. Some in Chonburi, Sri Racha, Rayong but do i really want a bike that if there is trouble i can't wheel down the road 1km or so to my local dealer.

Richard, if you do talk to some at Suzuki office tell them the downloadt brochure (in the different model sections) is not working; comes up as an attack page, and even if i ignore the warning nothing comes up.

CMX, as you probably know from another post i've done; i was offered the Elegance at 2 different dealers for 56,050 with alloy wheels, tax/rego/ins. Maybe there is a delivery fee to Changmai but that is a pure rip-off!

Also, i'd like to know for the Fi version whether a full face helmet will fit under the seat. Thanks!

Thanks for all your advice Richard. This morning i went to the local Suzuki dealer (luckily about 1 km away) with the intention of buying the Hayate Fi. The problem, as you mentioned, is the demand seems to be great. The sales woman rang the head office. My thai is not very good but basically i think she said they could not guarantee a delivery date; it could be a couple of weeks or a couple of months. Mityon Bkk don't have any stock. I suppose in a month or so it will settle down and supplies be a bit more predictable.

The Hayate fitted my criteria better but i cannot wait, so i ordered a Wave 110i AT and pick it up tomorrow. So now i need to find a set of alloy wheels and make a cloth saddle bag!

With the current developments surrounding the distribution of Suzuki motorcycles in Thailand I would say that it would take about 14 days to one month for Suzuki motorcycle Thailand to sort out the current distribution problems.