I've only been with this bike since may, but I would guess it's like the ignition on my 7 year old gsxr 1000. The salesman that sold the gixxer to me said it was the best bike in the showroom. Fit and finish were far above the kawi, yam, and Honda. After 7 years and 40k miles I can safely say I agree. It's even better than the connie. Never parked in a garage and no rust. Never had an FI light, even with the air box, and exhaust off.
'Thing is, before I left the lot, the salesman showed me how to jiggle and twist the key to get it into the run position.
That was a brand new bike. 4 miles on the clock. Turns out Suzi is known for poop ignitions.
I'm starting to think the japs build bikes like this on purpose. To give them character. To separate themselves from their boring German counterparts.
I mean seriously, a shitty ignition? Off the showroom floor?
An FI light that comes and goes as it pleases?