Roy as frustrating as it is the fact is here in Australia the first 2 allocations to dealerships were sold as soon as Suzuki announced they were taking orders way before the official release. So They have most likely had the same response all over the world. I dare say given the world parts shortages and lockdowns from that dreaded Covid that Suzuki like so many others are struggling with keeping or catching up with the demands and now they are not even excepting orders from dealerships. Plus the cases are on backorder tells me that the wait for some of us is going to be longer than expected. The poor dealers are copping it from customers, Suzuki won't tell them a lot if anything because in a lot of cases the big guys are not telling the suppliers in each country, But that's no different to any other manufacturer at the moment. Plus add in the Shipping cost being increased with fuel cost due to current wars, labour shortages etc.
My take is there will be customers that will get sick of the wait and cancel their orders so the guys in the queue will get a bike earlier than expected from that. I know BMW Motorrad are no different and even some Kawasaki bikes are in the same boat. Our dealership is just now getting some Triumphs that have been ordered 12 to 18 months ago, If you can wait then you will eventually get it but god knows how long that wait will be for so many of us.
Last of all I hope your bike does turn up very soon. The dealerships do have a app that allows them to see where the bikes are or the current status but it is limited to what the manufacturer and shipping comapnaies allow them to see.
